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A Degree Of Pro-Ip Preference: An Empirical Study Of The Relationship Between Federal Judges' Undergraduate Programs And Their Trade Secret Decisions, Christopher P. Dinkel Feb 2024

A Degree Of Pro-Ip Preference: An Empirical Study Of The Relationship Between Federal Judges' Undergraduate Programs And Their Trade Secret Decisions, Christopher P. Dinkel

West Virginia Law Review

While the previous literature has found that certain background characteristics of federal judges, such as their race, gender, and ideology, statistically correlate with case outcomes, little prior scholarship has examined the connection between judges’ educational backgrounds and their judicial decision-making. The empirical study that this Article presents fills a critical gap in the literature by statistically analyzing the relationship between federal judges’ undergraduate degrees and their rulings in cases related to trade secrets, a highly valuable form of intellectual property (IP) for many companies. Notably, it finds that if a trade secret case is assigned to a judge who possesses …


History Of Federal International Education Policy (1900-2024): A Four-Dimensional View In Action, Winda Wastu Melati Jan 2024

History Of Federal International Education Policy (1900-2024): A Four-Dimensional View In Action, Winda Wastu Melati

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

This dissertation examines the history of the evolution of United States international education policy from 1900 to 2024, employing document analysis methodology to explore key themes that have shaped its trajectory. The study utilizes Cooper et al.'s (2004) Four-Dimensional View of Policy theory (normative, structural, constituentive, and technical) to analyze the complex interplay between diplomatic objectives, economic considerations, national security concerns, immigration, internationalization of higher education, and international students in the United States. The research traces major policy shifts from early initiatives like the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program to post-9/11 security measures and recent administrative changes by examining primary sources …


Separate But Free, Joshua E. Weishart Nov 2021

Separate But Free, Joshua E. Weishart

Law Faculty Scholarship

“Separate but equal” legally sanctioned segregation in public schools until Brown. Ever since, separate but free has been the prevailing dogma excusing segregation. From “freedom of choice” plans that facilitated massive resistance to desegregation to current school choice plans exacerbating racial, socioeconomic, and disability segregation, proponents have venerated parental freedom as the overriding principle.

This Article contends that, in the field of public education, the dogma of separate but free has no place; separate is inherently unfree. As this Article uniquely clarifies, segregation deprives schoolchildren of freedom to become equal citizens and freedom to learn in democratic, integrated, …


Cases And Materials On West Virginia Constitutional Law, Robert M. Bastress Jr. Jan 2021

Cases And Materials On West Virginia Constitutional Law, Robert M. Bastress Jr.

Open Access Law Books

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Power And Powerlessness In The Shale Valley Schools: Fracking For Funding, Jacqueline Yahn Apr 2018

Power And Powerlessness In The Shale Valley Schools: Fracking For Funding, Jacqueline Yahn

West Virginia Law Review

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Holding Teachers Accountable And Rewarding Those Who Perform: Evaluating A Performance-Based Pay System For West Virginia, Laura K. Omps Apr 2012

Holding Teachers Accountable And Rewarding Those Who Perform: Evaluating A Performance-Based Pay System For West Virginia, Laura K. Omps

West Virginia Law Review

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An Economical, Thorough And Efficient School System And The West Virginia School Building Authority Economy Of Scale Numbers, Deirdra Purdy Sep 1996

An Economical, Thorough And Efficient School System And The West Virginia School Building Authority Economy Of Scale Numbers, Deirdra Purdy

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Case Digests: The Law Of Higher Education In West Virginia, Deborah L. Miller, Paul L. Weber Sep 1988

Case Digests: The Law Of Higher Education In West Virginia, Deborah L. Miller, Paul L. Weber

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Educational Opportunity For Special Pupil Populations And The Federal Role, Betsy Levin Jan 1983

Equal Educational Opportunity For Special Pupil Populations And The Federal Role, Betsy Levin

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Developing Law Involving The Teacher's Right To Teach, Frank R. Kemerer, Stephanie Abraham Hirsh Oct 1981

The Developing Law Involving The Teacher's Right To Teach, Frank R. Kemerer, Stephanie Abraham Hirsh

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Supreme Court, Compulsory Education, And The First Amendment's Religion Clauses, Philip B. Kurland Apr 1973

The Supreme Court, Compulsory Education, And The First Amendment's Religion Clauses, Philip B. Kurland

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law--Construction Of Constitutional Provision For Sale Of Land For School Fund--Right Of Redemption Restricted, R. G. S. Feb 1948

Constitutional Law--Construction Of Constitutional Provision For Sale Of Land For School Fund--Right Of Redemption Restricted, R. G. S.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.