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The Lexis Two-Step: After Two Major Updates In 2014, Lexis Advance Empowers Users With Improved Functionality, Beau Steenken Nov 2014

The Lexis Two-Step: After Two Major Updates In 2014, Lexis Advance Empowers Users With Improved Functionality, Beau Steenken

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In this article, the author discusses improvements to the Lexis Advance research platform.


Helping International Students Avoid The Plagiarism Minefield: Suggestions From A Second Language Teacher And Writer, Diane B. Kraft Oct 2014

Helping International Students Avoid The Plagiarism Minefield: Suggestions From A Second Language Teacher And Writer, Diane B. Kraft

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In this column for Perspectives: Teaching and Writing, Professor Diane B. Kraft provides suggestions to address the problem of plagiarism by international law students.


Teaching First-Year Law Students To Read So Carefully That They Discover A "Mistake" In A Judicial Opinion, Jane Bloom Grisé Jul 2014

Teaching First-Year Law Students To Read So Carefully That They Discover A "Mistake" In A Judicial Opinion, Jane Bloom Grisé

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In this column for The Learning Curve, Professor Grisé discusses how to teach critical reading skills to first-year law students.


Citations: Suggestions For Citing Authority Without Distracting The Reader, Kristin J. Hazelwood May 2014

Citations: Suggestions For Citing Authority Without Distracting The Reader, Kristin J. Hazelwood

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In this column for Kentucky Bar Association's magazine (B&B - Bench & Bar), Professor Hazelwood makes four suggestions to "un-clutter" legal writing. Practitioners are encouraged to: (1) limit string citations; (2) keep citations at the end of the sentence; (3) use explanatory parentheticals to explain the significance of citations, but not to replace text; and (4) avoid unnecessary repetition.


Farewell, School House Rock (Understanding Legislative History Through The Lens Of The Aca), Nicole Huberfeld Apr 2014

Farewell, School House Rock (Understanding Legislative History Through The Lens Of The Aca), Nicole Huberfeld

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In this blog post, Professor Nicole Huberfeld reviews John Cannan's article A Legislative History of the Affordable Care Act: How Legislative Procedure Shapes Legislative History, 105 L. Library J. 131 (2013).


Kentucky Criminal Law Experts Call For Reform, Cortney E. Lollar Jan 2014

Kentucky Criminal Law Experts Call For Reform, Cortney E. Lollar

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In this article for Bench & Bar Magazine (the Kentucky Bar Association's magazine), Professor Cortney Lollar discusses the Second Annual Forum on Criminal Law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.