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Gender Neutral Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Gender Neutral Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Continuation of article above including discussions of personal pronouns, use of "they," and sex-neutral terms.
Book Review: Allen Steinberg, The Transformation Of Criminal Justice: Philadelphia, 1800-1880, Thomas D. Russell
Book Review: Allen Steinberg, The Transformation Of Criminal Justice: Philadelphia, 1800-1880, Thomas D. Russell
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
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Gender Neutral, K.K. Duvivier
Gender Neutral, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Regardless of your preference, you should be aware that the use of "he" as a universal gender pronoun now is controversial, and your reader probably will follow only one of two very divergent ideologies. Therefore, fall back on a primary rule of persuasive writing: avoid any words or structures that alienate your rader or distract from your message.
Procrastination, K.K. Duvivier
Procrastination, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Panic has set in. The deadline for your brief or memo is now measured in hours rather than days. You think, “Maybe the adrenaline will make me more efficient, but if only I had started earlier!” If you often or occasionally find yourself in this predicament, here are three suggestions to help you avoid it in the future.
Be Plain, K.K. Duvivier
Be Plain, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
You are pondering which word to use in a brief. Which should you sue—“supra,” “aforementioned” or “above”? Be cautious of Latin and archaic English words. If you use them, your argument, as well as your reputation may be placed at risk.
White Space, K.K. Duvivier
White Space, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Assist your reader by providing white space for breaks. Consider the readers' response when confronted with a solid page of print. The same page will be less formidable when broken into three or four paragraphs. Logical break points can always be found, even if the whole page deals with just one idea or subject. Offer your readers "footholds. . .[t]o clamber over the trying cliff-face of prose." Facilitate communication by using shorter sentences and paragraphs.
Airlines, Airports And Antitrust: A Proposed Strategy For Enhanced Competition, Robert M. Hardaway, Paul Stephen Dempsey
Airlines, Airports And Antitrust: A Proposed Strategy For Enhanced Competition, Robert M. Hardaway, Paul Stephen Dempsey
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Most of this country's major airports are monopolies or duopolies at which one or two dominant carriers control a high percentage of terminal facilities. Airlines have used this market power to raise fares on flights originating and terminating at such airports. Although this power has been gained in part through the process of buy-outs and mergers in the airline industry itself, it has also been gained through actions taken in concert with airport authorities, such as when agreements are entered into that effectively limit the availability of airport facilities to new entrants and other competitors. Airlines, by virtue of rights …
Aviation Law And Regulation, Robert M. Hardaway, Paul Stephen Dempsey, William E. Thoms
Aviation Law And Regulation, Robert M. Hardaway, Paul Stephen Dempsey, William E. Thoms
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
We sought to write a comprehensive reference book for aviation lawyers and practitioners, and airline and aircraft manufactuing executives in need of vital information regarding law and government regulation in the field of commercial and general aviation. We envision this book as an aid for the neophyte and experienced practitioner alike.
Judges’ Pet Peeves Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Judges’ Pet Peeves Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
The last Scrivener (November issue at page 2257) focused on a leading complaint that four Denver District Court judges identified when I polled them last summer. Recently, I have discussed legal writing problems with a few justices of the Colorado Supreme Court and judges of the Colorado Court of Appeals. This column focuses on some of the concerns voiced by these judges.