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A Promising Beginning, Jeremiah A. Ho
A Promising Beginning, Jeremiah A. Ho
Faculty Publications
When I began teaching at the University of Massachusetts in August 2012, one of my first encounters was with the newly-formed UMass Law Review. The editorial staff was wrapping up its initial preparations for publishing the inaugural volume. Now, over a year later, those nascent processes have since been refined; the inaugural year is over. We are excited to say that the UMass Law Review enters its sophomore year with this current issue, affectionately dubbed “9:1”.
Cat, Cause, And Kant, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
Cat, Cause, And Kant, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
Faculty Publications
These are precarious times in which to launch a new law school and a new law review. Yet here we are. The University of Massachusetts is now in its first year of operation with provisional ABA accreditation. This text is a foreword to the first general-interest issue of the University of Massachusetts Law Review. Now marks an appropriate time to take stock of what these institutions mean to accomplish in our unsettled legal world.
Words On Whitebread, Jeremiah A. Ho
Words On Whitebread, Jeremiah A. Ho
Faculty Publications
In the fall of 2007, I had the distinction of being the executive editor at Whittier Law Review to supervise the editing of Professor Whitebread's compendium of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2006-2007 term - what is now his final piece for our law review. It was both challenging and rewarding to start my law review job working on this lengthy article constructed by a prolific legal scholar.
Bringing Light To The Halls Of Shadow, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
Bringing Light To The Halls Of Shadow, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
Faculty Publications
Appellate judges operate in the shadows. Though they don’t see it that way. “We are judged by what we write,” said U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. True too, court proceedings and records are presumptively open to the public. The West Wing of the White House is certainly not so vulnerable to public scrutiny, and the backrooms of legislative chambers are famously smoke-filled. Yet the parts of court activity that we see and hear seem only to whet our appetite for the rest of the process. In this Preface, the author introduces the subject of the journalist and the court, …
Democracy's Harvest: Resources For Massachusetts Voters' Initiatives And Referendums, Spencer E. Clough
Democracy's Harvest: Resources For Massachusetts Voters' Initiatives And Referendums, Spencer E. Clough
Faculty Publications
Massachusetts initiatives and referendums, based upon a lengthy and complicated constitutional amendment, present legal and historical researchers with a number of questions and issues to resolve. This review of the resources on initiatives and referendums attempts to provide guidance for these researchers, while provoking critical thinking about issues past, present, and future.
A Form Letter, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
A Form Letter, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
Faculty Publications
A humorous letter from Richard J. Peltz, who at the time was an Associate Professor at William H. Bowen Law School, to Professor John M. A. DiPippa, also of Bowen Law School at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.