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Technologically Improving Textualism, Jeffrey W. Stempel, Erik S. Knutsen May 2022

Technologically Improving Textualism, Jeffrey W. Stempel, Erik S. Knutsen

Nevada Law Journal Forum

The textualist approach to construing statutes, regulations, contracts, and other documents remains dominant but has drawbacks, most significantly its tendency to disregard probative evidence of textual meaning in favor of isolated judicial impressions and dictionary definitions. Although a broader, contextual, “integrative” approach to interpretation is preferable, the hegemony of textualism, even extreme textualism, is unlikely to recede soon. Textualism can be substantially improved, however, through effective use of a form of big data—the corpus linguistics approach to discerning word meaning. By enlarging the universe of sources about how words are actually used, corpus linguistics represents a significant improvement over imperial …


Endogenous And Dangerous, Brian N. Larson Mar 2022

Endogenous And Dangerous, Brian N. Larson

Nevada Law Journal

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’S Copyright Jurisprudence, Ryan Vacca, Ann Bartow Mar 2022

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’S Copyright Jurisprudence, Ryan Vacca, Ann Bartow

Nevada Law Journal

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The Supreme Court’S Chief Justice Of Intellectual Property Law, Robert W. Gomulkiewicz Mar 2022

The Supreme Court’S Chief Justice Of Intellectual Property Law, Robert W. Gomulkiewicz

Nevada Law Journal

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The Pull Of Delaware: How Judges Have Undermined Nevada’S Efforts To Develop Its Own Corporate Law, Adam Chodorow, James Lawrence Mar 2020

The Pull Of Delaware: How Judges Have Undermined Nevada’S Efforts To Develop Its Own Corporate Law, Adam Chodorow, James Lawrence

Nevada Law Journal

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Judges And Gambling, Robert M. Jarvis Mar 2020

Judges And Gambling, Robert M. Jarvis

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Your Honor, On Social Media: The Judicial Ethics Of Bots And Bubbles, Katrina Lee Jun 2019

Your Honor, On Social Media: The Judicial Ethics Of Bots And Bubbles, Katrina Lee

Nevada Law Journal

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To Bail Or Not To Bail: Protecting The Presumption Of Innocence In Nevada, Ebeth Palafox, Brendan Mcleod May 2019

To Bail Or Not To Bail: Protecting The Presumption Of Innocence In Nevada, Ebeth Palafox, Brendan Mcleod

Nevada Law Journal Forum

This white paper aims to discuss the issues associated with bail reform in Nevada, provide an analysis of bail reform efforts across the country, and purpose possible solutions for obstacles to bail reform in Nevada. The white paper’s proposed recommendations for practical bail reform is a three-phase plan to eliminate the injustices that arise from Nevada’s current cash bail model.


Toward A Feminist Political Theory Of Judging: Neither The Nightmare Nor The Noble Dream, Sally J. Kenney Jun 2016

Toward A Feminist Political Theory Of Judging: Neither The Nightmare Nor The Noble Dream, Sally J. Kenney

Nevada Law Journal

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United States Magistrate Judges: Present But Unaccounted For, Philip M. Pro Jun 2016

United States Magistrate Judges: Present But Unaccounted For, Philip M. Pro

Nevada Law Journal

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"Nothing Less Than Indispensable": The Expansion Of Federal Magistrate Judge Authority And Utilization In The Past Quarter Century, Douglas A. Lee, Thomas E. Davis Jun 2016

"Nothing Less Than Indispensable": The Expansion Of Federal Magistrate Judge Authority And Utilization In The Past Quarter Century, Douglas A. Lee, Thomas E. Davis

Nevada Law Journal

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Equality Writ Large, Phyllis Goldfarb Jun 2016

Equality Writ Large, Phyllis Goldfarb

Nevada Law Journal

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The Nevada Supreme Court Between 2010 And 2014, Jordan T. Smith Jun 2016

The Nevada Supreme Court Between 2010 And 2014, Jordan T. Smith

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Magistrate Judges, Settlement, And Procedural Justice, Nancy A. Welsh Jun 2016

