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Museletter: December 2000/January 2001, Gail F. Zwirner

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Take Me to Your Leader: The Library's Administrative Staff by Deborah Barlett

How We Stack Up: The National Jurist Releases Law School Library Rankings

At the Movies: Men of Honor by Gail Zwirner

Under Construction

There's a Nip in the Air: Nip Computer Problems with Preventative Maintenance by Kim Wiseman

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Museletter: November 2000, Gail F. Zwirner

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Technically Speaking: Meet the Technical Services Staff by Tim Edwards

At the Movies: The Contender by Gail Zwirner

New!!! Law School Exams Now Available Online! by James Wirrell and Lois Brown

Recent Faculty Publications

Fall 2000 Computer Challenges by Kim Wiseman

William Taylor Muse, November 27, 1906 - October 31, 1971

Museletter: October 2000, Gail F. Zwirner

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In the Public Eye: Meet the Public Services Staff by James Wirrell

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Websites of the Month: Election 2000 by Gail F. Zwirner

Lexis/Westlaw Update

News from Dr. Catalog: When Was That Law Journal Really Published? by Sally Wambold

Richmond Law Magazine: Fall 2000

Richmond Law Magazine

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Decisive Moment

Museletter: September 2000, Gail F. Zwirner

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UCITA: What Does it Mean to Libraries and Researchers by Timothy L. Coggins

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September is Constitution Month

We Three Computer Geeks: Meet the Computer Services Staff by Kim Wiseman

Website of the Month: NOAA's Hurricane Center, http://www.noaa.gov/

Museletter: August 2000, Gail F. Zwirner

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Welcome New and Returning Students by Timothy L. Coggins, Director & Associate Professor

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Jeff MacNelly (1947-2000): Connections to the Merhige Papers by John Barden

Virginia Law Librarians Receive National Recognition at Annual Conference

Librarian/Computer Staff to Provide Research and Computer [Classes]

One-L Online Legal Research Training (Required)

Recent Faculty Publications

Muse Library Facts

Deliberate Intent Premieres on FX

At the Movies: Bossa Nova by Gail Zwirner

Museletter: Summer 2000, Gail F. Zwirner

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Welcome Summer Entry Students

Website of the Month: BestJobsUSA.com

At the Movies: Rules of Engagement by Gail Zwirner

Richmond Goes Hollywood: The City's Movie Trivia

Summer Library Hours

Meet the Library's Public Service Staff

Trying Cases In The Media: Legal Ethics, Fair Trials And Free Press, John Douglas, Gerald Zerkin, Steve Nash, Margaret P. Spencer, Craig Thomas Merritt, J. Joshua Wheeler, Paul D. Carrington, C. Thomas Dienes, John E. Nowak, Molly Delea, Kate Murray, Thomas Queen, Courtney Sydnor

University of Richmond Law Review Symposium

The 2000 symposium consisted of a panel discussion which used role-playing and a mock trial to highlight the issues of lawyer/litigant comments to the press before and during trial and the dilemma of journalists confronted by court demands for documents, testimony, or sources of information obtained in the course of gathering news on pending trials. Participants included:

As United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Freedonia: John Douglas, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Richmond.

As Freedonia criminal defense lawyer: Gerald Zerkin, Private Defense Attorney.

As investigative journalist: Steve Nash, Associate Professor of Journalism at the University …

Museletter: April 2000, Gail F. Zwirner

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National Library Week: April 9-15, 2000 - Meet Your Muse Library Staff!

Carrell Information by Deborah Barlett

At the Movies: Erin Brockovich by Gail Zwirner

10 Tips for Summer Associate Research Survival: A View from a Former Law Firm Librarian by Gail Zwirner

It's Exam Time: Please Take the Conversations Outside the Library

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Richmond Law Magazine: Spring 2000

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Tobacco

Museletter: March 2000, Gail F. Zwirner

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KeyCite v. Shepard's: How the Two Online Citator Services Compare by James Wirrell

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Countdown to Census 2000: Over 121 Million Households to Receive Questionaire

Catch the Last Brownbag Sessions of the Year!

