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Supreme Court Assault Upon The Constitutional Settlement Of The New Deal: Garcia And National League Of Cities, Charles H. Clarke Nov 1986

Supreme Court Assault Upon The Constitutional Settlement Of The New Deal: Garcia And National League Of Cities, Charles H. Clarke

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A historical view of commerce clause adjudication, suggesting that the dissenters in Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority may be attempting to signal a return to pre-New Deal commerce clause analysis.


Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over: An Economic Analysis Of Kelly V. Gwinnell, Charles G. Popp Nov 1986

Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over: An Economic Analysis Of Kelly V. Gwinnell, Charles G. Popp

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This article examines the view, adopted by a growing number of courts, that social hosts should be liable for the negligent acts of their intoxicated guests.


Severed Roots: The Sealed Adoption Records Controversy, Melissa Arndt Nov 1986

Severed Roots: The Sealed Adoption Records Controversy, Melissa Arndt

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Focusing on changing sealed records statutes, this article discusses the adopted adult's interest in discovering the identities of his biological parents and ascertaining background information about himself.


Supreme Court Extends The Automobile Exception: California V. Carney, G. Edward Murphy Nov 1986

Supreme Court Extends The Automobile Exception: California V. Carney, G. Edward Murphy

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A look at the extension of the "'automobile exception" to a motor home and a discussion of the implications of the Carney decision.


Ten Years After (Weingarten): Are The Standards Really Clear?, Daniel J. Herron Nov 1986

Ten Years After (Weingarten): Are The Standards Really Clear?, Daniel J. Herron

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An exploration into the labor law area of "Weingarten rights," which permit union representation in employee investigatory hearings. The article explores the inconsistencies which exist among various federal circuits due to the failure of the Court in Weingarten to provide definitive standards for the application of the principles which the Court announced.


The Evolution Of The National Court Of Appeals Controversy: An Emerging Negative Consensus?, James A. Gazell Nov 1986

The Evolution Of The National Court Of Appeals Controversy: An Emerging Negative Consensus?, James A. Gazell

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An examination of the debate concerning the creation of a National Court of Appeals. A consensus has emerged which rejects the proposal as premature and unnecessary. Thus, the Supreme Court may have to look to other means in order to ease the burden of its caseload.


Vol. 6, No. 1, Winter 1986: Table Of Contents, Northern Illinois University Law Review Nov 1986

Vol. 6, No. 1, Winter 1986: Table Of Contents, Northern Illinois University Law Review

Northern Illinois University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Limited Partnership Reform: A Commentary Upon The Proposed Illinois Statute And The 1976 And 1985 Versions Of The Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Michael L. Closen May 1986

Limited Partnership Reform: A Commentary Upon The Proposed Illinois Statute And The 1976 And 1985 Versions Of The Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Michael L. Closen

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Professor Closen gives a detailed section-by-section evaluation of the pending Illinois version of the Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. The author compares the Illinois act to the previous uniform partnership acts adopted in the state and analyzes the new act in light of its departure from them.


Harper & Row, Publishers V. Nation Enterprises - Rewriting The Fair Use Criteria?, Douglas B. Teaney May 1986

Harper & Row, Publishers V. Nation Enterprises - Rewriting The Fair Use Criteria?, Douglas B. Teaney

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An examination of the Supreme Court's first detailed discussion of the doctrine offair use in copyright law as embodied in the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. Particular attention is given to the Court's innovative analysis of fair use factors.


City Of Cleburne V. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.: Judicial Step Or Stumble?, Garrick J. Hodge May 1986

City Of Cleburne V. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.: Judicial Step Or Stumble?, Garrick J. Hodge

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An examination of the Supreme Court's decision determining the appropriate standard of review to be applied in fourteenth amendment equal protection analysis involving mentally retarded persons.


Federal Products Liability Legislation: Not The Cure For Worker's Compensation Ailments, Judith A. Schening May 1986

Federal Products Liability Legislation: Not The Cure For Worker's Compensation Ailments, Judith A. Schening

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An examination of the potential interaction between provisions in the proposed federal products liability legislation and existing state worker's compensation statutes, focusing on the resulting deviation from current law and the accompanying inequities to employers and their insurance carriers.


Midgett V. Sackett In The Aftermath Of Allis-Chalmers: The Impact Of Federal Labor Law On Retaliatory Discharge Claims, Bruce Keller May 1986

Midgett V. Sackett In The Aftermath Of Allis-Chalmers: The Impact Of Federal Labor Law On Retaliatory Discharge Claims, Bruce Keller

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A discussion of the continuing viability of the Illinois Supreme Court's decision to extend the tort of retaliatory discharge to union employees protected by collective bargaining agreements.


Protection Of Farmers In Grain Elevator Bankruptcies, Justin E. Bauer, D.L. Uchtmann May 1986

Protection Of Farmers In Grain Elevator Bankruptcies, Justin E. Bauer, D.L. Uchtmann

Northern Illinois University Law Review

The authors discuss the problem of legal protection of the farmer-producer in the event of a grain elevator insolvency. The article focuses upon recent federal and state legislative responses to this escalating legal and political dilemma.


Vol. 6, No. 2, Spring 1986: Table Of Contents, Northern Illinois University Law Review May 1986

Vol. 6, No. 2, Spring 1986: Table Of Contents, Northern Illinois University Law Review

Northern Illinois University Law Review

No abstract provided.