Magistrate Judges, Settlement, And Procedural Justice, Nancy A. Welsh

Nevada Law Journal

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Introduction: Magistrate Judges And The Transformation Of The Federal Judiciary, Daniel W. Hamilton, Thomas O. Main Jun 2016

Introduction: Magistrate Judges And The Transformation Of The Federal Judiciary, Daniel W. Hamilton, Thomas O. Main

Nevada Law Journal

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Article I Judges In An Article Iii World: The Career Path Of Magistrate Judges, Tracey E. George, Albert H. Yoon Jun 2016

Article I Judges In An Article Iii World: The Career Path Of Magistrate Judges, Tracey E. George, Albert H. Yoon

Nevada Law Journal

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The Comparative Outputs Of Magistrate Judges, Christina L. Boyd Jun 2016

The Comparative Outputs Of Magistrate Judges, Christina L. Boyd

Nevada Law Journal

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How Bayesian Are Judges?, Jack Knight, Mitu Gulati, David Levi Jun 2016

How Bayesian Are Judges?, Jack Knight, Mitu Gulati, David Levi

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Ministering (In)Justice: The Supreme Court's Misreliance On Abortion Regret In Gonzales V. Carhart, J. Shoshanna Ehrlich Jun 2016

Ministering (In)Justice: The Supreme Court's Misreliance On Abortion Regret In Gonzales V. Carhart, J. Shoshanna Ehrlich

Nevada Law Journal

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Using Feminist Theory To Advance Equal Justice Under Law, Linda L. Berger, Bridget J. Crawford, Kathryn M. Stanchi Jun 2016

Using Feminist Theory To Advance Equal Justice Under Law, Linda L. Berger, Bridget J. Crawford, Kathryn M. Stanchi

Nevada Law Journal

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The Worst Supreme Court Case Ever? Identifying, Assessing, And Exploring Low Moments Of The High Court, Jeffrey W. Stempel Jun 2012

The Worst Supreme Court Case Ever? Identifying, Assessing, And Exploring Low Moments Of The High Court, Jeffrey W. Stempel

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Terrace V. Thompson And The Legacy Of Manifest Destiny, Jean Stefancic Jun 2012

Terrace V. Thompson And The Legacy Of Manifest Destiny, Jean Stefancic

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Blackmun (And Scalia) At The Bat: The Court's Separation-Of-Powers Strike Out In Freytag, Tuan Samahon Jun 2012

Blackmun (And Scalia) At The Bat: The Court's Separation-Of-Powers Strike Out In Freytag, Tuan Samahon

Nevada Law Journal

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Contract Law Walks The Plank: Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. V. Shute, Charles L. Knapp Jun 2012

Contract Law Walks The Plank: Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. V. Shute, Charles L. Knapp

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Bush V. Gore: The Worst (Or At Least Second-To-The-Worst) Supreme Court Decision Ever, Mark S. Brodin Jun 2012

Bush V. Gore: The Worst (Or At Least Second-To-The-Worst) Supreme Court Decision Ever, Mark S. Brodin

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Ashcroft V. Iqbal: Contempt For Rules, Statutes, The Constitution, And Elemental Fairness, Steve Subrin Jun 2012

Ashcroft V. Iqbal: Contempt For Rules, Statutes, The Constitution, And Elemental Fairness, Steve Subrin

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Nigro V. United States: The Most Disingenuous Supreme Court Opinion, Ever, A. Christopher Bryant Jun 2012

Nigro V. United States: The Most Disingenuous Supreme Court Opinion, Ever, A. Christopher Bryant

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Naim V. Naim, Richard Delgado Jun 2012

Naim V. Naim, Richard Delgado

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Hustler V. Falwell: Worst Case In The History Of The World, Maybe The Universe, John M. Kang Jun 2012

Hustler V. Falwell: Worst Case In The History Of The World, Maybe The Universe, John M. Kang

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Lynch And The Lunacy Of Secularized Religion, Frederick Mark Gedicks Jun 2012

Lynch And The Lunacy Of Secularized Religion, Frederick Mark Gedicks

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.