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Bike Club, Charlie Friedman, Liz Shaner, Greg Simmons, Dan Stringer

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

The film “Bike Club” that extols the environmental virtues of biking to school or work won a Special Judge’s Award in the school’s “Golden Tree” awards for having the best end credits. The film was produced by Charlie Friedman, Liz Shaner, Greg Simmons, and Dan Stringer.

Environmental Awareness, Adam Sharpe, Blake Baron

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

The film "Environmental Awareness" quizzed law students about a variety of environmental issues, demonstrating that their knowledge of current events often is laughably deficient.

Environmental Injustice, Nancy Lineman, Elsa Clausen Michels, Holly Devaser

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

A film about the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore and the environmental problems facing that community.

Produced by Nancy Lineman, Elsa Clausen Michels and Holly Devaser, the film won “Golden Trees” awards for Best Picture, Most Educational Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Narration.

Red Rocks, Tom Grillo, John Sipple, Ethan Weitzman

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

This film explores the background and issues surrounding Senate bill 799 - A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States.

Rats Are Rotten, Irene Hantman, Katie O’Malley, Jessica Rozali

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

The film "Rats Are Rotten” explores pest control techniques in Baltimore.

Scrap Tires, Jacquin Milhouse, Terri Morse

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

This film discusses the problem of how to dispose of used tires.

Somebody Call 911: Windmills Are Killing Our Birds, Jessica Raba, Bryan Ebert

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

The film "Somebody Call 911: Windmills Are Killing Our Birds” examines the impact of wind power on birds.

Just A Reminder, Paul Huntington

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

A musical exploration of the challenges of being a law student. Original music by Paul Huntington.

Six Stages In The History Of Environmental Law, Nat Keller, Sasha Millard, Emily Rohm

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

The film “Six Stages in the History of Environmental Law” won the University of Maryland School of Law's “Golden Tree” award for Best Use of Special Effects. Nat Keller, Sasha Millard, and Emily Rohm used moving stick figures against a backdrop of historic photos to illustrate the history of environmental law as described in Professor Percival’s casebook.

Solar Homes, Cheryl Cortemeglia, Jim Getz, Molly Knoll, Cara Shepley

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

The film "Solar Homes” interviewed contestants in the U.S. Department of Energy’s solar home design competition.

The Tale Of Corn, Kevin Lee

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

Kevin Lee’s animated film “The Tale of Corn” offered a hard-hitting critique of the environmental benefits of corn ethanol. It won the award for Best Use of Animation, as an animated book turned its own pages to explain problems with use of the fuel.

Baltimore Urban Gardening, April Morton, Betty Franky, Emily Fisher, Erin Doran, Heather Sites

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

The student film “Baltimore Urban Gardening” highlights the benefits of creating spaces for and using locally grown produce.

Believe, Taggart Hutchinson, Shauna Stringham, Beth Grasso, Will Tilburg

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

The student created film “Believe,” a parody of the notion of clean coal, won the “Golden Tree” for Best Use of Humor. Produced by Taggart Hutchinson, Shauna Stringham, Beth Grasso and Will Tilburg, the film featured Tagg showering with coal-based soap, using a coal lightbulb, and cooking with coal.

There Doesn't Have To Be Blood, Jordan Vardon

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

Explores the application of "portfolio theory" as a method for assessing the value of investing in solar energy development versus traditional energy sources.

Marvesta Shrimp, Eva Cabot, Aminah Famili, Jesse Iliff, Emily Lipps, Megan Mueller, Limor Weizmann

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

Tells the story of a local shrimp farm and how it works to minimize the environmental effects of that industry.

The News, John Archibald, Carter Beach, Joey Chen, Rama Taib

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

A comic review of environmental issues in the news, featuring an exclusive interview with Shari T. Wilson, Maryland Secretary of the Environmnet.

Arsenic And Old Dirt, Katy Jackman, Rene Parks, Rebecca Steitz

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

Discusses the pollution of Swann Park in Baltimore.

Sustainable Harvest, Natalie Baughman, Lisetta Silvestri, Kim Stefanski, Lynne Mcchrystal

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

A review of the role that small farms and local agriculture play in creating a sustainable environment.

Greenco, Kim Myers, Scott Yager

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

A fictional commercial break that focuses on environmental issues by parodying well known advertisements.

Urban Legends Of The Inner Harbor, Andrew Keir, Eric Hergenroeder, Chris Montague-Breakwell, Daniella Einik, Patrick Smith

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

Examines the toxicity of water in Baltimore's Inner Harbor and efforts to clean up sewage and trash that result from runoff.

Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Talley Kovacs, Brooke O'Hanley

Student Environmental Law Films/Golden Tree Films

Investigates the impact of surface mining on a local community and the river that flows through it.

"Defendant Veto" Or "Totality Of The Circumstances?": It's Time For The Supreme Court To Straighten Out The Personal Jurisdiction Standard Once Again, Robert J. Condlin

Faculty Scholarship

Commentators frequently claim that there is no single, coherent doctrine of extra-territorial personal jurisdiction, and, unfortunately, they are correct. The International Shoe case, commonly (but inaccurately) thought of as the wellspring of the modern form of the doctrine, announced a relatively straightforward, two-factor, four-permutation test that worked well for resolving most cases. In the nearly sixty-year period following Shoe, however, as the Supreme Court expanded and refined the standard, what was once straightforward and uncomplicated became serendipitous and convoluted. Two general, and generally incompatible, versions of the doctrine competed for dominance. The first, what might best be described as …