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As I Lay Writing: How To Write Law Review Articles For Fun And Profit: A Law-And-Economics, Critical, Hermeneutical, Policy Approach And Lots Of Other Stuff That Thousands Of Readers Will Find Really Interesting And Therefore You Ought To Publish In Your Prestigious, Top-Ten, Totally Excellent Law Review, C. Steven Bradford

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

You've made it onto a law faculty, and you're wondering what to do. Teaching obviously isn't going to occupy much of your time. You prepare your notes the first year, and you're home free. To fill the gap in your life, why not publish something in a law review?

Publishing an article in a law review is an honor and a privilege. "[L]aw reviews hold a special place of trust and importance in the legal system and in society"; they "play a vital role in the preservation of society." Most important, they make it much easier for a law professor …

Regulation A And The Integration Doctrine: The New Safe Harbor, C. Steven Bradford

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

Critics have long charged that the Securities Act of 1993 (Act) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which administers the Act, are insensitive to the capital formation needs of small businesses. The Act's regulatory regime, it has been argued, is too rigid and expensive and discourages or precludes small businesses from selling securities. In 1992, in reaction to such criticism, the SEC proposed a variety of rule changes designed "to facilitate capital raising by small businesses and reduce the compliance burdens placed on these companies by the federal securities laws." Among these "small business initiatives," adopted in the summer …

Battered Woman Syndrome, Expert Testimony, And The Distinction Between Justification And Excuse, Robert F. Schopp, Barbara J. Sturgis, Megan Sullivan

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

Robert Schopp and his coauthors, Barbara Sturgis and Megan Sullivan, discuss the practical effects and the viability of the battered woman syndrome as a support for self-defense. The authors detail the conflict inherent in demonstrating the "reasonableness" of the defendants' actions through the premise that she was psychologically impaired. They argue that current research on battered women does not show key characteristics posited by the theory. The authors conclude that, use of the syndrome to support a legal defense is misleading and may harm the credibility of women in their claims of self-defense.

Who Wants To Stop The Church: Homosexual Rights Legislation, Public Policy, And Religious Freedom, Richard F. Duncan

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

Religions that make peace with the spirit of the age have little to fear from the rulers of the day. But believers who refuse to adapt their religious practices to the Zeitgeist are vulnerable under Smith, unless the Court decides to protect religious pluralism by giving full scope to Smith's exceptions.

I have tried to show that homosexual rights legislation imposes heavy costs on the right of employers and landlords to take character into account when making business decisions. These costs are particularly heavy when borne by religiously-motivated persons, who are declared outlaws merely for trying to obey God …