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In Memoriam: J. Rodney Johnson (1939-2015), William Hamilton Bryson Jan 2016

In Memoriam: J. Rodney Johnson (1939-2015), William Hamilton Bryson

Law Faculty Publications

A remembrance of J. Rodney Johnson, Professor of Law, Emeritus, of the University of Richmond, and one of the preeminent legal scholars of wills and testamentary trusts in Virginia.


Tribute To Gail Zwirner, Paul Birch Jan 2015

Tribute To Gail Zwirner, Paul Birch

Law Faculty Publications

A tribute to professional law librarian Gail Zwirner on her retirement from the University of Richmond Muse Law Library.


From The 2014 World Cup To The 2016 Olympics: Brazil's Role In The Global Anti-Corruption Movement, Andrew B. Spalding Jan 2014

From The 2014 World Cup To The 2016 Olympics: Brazil's Role In The Global Anti-Corruption Movement, Andrew B. Spalding

Law Faculty Publications

This Comment is the first in a series of publications on Brazil's efforts and, we hope, its successes in reducing corruption in the 2016 Olympic Games. It is written as part of a course at the University of Richmond School of Law entitled "Brazil, Corruption, and the 2016 Summer Olympics"-the co-authors are eight students and their pro- fessor. While the ultimate product will be a comprehensive analysis of the role of Brazilian law in controlling corruption, this Comment has a more modest purpose. It will discuss the various trends and forces that have converged on Brazil's hosting of the Games, …


Book Review: Long Before Stonewall: Histories Of Same-Sex Sexuality In Early America, John R. Pagan Jan 2008

Book Review: Long Before Stonewall: Histories Of Same-Sex Sexuality In Early America, John R. Pagan

Law Faculty Publications

Book review of Long Before Stonewall: Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America by Thomas A. Foster


Fear, Irrationality, And Risk Perception, Henry L. Chambers, Jr. Jan 2004

Fear, Irrationality, And Risk Perception, Henry L. Chambers, Jr.

Law Faculty Publications

This brief commentary makes two points. The first is that fear can play multiple roles in any decision-making process. The second is that accurately determining whether reactions to fear are irrational is a complex task. Though neither point necessarily requires that symposium participants abandon their positions, together they suggest that extreme care is necessary in developing policy prescriptions based on the claim that fear can trigger irrationality.


Just Do It To Stay Interested And Fresh, In Paul M. George, Care And Maintenance Of The Successful Career: How Experienced Law Librarians Make Their Work Rewarding, Timothy L. Coggins Jan 2001

Just Do It To Stay Interested And Fresh, In Paul M. George, Care And Maintenance Of The Successful Career: How Experienced Law Librarians Make Their Work Rewarding, Timothy L. Coggins

Law Faculty Publications

An article about how a "more seasoned" law librarian remains fresh in his or her career.


1999 Annual Meeting: Strategic Initiatives Sessions, Timothy L. Coggins Jan 2000

1999 Annual Meeting: Strategic Initiatives Sessions, Timothy L. Coggins

Law Faculty Publications

The Superintendent of Documents with the U.S. Government Printing Office ... the Law Library Director of the Tel Aviv University School of Law ... Justices of the Supreme Courts of Virginia and Oklahoma ... Deans of three library schools .. . Several law school professors .. . the President of the American Judicature Society ... Judges from other courts ... plus many MLL members. These were among the more than 45 individuals who participated in the "Strategic Initiatives" sessions following the Sunday and Monday programs at the 1999 Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, D.C, in July. The final report …


Crossroads: Strategic Partnerships And Collaborative Programming, Timothy L. Coggins Jan 1999

Crossroads: Strategic Partnerships And Collaborative Programming, Timothy L. Coggins

Law Faculty Publications

A number of the educational offerings at the 1999 Annual Meeting will support the Association's interest in partnering through active participation in programs by groups associated with AALL. The Annual Meeting program planners, at the direction of President Heller, identified specific groups and associations that should be represented at the 1999 Annual Meeting. President Heller directed the planners to propose programs for the Annual Meeting featuring representatives from both AALL and our legal information partners that would appeal to members from both groups and would focus on the issues that affect all of us. The conference theme, "At the Crossroads: …


Refining The Government Relations Program: The Final Report Of The Task Force On Aall's Government Relations Activities, Timothy L. Coggins Jan 1995

Refining The Government Relations Program: The Final Report Of The Task Force On Aall's Government Relations Activities, Timothy L. Coggins

Law Faculty Publications

During the summer of 1993, Kay Todd, President Elect of the American Association of Law Libraries, named a special task force to review the Association's government relations activities, presenting it with a goal of achieving a better coordination of such activities. The charges to the Task Force on AALL's Government Relations Activities and the processes that the Task Force utilized in fulfilling these charges are outlined in the final and interim reports of the Task Force, which follow this introduction. The Interim Report of the Task Force was submitted to the AALL Executive Board prior to its April 1994 meeting …


Book Review: The North Carolina Legal Deskbook, Timothy L. Coggins Jan 1992

Book Review: The North Carolina Legal Deskbook, Timothy L. Coggins

Law Faculty Publications

A book review on The North Carolina Legal Deskbook: The Common Sense Approach 1992-93.