Museletter: February 2000, Gail F. Zwirner

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Library Responds to Student Survey with Series of Legal Research/Computer Classes

Celebrate Black History Month

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Lexis-Nexis v. Westlaw: Core Concepts v. Headnotes

University Of Richmond Bulletin: Catalog Of The T.C. Williams School Of Law For 2000-2002, University Of Richmond

Law School Catalogues

Method of Instruction

The educational program of the law school is designed to equip its graduates to render the highest quality of legal services, while instilling a sense of professional responsibility. Students are trained in the analysis and solution of legal problems by the application of logical reasoning. The course of study is not designed to teach legal rules, but rather to provide a foundation for the application and analysis of the law and the development of professional skills. The traditional case method of instruction is used in many courses. However, clinical education and courses devoted to various professional skills …

Aclu V. Reno: Congress Places Speed Bumps On The Information Superhighway, Dharmesh S. Vashee

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

In 1996, Congress passed the Communications Decency Act ("CDA") in an effort to regulate indecent speech on the Internet. Through the CDA, Congress sought to protect children from easily accessible, harmful materials on the Internet. In spirit, the law had noble intentions; however, on its face, the CDA raised serious constitutional questions and was immediately challenged by First Amendment advocates in ACLU v. Reno ("Reno I"). Using broad and vague terms such as "indecent" and "patently offensive," the CDA threatened to restrict adult access to a tremendous amount of speech that was constitutionally protected. Additionally, through the imposition of criminal …

Using The Digital Millennium Copyright Act To Limit Potential Copyright Liability Online, Jonathan A. Friedman, Francis M. Buono

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Any online service provider ("OSP"), including a website operator, that accepts user postings or includes content from other parties on its website or online service is at risk that it will be held liable if such third-party content infringes the copyright of another party. Liability for copyright infringement is an expensive proposition and can run into the millions of dollars. Thus, an OSP must be vigilant in limiting its potential liability in connection with such third-party content.

Y2k …Who Cares? We Have Bigger Problems: Choice Of Law In Electronic Contracts, Aristotle G. Mirzaian

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Every day it becomes more certain that the Internet will take its place alongside the other great transformational technologies that first challenged, and then fundamentally changed, the way things are done in the world.

Administrative Procedure Act Standards Governing Judicial Review Of Findings Of Fact Made By The Patent And Trademark Office, Peter J. Corcoran Iii

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "PTO") is one of the oldest agencies in the American administrative system. Throughout the history of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("Federal Circuit") and its predecessor courts, the factual decisions of the PTO administrative boards have been reviewed by the same standard that is applied to decisions of district courts. The standard that has been used is the "clearly erroneous" standard, and its use to review PTO decisions dates back over one hundred years.

Internet Taxes: Congressional Efforts To Control States' Ability To Tax The World Wide Web, Kevin J. Smith

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Every year, increasingly more people use the Internet to purchase goods and services. Internet purchases are expected to exceed $20 billion per year in the near future. By the year 2003, industry experts predict Internet purchases by businesses alone will reach $1.3 trillion. Presently, the majority of Internet sales transactions flow through business to business sites. Internet purchases by consumers are expected to reach $144 billion by the year 2003.

Business Method Patents, John J. Love

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Good morning, it's a pleasure to be here alive. We just participated in the daily road race from Washington to Richmond that many of you do every day. The first question I've been asked to deal with is why do we have patents? Of course we're very proud of fact that the PTO's origins date back the Constitution itself. In Article I Section 8 of the Constitution, the framers specifically gave Congress the power to grant inventors, for a limited time, the exclusive right to their inventions. So this is not a product of the industrial revolution but dates back …

Deregulation In Maine: The Why And How, William M. Nugent

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Maine's retail electricity rates - although (on average) the lowest in New England - were in 1997 (the year Maine passed its restructuring legislation) nearly 40 percent higher than the national average. Industrial customers paid rates 40.4 percent above the U.S. average; commercial 36.9 percent more, and residents (i.e., voters) a whopping 51.3 percent more than residential consumers across the country. Place the risks of investment decisions in the market, where they belong. Technological developments (paralleled by changes in national regulatory policy) have erased the natural monopoly nature of the general portion of the electricity industry. Since regulators are not …

Antitrust And Market Power, Milton A. Marquis

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The antitrust laws have been described as the "Magna Carta of free enterprise."

