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10-Minute Ebd: Can A Vacuum-Formed Retainer Replace A Bonded Orthodontic Retainer?, Joshua Dickie

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The Ten-Minute Evidence-Based Dentistry Column illustrates how to implement the evidence-based dentistry search process to quickly identify and apply the best literature to answer a clinical question. Through critical appraisal, the author of this article answers the clinical question of the effectiveness of vacuum-formed retainers (VFRs) compared to bonded orthodontic retainers in maintaining tooth positioning and promoting oral hygiene. The study reviews existing literature and highlights the challenges in evaluating the two types of retainers, primarily due to patient compliance with VFRs. While some studies suggest that bonded retainers provide better short-term retention, the choice between retainers depends on various …

An Unqualified Prohibition Of Self-Help Eviction: Providing A Right To Court Process For All Residential Occupants, Matthew P. Main

Cardozo Law Review

Stability in one’s home is essential to safety, security, and human dignity. The right to court process prior to eviction should be unassailable. Yet, for some of the most marginalized residential occupants, that right does not exist. Nearly every state has codified laws that prohibit landlords from taking the law into their own hands to evict a tenant without a court order. In most states, however, the prohibition of so-called “self-help evictions” hinges on whether an occupant is considered a “tenant” or a “licensee.” The law shelters residential occupants who establish a formal landlord-tenant relationship in the premises where they …

Just Strict Liability, Cristina Carmody Tilley

Cardozo Law Review

Theorists who contend that tort is designed to do justice cannot explain strict liability. The strict sector plagues these scholars because it extracts payment from defendants who have acted reasonably and are therefore considered innocent. If tort is about wronging and recourse, then strict liability makes no sense. Stymied, justice theorists have ceded the sector to economically minded counterparts who are concerned primarily with efficient market outcomes. As this theory has taken hold, some have declared strict liability “dead.” This Article offers a justice theory of the interpersonal wrong that permits liability in the absence of traditional fault—namely, the delegation …

Lgbtq Youth And The Promise Of The Kennedy Quartet, Michael J. Higdon

Cardozo Law Review

The Supreme Court has only issued four opinions endorsing the constitutional rights of sexual minorities, each of them authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy. These four cases, which this Article refers to collectively as “the Kennedy Quartet,” have done much to advance the equality of LGBTQ adults in the United States. The question remains, however, as to what extent those cases likewise protect LGBTQ children. Far from simply being an academic question, this issue has taken on increased urgency as legislators in a number of states—thwarted by the Kennedy Quartet in their ability to target LGBTQ adults—have turned their attentions to …

Where Do We Draw The Line? The Deliberate Indifference Standard And Why Vulnerability To Sexual Harassment Matters In Title Ix Liability, Laëtitia Krisel

Cardozo Law Review

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Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Just Me? A Call For Menopause Equity In The Workplace, Leslie Mullins

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

In a society where many topics related to female reproduction are considered taboo, menopause is especially stigmatized because of its intersection with age and a perception that a woman’s value ends with her reproductive ability.1 As described by Gail Sheehy (“Sheehy”) in The Silent Passage, menopause is “one of the most misunderstood passages in a woman's life.”2 Menopause causes shame and stigma because of its association with middle age in a culture obsessed with youth.3 The failure of courts to extend available protections to claims related to menopause denies millions of working persons protections from unlawful discrimination under the Americans …

A More Grown-Up Response To Ordinary Adolescent Behaviors: Repealing Pins Laws To Protect And Empower D.C. Youth, Mae C. Quinn, Tierra Copeland, Tatyana Hopkins, Mary Brody

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

In February 2020, the District of Columbia (“District” or “D.C.”) Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (“JJAG”), issued an important report calling for decriminalization of “status offenses.” Status offenses are alleged youthful wrongdoings that are prosecuted in the District as “Persons in Need of Supervision” cases.1 This Position Paper provides additional support for JJAG’s recommendations. It offers guidance and suggestions to help the District successfully transition away from PINS prosecutions—while also ensuring community youth feel safe, supported, and empowered in their own lives as they transition to adulthood. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has historically been the enforcement arm to address youth …

Patents And The Pandemic: Intellectual Property, Social Contracts, And Access To Vaccines, Peter Lee

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

Through enormous public support and private initiative, biopharmaceutical firms developed safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines in record time. These remarkable vaccines represent humanity’s best chance to end the devastating pandemic. However, difficult questions about ownership and access have arisen alongside the development and deployment of these vaccines. Biopharmaceutical companies have patented many of the technologies underlying these vaccines, thus seeming to pit intellectual property rights against the objective of wide and rapid dissemination of these critical resources. While prevailing debates have been framed in the language of intellectual property, this Article suggests that contract principles can help break the impasse …

Srad Director's Corner: Understanding North Korea And The Key To Security In East Asia, George Shatzer

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

In the third installment of the SRAD Director’s Corner, Colonel George Shatzer focuses on North Korea and the Kim family regime. He reviews Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer’s Insights into North Korea’s Enigmatic Young Dictator by Jung H. Pak and Rationality in the North Korean Regime: Understanding the Kims’ Strategy of Provocation by David W. Shin and shows how these books might help readers better understand North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un and the implications of his actions for US foreign and military policy in the region. The books also provide insights for strategists attempting to plan for …

Missouri Alot - Dc Experience, Amy Bax

Title III Professional Development Reports

I want to thank Lincoln University for sponsoring this trip. I had access to many high-level people in DC that wanted to hear my story of agriculture. These are people that have the power to create legislative practices and policies that are favorable to the agricultural industry. I had the opportunity to advocate for Lincoln and Lincoln University students.

