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Technology For Justice Customers: Bridging The Digital Divide Facing Self-Represented Litigants, Rondald W. Staudt 
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Technology For Justice Customers: Bridging The Digital Divide Facing Self-Represented Litigants, Rondald W. Staudt
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
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Public Duties, Private Rights: Privacy
And Unsubstantiated Allegations
In Washington’S Public Records Act, Robert E. Miller 
Seattle University School of Law
Public Duties, Private Rights: Privacy And Unsubstantiated Allegations In Washington’S Public Records Act, Robert E. Miller
Seattle University Law Review
Open government laws allow private citizens to monitor public servants. But this vital function of access presents a clash of competing interests: the privacy of public employees versus the public’s right to know. Washington’s Public Records Act (PRA) seeks to balance these interests, and the Washington Supreme Court has fought to adhere to the PRA’s spirit of open government while creating bright-line rules for the ease of government agencies. The Bainbridge Island Police Guild court held that investigative reports of unsubstantiated allegations of sexual misconduct against public officials are highly offensive to a reasonable person and that ...
A Barrier To Child Welfare Reform: The
Supreme Court’S Flexible Approach To
Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 60(B)(5)
And Granting Relief To States In
Institutional Reform Litigation, Rachel Dunnington Seattle University School of Law
A Barrier To Child Welfare Reform: The Supreme Court’S Flexible Approach To Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 60(B)(5) And Granting Relief To States In Institutional Reform Litigation, Rachel Dunnington
Seattle University Law Review
In a recent decision, Horne v. Flores, the Court demanded a broader and more flexible application of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (Rule) 60(b)(5). In doing so, the Court opened the door for states to seek relief from court-enforced agreements like consent decrees. This decision undermines the use of institutional reform litigation as a means of fixing the child welfare system and thus deals a further blow to the nation’s most vulnerable citizens. This Note will discuss Horne’s impact on consent decrees stemming from institutional reform litigation in child welfare. Part II will explore the history ...
A Matter Of National Importance: The Persistent Inefficiency Of Deceptive Advertising Class Actions, Stacey M. Lantagne University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
A Matter Of National Importance: The Persistent Inefficiency Of Deceptive Advertising Class Actions, Stacey M. Lantagne
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Not (Necessarily) Narrower: Rethinking The Relative Scope Of Copyright Protection For Designs, Sarah Burstein 
Maurer School of Law: Indiana University
Not (Necessarily) Narrower: Rethinking The Relative Scope Of Copyright Protection For Designs, Sarah Burstein
IP Theory
No abstract provided.
History Of The Laws Of Louisiana And Of The Civil Law, Thomas J. Semmes 
Louisiana State University Law Center
History Of The Laws Of Louisiana And Of The Civil Law, Thomas J. Semmes
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Louisiana Civil Code Précis Series, Susan Gualtier Louisiana State University Law Center
Louisiana Civil Code Précis Series, Susan Gualtier
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary And West’S Louisiana Digest, Phillip Gragg Louisiana State University Law Center
Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary And West’S Louisiana Digest, Phillip Gragg
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Louisiana Civil Law Treatise Series, Phillip Gragg Louisiana State University Law Center
Louisiana Civil Law Treatise Series, Phillip Gragg
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Mci Communications Services, Inc. V. Hagan, Bill Hudson Louisiana State University Law Center
Mci Communications Services, Inc. V. Hagan, Bill Hudson
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Malone V. Malone , Daniel Lee Louisiana State University Law Center
Wede V. Niche Marketing, Joseph Stanier Manning Louisiana State University Law Center
Wede V. Niche Marketing, Joseph Stanier Manning
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Department Of Social Services Ex Rel. P.B. V. Reed, Sarena Gaylor Louisiana State University Law Center
Department Of Social Services Ex Rel. P.B. V. Reed, Sarena Gaylor
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Department Of Social Services Ex Rel. K.B.D. V. Drew, Chelsea Gomez Louisiana State University Law Center
Department Of Social Services Ex Rel. K.B.D. V. Drew, Chelsea Gomez
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Neeb V. Lastrapes, William Gaskins Louisiana State University Law Center
Udomeh V. Joseph , Taylor Gay Louisiana State University Law Center
Hogg V. Chevron Usa, Inc., Mark Assad Louisiana State University Law Center
Hogg V. Chevron Usa, Inc., Mark Assad
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Columbia Gulf Transmissions Co. V. Bridges , Brian Flanagan Louisiana State University Law Center
Columbia Gulf Transmissions Co. V. Bridges , Brian Flanagan
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The Case For An Action In Tort To Restrict The Excessive Pumping Of Groundwater In Louisiana, John B. Tarlton Louisiana State University Law Center
The Case For An Action In Tort To Restrict The Excessive Pumping Of Groundwater In Louisiana, John B. Tarlton
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Louisiana Civil Code – Code Civil De Louisiane: Preliminary Title; Book Iii, Titles 3, 4 And 5 Louisiana State University Law Center
Louisiana Civil Code – Code Civil De Louisiane: Preliminary Title; Book Iii, Titles 3, 4 And 5
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
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