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Full-Text Articles in Law
Efforts To Split The Ninth Circuit Unsuccessful In The 109th Congress, Carl W. Tobias
Efforts To Split The Ninth Circuit Unsuccessful In The 109th Congress, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Fulfilling The Promise Of The National Labor Relations Act: A Review Of Taking Back The Worker's Law, Ann C. Hodges
Fulfilling The Promise Of The National Labor Relations Act: A Review Of Taking Back The Worker's Law, Ann C. Hodges
Law Faculty Publications
Ellen Dannin's excellent book, Taking Back the Workers' Law, reminds us of the importance of labor as reflected in the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935.
Bargaining For Privacy In The Unionized Workplace, Ann C. Hodges
Bargaining For Privacy In The Unionized Workplace, Ann C. Hodges
Law Faculty Publications
This article considers whether collective bargaining can enhance privacy protection for employees in the United States. Employers are increasingly engaging in practices that invade employee privacy with few existing legal protections to limit their actions. While data on the extent of bargaining about privacy is limited, it appears that unions in the U.S. have primarily used the grievance and arbitration procedure to challenge invasions of privacy that lead to discipline of the employee instead of negotiating explicit contractual privacy rights. In contrast to the U.S., labor representatives in many other countries, particularly in the European Union, have greater legal rights …
From The Treasurer: Another Positive Year For Aall., Joyce Manna Janto
From The Treasurer: Another Positive Year For Aall., Joyce Manna Janto
Law Faculty Publications
This article reports on the fiscal health of the American Association of Law Libraries in 2006, including statements of assets and activities.
The I.R.S.'S Shotgun Marriage, Shari Motro
The I.R.S.'S Shotgun Marriage, Shari Motro
Law Faculty Publications
Professor Motro argues against current federal tax policy permitting married couples joint filing status regardless of actual economic unity or lack thereof.
Strategies For Combating Sexual Harassment: The Role Of Labor Unions, Ann C. Hodges
Strategies For Combating Sexual Harassment: The Role Of Labor Unions, Ann C. Hodges
Law Faculty Publications
This article will discuss the role that unions do play and the role that they can play in eliminating workplace harassment. First, the article will discuss the problem of harassment in the workplace, documenting its frequency and analyzing its forms. Section II will include an examination of harassment in the unionized workplace. Section III will propose a number of reasons that unions should take the lead in addressing workplace harassment, some focused on workers' rights and others on union selfinterest. Finally, in Section IV, the article will recommend several approaches for unions that desire to be in the vanguard of …
Planning The Funeral At The Birth: Extended Producer Responsibility In The European Union And The United States, Noah M. Sachs
Planning The Funeral At The Birth: Extended Producer Responsibility In The European Union And The United States, Noah M. Sachs
Law Faculty Publications
This Article examines how governments in the world's two largest economies are diverging in their approaches to regulating hazardous products and packaging, with major ramifications for manufacturing, waste management, and trade. The European Union is implementing product-oriented environmental regulation based on the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility ("EPR"), which assigns responsibility to manufacturers to take back their products after consumers discard them. In theory, EPR could dramatically alter production practices by internalizing externalities from products and providing incentives for environmentally friendly design. However, practical problems of implementation raise questions about the effectiveness of EPR as a policy tool.
This Article …
Questioning Quirin, Carl W. Tobias
Questioning Quirin, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
Louis Fisher's new work, Nazi Saboteurs on Trial: A Military Tribunal and American Law3 (Nazi Saboteurs), and his valuable contribution to illuminating Ex parte Quirin merit scrutiny. In this Review, I first descriptively assess Nazi Saboteurs. The Review then treats the monograph's numerous beneficial features and ascertains that it enhances understanding of the important decision in Quirin. I conclude with several recommendations for future analysis of Quirin's impact.
