West Germany’S Eastern Policy: Legal Claims And Political Realities, 2016 University of Bonn
West Germany’S Eastern Policy: Legal Claims And Political Realities, Manfred Zuleeg
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Nevada's Education Savings Accounts: A Constitutional Analysis, 2016 Nevada Law Journal
Nevada's Education Savings Accounts: A Constitutional Analysis, Thomas W. Stewart, Brittany Walker
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This piece will analyze potential conflicts between Senate Bill 302 and Article XI of the Nevada Constitution to explore the constitutionality of educational savings accounts.
The Priorities And Accomplishments Of Kentucky Legislators : Is There A Gender Difference?, 2016 University of Louisville
The Priorities And Accomplishments Of Kentucky Legislators : Is There A Gender Difference?, Amanda Allen
College of Arts & Sciences Senior Honors Theses
This thesis uses Kentucky as a case study of gender differences in the policy priorities and perceptions of accomplishments of state legislators. The research question is, “are there gender differences in the legislative priorities and perceptions of accomplishments of Kentucky legislators?” The legislative priorities of the legislators seemed to be similar, along with their own classification of women’s issues. The perceptions of success demonstrated that male legislators were not necessarily more likely to attribute success to themselves, whereas women would attribute success to collaboration efforts. The research was completed through confidential interviews with Kentucky legislators and analysis of the 2015 …
A Call For Justice: Virginia's Need For Criminal Discovery Reform, 2016 University of Richmond
A Call For Justice: Virginia's Need For Criminal Discovery Reform, Douglas A. Ramseur
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
In order for the promise of a strong and reliable criminal justice system to work properly in Virginia, there must be strong and prepared advocates on both sides of the process. The current process of discovery for criminal cases in Virginia fosters a culture of secrecy and unpreparedness that should not be tolerated in a system that has such power over the lives of every person in this state. It is far past the time for Virginia to move forward on criminal discovery reform. The current rules for criminal discovery in Virginia were first adopted in 1972. The rules do …
A Call For Justice: Virginia's Need For Criminal Discovery Reform, 2016 University of Richmond
A Call For Justice: Virginia's Need For Criminal Discovery Reform, Douglas A. Ramseur
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
In order for the promise of a strong and reliable criminal justice system to work properly in Virginia, there must be strong and prepared advocates on both sides of the process. The current process of discovery for criminal cases in Virginia fosters a culture of secrecy and unpreparedness that should not be tolerated in a system that has such power over the lives of every person in this state. It is far past the time for Virginia to move forward on criminal discovery reform. The current rules for criminal discovery in Virginia were first adopted in 1972. The rules do …
Causation In Whistleblowing Claims, 2016 University of Baltimore School of Law
Causation In Whistleblowing Claims, Nancy M. Modesitt
All Faculty Scholarship
Whistleblowing cases have continued to increase in number in recent years as state and federal legislatures have added protections for employees who disclose illegal or wrongful activity by their employers. But even as the number of cases continues to climb, cohesive and coherent doctrines applicable in whistleblowing litigation have failed to emerge. A significant reason for this is that much of whistleblower protection is statutory in nature, and federal statutes vary greatly from state statutes, even as state statutes differ. A second reason is that courts have drawn upon doctrines developed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of …
Legal Marketing Through The Decades: Pitfalls Of Current Marketing Trends, 2016 Bradley University
Legal Marketing Through The Decades: Pitfalls Of Current Marketing Trends, Tanya M. Marcum, Elizabeth A. Campbell
St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
Historically, states did not place restrictions on advertising by professionals; it was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that jurisdictions began to enact prohibitions on marketing of professional services. Eventually, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the right of professionals to advertise their services and has continued to define the right in the decades since. While lawyers have long advertised in traditional media, such as billboards and television, thanks to the exploding popularity of social media websites like Facebook and Twitter, the available platforms lawyers may use to market their services will continue to multiply.
New and creative approaches …
Clearing The Smoke: The Ethics Of Multistate Legal Practice For Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries, 2016 St. Mary's University
Clearing The Smoke: The Ethics Of Multistate Legal Practice For Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries, Eric Mitchell Schumann
St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
With many firms practicing in multiple states, a lawyer could represent a marijuana dispensary in a legalized state while practicing in a state, like Texas, which continues to criminalize the drug. This raises a question of whether Texas attorneys who make the bold attempt to assist a company that sells marijuana violate the rules of professional responsibility.