International Law As A Vehicle For Peace: Feminist Engagements., Hilary Charlesworth, Christine M. Chinkin, Shelley Wright

Book Chapters

This is an edited transcript of three conversations on Zoom which took place on 3 February, 24 March and 23 April 2021. Hilary spoke from Melbourne and the NSW South Coast in Australia, Christine was based in Southampton in the UK and Shelley was in Lund, British Columbia in Canada – all of us in various phases of COVID lockdown.

The first conversation focused on how our journey started, including the ‘Feminist approaches’ article and the impact it had, or has not had, on international law. The second conversation focused more on our subsequent work, and the different approaches we …

Isms In The Twenty-First Century: The Evolution Of Systemic Discrimination, Taylor Neas

University Honors Program

Long have the concepts of racism, sexism, and classism existed in human history. However, their definitions and practice have evolved over time. Modernly, they are all considered forms of discrimination. Recently, these topics have been a source of discussion among many disciplines. This thesis serves to add to existing literature outlining the history of these forms of discrimination and how they presented themselves in early American society. All three forms manifested in different forms in early civilizations before being adopted in colonial America. This work also serves to outline how these forms of discrimination exist in present day America. While …

Martinez V. Avila, Jr., 138 Nev. Adv. Op. 49 (June 30, 2022), Candace Mays

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Supreme Court of Nevada reviewed a district court’s decision granting legal paternity to the biological father of a child over the objection of the person who assumed paternity over the child pursuant to a Voluntary Parenting Agreement. The Court held that while paternity can be established and memorialized through written instruments, biological paternity is supreme.

Title 8 U.S.C. § 1409 Of The United States Immigration And Nationality Act—Children Born Out Of Wedlock: Undermining Father's Rights And Perpetuating Gendered Parenthood In Citizenship Law, Melissa Fernandez

Florida Law Review

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The Therapeutic Placebo: The Case For Patient Deception, Kathleen M. Boozang

Florida Law Review

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Halfway Out Of The Closet: Oncale'S Limitations In Protecting Homosexual Victims Of Sex Discrimination, Nailah A. Jaffree

Florida Law Review

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The Fiction Of Juvenile Right To Counsel: Waiver In The Juvenile Courts, Mary Berkheiser

Florida Law Review

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Privacy, Computers And The Patriot Act: The Fourth Amendment Isn’T Dead, But No One Will Insure It, Steven A. Osher

Florida Law Review

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Section 404(A) Of The Clean Water Act: The Army Corps Of Engineers' Jurisdiction Over "All Other Waters", Philip Lammens

Florida Law Review

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A Step Beyond: Adding Behavior Analysis To The Discussion Of Evolution, Natural Selection, And The Law, Katherine J. Kaminsky, Matthew W. Kirkhart

Florida Law Review

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Brain Plasticity And Spanish Moss In Biolegal Analysis, Erin Ann O'Hara

Florida Law Review

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Evolution, Human Behavior, And Law: A Response To Owen Jones's Dunwody Lecture, Thomas S. Ulen

Florida Law Review

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Evolutionary Biology Meets Determinism: Learning From Philosophy, Freud, And Spinoza, Steven Goldberg

Florida Law Review

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Pushing Evolutionary Analysis Of Law Or Evolving Law: Design Without A Designer, Jeffrey Evans Stake

Florida Law Review

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Proprioception, Non-Law, And Biolegal History, Owen D. Jones

Florida Law Review

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Pills, Patents, And Power: State Creation Of Gray Markets As A Limit On Patent Rights, Shubha Ghosh

Florida Law Review

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Transnational Codes Of Conduct Through Dialogue: Leveling The Playing Field For Developing-Country Workers, Claire Moore Dickerson

Florida Law Review

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Grandparent Visitation Statutes: Do Legislatures Know The Way To Carry The Sleigh Through The Wide And Drifting Law?, Maegen E. Peek

Florida Law Review

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Amadou Diallo And The "Foreigner" Meme: Interpreting The Application Of Federal Court Interpreter Laws, Leslie V. Dery

Florida Law Review

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Ignoring Distress Signals: Why Courts Should Recognize Emotional Distress Damages In Wrongful Adoption Claims, Erica Shultz

Florida Law Review

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