"True Threats" And The Issue Of Intent, Paul T. Crane
"True Threats" And The Issue Of Intent, Paul T. Crane
Law Faculty Publications
This Note will proceed in five Parts. Part I will serve as a short introduction to the category of true threats and its place within First Amendment jurisprudence. Part II will examine the history of true threats and intent leading up to Virginia v. Black, highlighting the foundational opinion of Watts v. United States and the various intent approaches that became available in its wake. Part III will discuss the potential interpretations of the language in Black, and Part IV will explain how lower courts have treated the Court's definition of true threats in Black. Finally, Part V will address …
The Merger Of Common-Law And Equity Pleading In Virginia, William Hamilton Bryson
The Merger Of Common-Law And Equity Pleading In Virginia, William Hamilton Bryson
Law Faculty Publications
This article describes the separation of common law and equity in Virginia leading up to the 2006 merger of common law and equity pleading and the problems that remain to be solved by the courts.
Speech Of Government Employees, Ann C. Hodges
Speech Of Government Employees, Ann C. Hodges
Law Faculty Publications
For many years, government employment was considered a privilege rather than a right, and, as a result, the government could place restrictions on employee speech that would be unconstitutional if applied to citizens.
Matters Of Public Concern Standard In Free Speech Cases, Ann C. Hodges
Matters Of Public Concern Standard In Free Speech Cases, Ann C. Hodges
Law Faculty Publications
The public concern standard has operated primarily in two categories of free-speech cases: those involving speech by government employees and those involving defamation.
A New I Do: Towards A Marriage-Neutral Income Tax, Shari Motro
A New I Do: Towards A Marriage-Neutral Income Tax, Shari Motro
Law Faculty Publications
The federal income tax system treats married couples as if each spouse earned approximately one-half of the couple's combined income through a mechanism called "income splitting. " For many one-earner and unequal-earner couples, income splitting produces a significant advantage, a "marriage bonus," by shifting income from higher to lower rate brackets. Marriage-based income splitting relies on a presumption that marriage is a good indicator of economic unity between two taxpayers. It is not. Marriage does not require spousal sharing, and many unmarried couples share everything they earn. As a result, the current system extends the benefit of income splitting to …
Linguistics And Claim Construction, Kristen Jakobsen Osenga
Linguistics And Claim Construction, Kristen Jakobsen Osenga
Law Faculty Publications
This Article argues that patent claim construction should instead track the way in which we, as readers of a language, attempt to understand what is being conveyed via the written word. First, there is a base level of conventional understanding from which all interpretation starts, an understanding that either a priori exists based on our earlier encounters with the word or is obtained from a dictionary in cases in which we lack previous knowledge. Second, from this conventional understanding, we construct the actual meaning of the term based on a number of linguistic clues. These clues are both internal and …
Jurisdiction And Discretion In Hybrid Law Cases, John F. Preis
Jurisdiction And Discretion In Hybrid Law Cases, John F. Preis
Law Faculty Publications
An everlasting debate in the federal courts field is which branch of the federal government has the power to control federal jurisdiction. While some commentators and judges assert that the judiciary has the implicit authority to refine the boundaries of its jurisdiction, others argue that Article III vests that authority with Congress only and judicial modification of jurisdiction is illegitimate. In focusing almost entirely on the constitutional legitimacy of the question, this debate has overlooked an important consideration: Even if the judiciary may legitimately wield discretion in setting its jurisdiction, is such discretion functionally appropriate?
