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Newsroom: Rwu Law Adds Skills Programs And Faculty 8/15/2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law Aug 2016

Newsroom: Rwu Law Adds Skills Programs And Faculty 8/15/2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Can't Get There From Here: Recalculate Into Better Legal Writing, Heather Ridenour Jan 2016

Can't Get There From Here: Recalculate Into Better Legal Writing, Heather Ridenour

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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College Students And State Voter Id Laws: Can I Vote In The State Where I Attend College? I Have A Student Id Card, Tracey Carter Jan 2014

College Students And State Voter Id Laws: Can I Vote In The State Where I Attend College? I Have A Student Id Card, Tracey Carter

Law Faculty Scholarship

Presidential debates are purposely held on college campuses because it is well-known that college students are a large voting population who often serve as leaders when it comes to political activism and community involvement. Moreover, when students leave home to attend college, some of them want to vote in their college towns. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court in its 1979 landmark decision in Symm v. United States held that students have the constitutional right to register and vote where they attend college. However, despite the Symm’s decision and other constitutional protections, college students also have to be knowledgeable about …


Playing To The Audience, David Spratt Jan 2013

Playing To The Audience, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Sometimes Putting Pen To Paper Is Tougher Than It Seems, Heather Ridenour, David Spratt Jan 2011

Sometimes Putting Pen To Paper Is Tougher Than It Seems, Heather Ridenour, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles Jan 2011

Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Writer's Block: The "Ins And Outs" Of Good Legal Writing, Part One, David Spratt Jan 2010

Writer's Block: The "Ins And Outs" Of Good Legal Writing, Part One, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Grooming Good Legal Writers Through Tailored, Constructive Feedback, David Spratt Jan 2010

Grooming Good Legal Writers Through Tailored, Constructive Feedback, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Grammar Confidential: Dispelling Common Writing Myths, David Spratt Jan 2009

Grammar Confidential: Dispelling Common Writing Myths, David Spratt

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As A Last Resort, Ask The Students: What They Say Makes Someone An Effective Law Teacher, James B. Levy Jan 2006

As A Last Resort, Ask The Students: What They Say Makes Someone An Effective Law Teacher, James B. Levy

Faculty Scholarship

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A Writer’S Board And A Student-Run Writing Clinic: Making The Writing Community Visible At Law Schools, Terrill Pollman Jan 1997

A Writer’S Board And A Student-Run Writing Clinic: Making The Writing Community Visible At Law Schools, Terrill Pollman

Scholarly Works

In this article the author explains institutional programs she has developed in response to a common problem, students’ frustrations with the limits of a law school’s legal writing program. The author proposes establishing a Writers’ Board, where members of the law school community who care most about legal research and writing training can work together to create opportunities for students to learn more. The Writers’ Board’s primary project is a Writing Clinic that offers diverse ways to improve legal research and writing on campus. Despite problems that are likely to arise when creating a Writers’ Board and Clinic, the author …


In Praise Of Student-Edited Law Reviews: A Reply To Professor Dekanal, John Paul Jones Jan 1989

In Praise Of Student-Edited Law Reviews: A Reply To Professor Dekanal, John Paul Jones

Law Faculty Publications

Prof. Jones responds to a previous writer's arguments that the student-edited law review be replaced by journals edited by law faculty members. He argues that there are not enough willing faculty editors and staff members to sustain the present number and production rate of law journals.