In Section II, this Comment examines the background of the criminalization of marijuana and looks into the movement to liberalize the laws surrounding it. Section III analyzes the rules of professional conduct in Texas and in Colorado to determine what a lawyer in …
An Analysis Of Austin Lawyers Guild V. Securus Technologies, Inc.: The Constitutional And Ethical Implications Of Using Illegally Recorded Attorney–Client Telephone Conversations As Derivative Evidence, 2016 St. Mary's University
An Analysis Of Austin Lawyers Guild V. Securus Technologies, Inc.: The Constitutional And Ethical Implications Of Using Illegally Recorded Attorney–Client Telephone Conversations As Derivative Evidence, Christina Santos
St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
For the justice system to operate effectively, privileged communications between an attorney and his or her client should be afforded the utmost and strictest protections. Intrusion by law enforcement upon these communications severely diminishes the confidence and candor needed in the attorney-client relationship. Although the United States Supreme Court recognizes prosecutorial immunity and generally leaves prosecutorial discipline to state bar authorities, the Court has long held that the attorney-client privilege is needed for attorneys to effectively advocate on behalf of their clients.
Austin Lawyers Guild v. Securus Technologies, Inc., a civil class-action lawsuit, is currently pending before the United …
Issue 4: Table Of Contents, 2016 University of Richmond
Online Issue: Table Of Contents, 2016 University of Richmond
Online Issue: Table Of Contents
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
History And Analysis Of The Fayetteville, Arkansas Human Civil Rights Ordinance, 2016 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
History And Analysis Of The Fayetteville, Arkansas Human Civil Rights Ordinance, Michaela E. Pecoraro
Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses
This study is a thorough documentation of the introduction and development of civil rights legislation in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Specifically, the study details local and state-wide civil rights legislation that offers civil right protections to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) community and the discrimination that they face. The state’s progression towards a more LGBT inclusive society began with local municipalities drafting ordinances protecting citizens from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; this study focuses on Fayetteville’s and the legislative process that followed. The discussion of LGBT civil rights is a sensitive and controversial matter, …
Inventing Equal Sovereignty, 2016 Harvard Law School
Inventing Equal Sovereignty, Leah M. Litman
Michigan Law Review
The Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder relied on the “fundamental principle” and “historic tradition” of equal sovereignty to hold one of the Voting Rights Act’s key provisions unconstitutional. Yet almost three years after Shelby County, and despite a recent wave of equal sovereignty challenges to major federal programs, the equal sovereignty principle remains largely unexamined. This Article seeks to provide some clarity—both to establish the contours of the equal sovereignty doctrine and to evaluate whether it is a sound rule of constitutional federalism. The principle of equal sovereignty, as initially articulated by courts and subsequently …
Tax Increment Financing: A Tool For Growth In Grapevine, Texas, 2016 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Tax Increment Financing: A Tool For Growth In Grapevine, Texas, Nathaniel C. Chadwick
Political Science Undergraduate Honors Theses
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) has become an increasingly popular tool for economic development used by state and local governments. The legislation enabling TIF and its consequences vary greatly between states, causing some controversy. Through a case study based in the City of Grapevine, Texas, this research analyzes factors influencing TIF districts and their effectiveness in achieving their respective goals.
The Teaching Of International Law, 2016 Yale Law School
The Teaching Of International Law, Myres S. Mcdougal
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Foreign Policy And The Government Legal Adviser, 2016 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign Policy And The Government Legal Adviser, Henry Darwin
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Foreign Policy And The Government Legal Adviser, 2016 Johns Hopkins University
Foreign Policy And The Government Legal Adviser, Stephen M. Schwebel
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Foreign Policy And The Government Legal Adviser, 2016 University of Georgia School of Law
Foreign Policy And The Government Legal Adviser, Joyce Gutteridge
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Recent Developments In Land Use Ethics, 2016 Selected Works
Recent Developments In Land Use Ethics, Patricia E. Salkin
Patricia E. Salkin
Current events across the country reveal no shortage of allegations of unethical conduct in the land use review process. Sadly, there are countless other media accounts of alleged and proven conflicts of interest and other ethical misconduct. In this annual review of reported decisions involving ethics in land use, recent decisions are discussed in the hopes that municipal attorneys will use this information as the basis of ongoing training for members of planning boards, zoning boards, and local legislative bodies who must be routinely reminded of not only their legal but ethical responsibilities in upholding the public trust.
Mauna Kea Anaina Hou V. Board Of Land And Natural Resources, 2016 Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana
Mauna Kea Anaina Hou V. Board Of Land And Natural Resources, Wesley J. Furlong
Public Land & Resources Law Review
Native Hawaiians and the scientific community have been pitted against each other in a decades-long culture war over the construction of observatories and telescopes on sacred landscapes. In Mauna Kea Anaina Hou, the Hawai’i Supreme Court handed a victory to Native Hawaiian culture and rights by halting the construction of a new telescope on Mauna Kea. The decision must be read cautiously, however, as it is firmly rooted in the strict application of procedural due process.