This Article argues that such …
Constitutional Lessons For The Next Generation Of Public Single-Sex Elementary And Secondary Schools, Kimberly J. Robinson
Constitutional Lessons For The Next Generation Of Public Single-Sex Elementary And Secondary Schools, Kimberly J. Robinson
Law Faculty Publications
Single-sex public elementary and secondary schools are making a comeback. School districts are structuring these schools in a variety of ways, including by providing a single-sex public school for only one sex or by offering single-sex schools for both sexes. These disparate structures of single-sex schools create distinct potential harms, risks, and benefits for students. This Article contends that the constitutional framework applied to single-sex schools should be systematically modified to recognize the different potential harms, risks, and benefits of these single-sex schools in a manner that will create optimal conditions for creating single-sex public schools. The proposed modifications address …
Rapanos, Carabell, And The Isolated Man, Joel B. Eisen
Rapanos, Carabell, And The Isolated Man, Joel B. Eisen
Law Faculty Publications
We gather yet again this year at the University of Richmond to discuss the deplorable state of the Chesapeake Bay and the concerted effort needed to bring it back from the brink of death. The state of the Bay seems not much better than it did eleven years ago, when a group of wise souls who cared deeply about the Bay assembled at this law school to revisit the Kepone incident and call for more action to stem pollution in the Bay. To no one's surprise, unfortunately, that august group assembled in our Moot Court Room did not solve the …
Bapcpa And Commercial Credit: Who (Sic) Do You Trust, David G. Epstein
Bapcpa And Commercial Credit: Who (Sic) Do You Trust, David G. Epstein
Law Faculty Publications
Trying to understand and apply the many different provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) has caused people to yearn for the "good old days." At the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges' (NCBJ) Annual Meeting in San Antonio in October 2005, there was a lot of talk about the "good old days" and some singing "'bout the good old days" at the NCBJ "Final Night Dinner" by a larger than life (at least as large as Sally Struthers), Wynonna Judd. And this has caused me to remember a daytime television show from my good …
Bearded Ladies Walking On The Brooklyn Bridge, David G. Epstein
Bearded Ladies Walking On The Brooklyn Bridge, David G. Epstein
Law Faculty Publications
This article discusses the post-Restatement Second use, misuse, and abuse of the terms "bilateral contract" and "unilateral contract" and answers the hypotheticals in the first paragraphs of the article.
Viewpoint: Legislating Without Deliberation, Carl W. Tobias
Viewpoint: Legislating Without Deliberation, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Don't Dilute My Coffee! Federal Trademark Dilution And Likely Legislative Changes, Roger V. Skalbeck
Don't Dilute My Coffee! Federal Trademark Dilution And Likely Legislative Changes, Roger V. Skalbeck
Law Faculty Publications
In this article, we take a look at a handful of the bigger law-related digital collections available today. We present the core elements of each collection to give readers an idea of what is out there. In addition, we look at some broad-based questions presented by acquiring access to digital collections. Finally, briefly, we look at issues of access, ownership, copyright, interlibrary lending, catalog records, and cost.
Is There A New Digital Collection In Your Future?, Roger V. Skalbeck
Is There A New Digital Collection In Your Future?, Roger V. Skalbeck
Law Faculty Publications
In this article, we take a look at a handful of the bigger law-related digital collections available today. We present the core elements of each collection to give readers an idea of what is out there. In addition, we look at some broad-based questions presented by acquiring access to digital collections. Finally, briefly, we look at issues of access, ownership, copyright, interlibrary lending, catalog records, and cost.
Just What The Doctor Ordered: Is It Time For Your Bank To Start Offering A Health Savings Account (Hsa)? Here's What You Need To Know About This New Product, Rachel Juhas Suddarth
Just What The Doctor Ordered: Is It Time For Your Bank To Start Offering A Health Savings Account (Hsa)? Here's What You Need To Know About This New Product, Rachel Juhas Suddarth
Law Faculty Publications
In recent years. The ever-increasing cost of health insurance has left many consumers and employers desperate for lower-cost coverage options. As a result, employers are moving away from expensive defined-benefit plans to alternatives that offer higher deductibles in exchange for a reduction in premium costs. The health savings account (HSA) grew out of this quest for choice. The HSA was designed as a tax-efficient way for consumers with high-deductible plans to pay for health costs accrued before the insurance kicked in. These high-deductible plans are touted as being more affordable for both employers and consumers as well as for having …
