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Martin Welker: Ohio's Unsung Hero, Aaron Boothby

The 39th Congress Project

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Robert Cumming Schenck: Ohio's Bitter, Fearless Fighter, Devin C. Capece

The 39th Congress Project

No abstract provided.

Excerpts From Chief Justice Roberts' Opinion In Nfib V. Sebelius, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

In NFIB v. Sebelius the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of all but one of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The opinion of Chief Justice Roberts is the controlling opinion in all respects. This is an editted summary of the Chief Justice's opinion.

The Future Interpretation Of The Constitution, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

On November 6, 2012, Barack Obama was reelected President of the United States. What effect will this have on the future interpretation of the Constitution? This article identifies 19 areas of constitutional law that would likely change if one more liberal justice is appointed to the Supreme Court.

The Future Interpretation Of The Constitution As A Result Of The Reelection Of President Barack Obama, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

On November 6, 2012, Barack Obama was reelected President of the United States. What effect will this have on the future interpretation of the Constitution? This article identifies 19 areas of constitutional law that would likely change if one more liberal justice is appointed to the Supreme Court.

Book Review, Barbara Babcock's Woman Lawyer: The Trials Of Clara Foltz, Tracy Thomas

Con Law Center Articles and Publications

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Forward: "War On Women" In Women And The Law, Tracy Thomas

Con Law Center Articles and Publications

This foreword to Women and the Law highlights the dramatic attacks on women's rights over the past year. It summarizes the articles contained in this annual selection of leading scholarship in the field of women's rights. This "greatest hits" collection pulls together academic research of potential interest to litigators and policymakers on issues of reproductive rights, feminism and the family, violence against women, employment, women's healthcare, and feminist legal theory.

Switching To Prophylactic Injunctions, Tracy Thomas

Con Law Center Articles and Publications

This essay highlights the significance of John Golden’s work on patents to the field of Remedies more generally. In his important new article, Injunctions as More (or Less) Than ‘Off Switches’: Patent-Infringement Injunctions’ Scope (Texas Law Review), Golden proves my thesis: prophylactic injunctions are, and should be, common, normal types of equitable relief. His careful and detailed analysis of the type and frequency of injunctions issued in patent infringement cases exposes the myth that prophylaxis is illegitimate. Steeped in details of patent law, Golden’s work nevertheless contributes significantly to the broader transsubstantive questions of the metes and bounds of equitable …

The Struggle For Gender Equality In The Northern District Of Ohio, Tracy Thomas

Con Law Center Articles and Publications

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Riding Into The Sunset In A "Post-Racial" World: Lessons In Equal Educational Opportunity And College Admissions Schemes In France And The United States, Kristen Barnes

Con Law Center Articles and Publications

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and compare two strategies designed to promote ethno-racial inclusion that were initiated in France and the United States in the context of higher education. In particular, I examine the Priority Education Agreements Program or CEP, an innovative affirmative action program which was implemented in 2001 by the Sciences Po, one of France’s elite universities, in relation to the Texas Ten Percent Plan that was established in 1997 in the United States by the State of Texas.

Sections I and II of this paper will provide the historical and social contexts in which …