Report From The Court: State Bans Employees From Indecent Internet Activity: U.S. Fourth Circuit En Banc Hearing Of Urofsky V. Gilmore, Julie A. Roscoe

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

On October 25, 1999 the constitutional debate over a Virginia statute limiting state employees from performing uncensored computer-assisted research resumed before the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case in debate is Urofsky v. Gilmore. The statute affects all Virginia state employees, who amount to over 100,000 people.

The Unfinished Business Of Breaking Up "Ma Bell:" Implementing Local Telephone Competition In The Twenty-First Century, Michael T. Osbourne

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Responding to the statutory deadline in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its first Local Competition Order (LCO), In Re Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, First Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-98 (FCC 96-325), on August 8, 1996. Designed to implement local competition nationwide, this Order in nearly 1500 pages promulgated detailed provisions regarding the relationship between the Regional Bell Operating Companies ("RBOCs") (traditional monopoly providers of local telephone service) and new entrants in local telecommunications. This article focuses on several key provisions in the first LCO …

Opening Remarks At The Ninth Annual Austin Owen Symposium, John Plunkett

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Let me say it's a pleasure to be here. It's both a privilege and a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with you on topics certainly near and dear to my heart having to do with technology. It is a pleasure for me to welcome you to the 9th Annual Austin Owen Lecture, and to welcome you to my alma mater. It's a pleasure for me to be back here on this campus almost weekly, participating in a variety of different activities.

Electric Choice In Pennsylvania, Brian D. Crowe

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Implementing Electric Choice

Market Power And Antitrust Issues In The Restructuring Of The Electric Industry, David L. Cruthirds

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Dynegy is one of the country's leading energy merchants - formerly NGC Corporation and Natural Gas Clearinghouse.

Chief Judge Martin And The Modern Sixth Circuit, Carl W. Tobias

Law Faculty Publications

In his article, In Defense of Unpublished Opinions, 60 Ohio St. LJ. 177 (1999), Chief Judge Boyce F. Martin, Jr. has recently and eloquently championed judicial reliance on unpublished opinions. Judge Martin, who speaks from more than two decades of service on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, substantially improves understanding of this court. Judge Martin informally and pragmatically scrutinizes critical problems that confront the modern regional circuits through the prism of unpublished determinations while elucidating judicial dependence on these decisions. Judge Martin apologizes for the dearth of empirical data on the decisions' invocation, but the …

A Realistic Consensus Approach To The Insurance Law Doctrine Of Reasonable Expectations, Peter N. Swisher

Law Faculty Publications

This article's fundamental premise is that, over the past three decades, despite all the debate and confusion surrounding the underlying theory and practice of the insurance law doctrine of reasonable expectations, a modem consensus approach has finally emerged within the academic community and the courts and among insurance law practitioners involving a realistic and viable application of the doctrine to the needs of contemporaryground" synthesis of traditional, objective, and contractually based reasonable expectations principles grafted onto elements of the more modem Keeton formulation of the doctrine. Moreover, this realistic consensus approach to the doctrine of reasonable expectations is both theoretically …

Employer Prerogative And Employee Rights: The Never-Ending Tug-Of-War, Henry L. Chambers, Jr.

Law Faculty Publications

Where there are employees and employers, there will be employment relationships in need of mending. That reality is enough to guarantee that employment law will always be a warm, if not hot, area of the law. The article and notes on employment law in this issue demonstrate that the development of employment law continues apace.

Choosing Judges At The Close Of The Clinton Administration, Carl W. Tobias

Law Faculty Publications

Professor Tobias suggests that federal judicial selection is one important area in which ·President Bill Clinton hopes that he will leave a legacy. The author finds that the first Clinton Administration realized much success in choosing judges who make the federal judiciary more diverse and who possess excellent qualifications. Over the last five years, however, the Administration has not been equally successful either in placing highly competent female and minority attorneys on the bench or in filling the perennial judicial vacancies, partly because the Republican Party has enjoyed a significant majority in the Senate. The author's analysis shows that similar …