James Madison’S Celebrated Report Of 1800: The Transformation Of The Tenth Amendment, Kurt T. Lash
James Madison’S Celebrated Report Of 1800: The Transformation Of The Tenth Amendment, Kurt T. Lash
Law Faculty Publications
It has become commonplace to describe the Rehnquist Court as having staged a "Federalism Revolution." Although the current status of the Revolution is in dispute, historical treatment of the Supreme Court's jurisprudence under Chief Justice Rehnquist no doubt will emphasize a resurgence of federalism and limited construction of federal power. Cases like Gregory v. Ashcroft, New York v. United States, United States v. Lopez, Printz v. United States, Alden v. Maine, and United States v. Morrison all share a common rule of interpretation: Narrow construction of federal power to interfere with matters believed best left under state control. The textual …
Drinking From A Deep Well: The Public Trust Doctrine And Western Water Law, Carol N. Brown
Drinking From A Deep Well: The Public Trust Doctrine And Western Water Law, Carol N. Brown
Law Faculty Publications
American water law reflects the diverse geography and population patterns of this expansive country.1 In the eastern states, where water is rather abundant, the doctrine of riparian rights dominates water law.2 The arid western states, in contrast, rejected the doctrine of riparian rights in favor of the doctrine of prior appropriation due to a natural scarcity of water and increasing population growth.3 The western states provide fertile ground to consider the burdens of a rapidly growing region on already scarce water resources.4 My thesis is that the public trust doctrine is being underutilized by the states and that the optimal …
Wills, Trusts And Estates (Annual Survey Of Virginia Law, 2005-2006), J. Rodney Johnson
Wills, Trusts And Estates (Annual Survey Of Virginia Law, 2005-2006), J. Rodney Johnson
Law Faculty Publications
The General Assembly enacted legislation dealing with wills, trusts, and estates that added or amended a number of sections of the Virginia Code in its 2006 Session. In addition, there were six opinions from the Supreme Court of Virginia during the period covered by this review that presented issues of interest to the general practitioner as well as the specialist in wills, trusts, and estates. This article reports on all of these legislative and judicial developments.
Disciplining Public Employees For Expressive Activity, Ann C. Hodges
Disciplining Public Employees For Expressive Activity, Ann C. Hodges
Law Faculty Publications
A public employee's right to free speech under the First Amendment is not unlimited and employers have the right to discipline employees for expressive activity under certain circumstances (Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563, 1968). The employer has an interest in ensuring that its etnployees do not under1nine its operations or ll1terfere with acco1nplishment of its objectives. At the same time, employees do not give up their constitutional rights when they accept government employment.
Tucker’S Rule: St. George Tucker And The Limited Construction Of Federal Power, Kurt T. Lash
Tucker’S Rule: St. George Tucker And The Limited Construction Of Federal Power, Kurt T. Lash
Law Faculty Publications
When Joseph Story published his Commentaries on the Constitution in 1833, he dedicated the work "To the Honorable John Marshall," whose "expositions of constitutional law enjoy a rare and extraordinary authority. They constitute a monument of fame far beyond the ordinary memorials of political and military glory." Throughout the Commentaries, Story generously quoted Chief Justice Marshall's great nationalist opinions in McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, and Cohens v. Virginia and used them to construct a thoroughly nationalist reading of the federal Constitution. Along the way, Story seemingly dismantled prior states' rights interpretations of federal power, particularly St. George Tucker's …
Patent Law Viewed Through An Evidentiary Lens: The "Suggestion Test" As A Rule Of Evidence, Christopher A. Cotropia
Patent Law Viewed Through An Evidentiary Lens: The "Suggestion Test" As A Rule Of Evidence, Christopher A. Cotropia
Law Faculty Publications
The Federal Circuit's recent nonobviousness jurisprudence has been the subject of much criticism. Reports from the Federal Trade Commission and the National Research Council and a pending petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court all conclude that the Federal Circuit has improperly relaxed the nonobviousness standard. Most of this criticism focuses on the Federal Circuit's implementation of part of the nonobviousness inquiry - the suggestion test. The suggestion test queries whether a suggestion to make the invention existed before the invention's creation. The Federal Circuit allegedly requires a suggestion to come solely from prior art references. The court ignores other …
Cumulative Supplement To Jurisdiction In Civil Action, Wendy Collins Perdue
Cumulative Supplement To Jurisdiction In Civil Action, Wendy Collins Perdue
Law Faculty Publications
Cumulative supplement to Jurisdiction in Civil Action Third Edition.