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Crime In The Stacks, Or A Tale Of A Text: A Feminist Response To A Criminal Law Textbook, Mary I. Coombs Jan 1988

Crime In The Stacks, Or A Tale Of A Text: A Feminist Response To A Criminal Law Textbook, Mary I. Coombs

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Market And Regulatory Approaches To Medical Malpractice: The Virginia Obstetrical No-Fault Statute, Richard A. Epstein Jan 1988

Market And Regulatory Approaches To Medical Malpractice: The Virginia Obstetrical No-Fault Statute, Richard A. Epstein

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What The Baby M Case Is Really All About, Judith T. Younger Jan 1988

What The Baby M Case Is Really All About, Judith T. Younger

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Academic Freedom And Academic Values In Sponsored Research, Rebecca S. Eisenberg Jan 1988

Academic Freedom And Academic Values In Sponsored Research, Rebecca S. Eisenberg

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In this Article I examine the traditional American conception of academic freedom and analyze its implications for universities formulating policies on the acceptance of sponsored research. I begin by reviewing the basic policy statements of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on academic freedom to identify both the academic values implicit in those statements and the assumptions about institutional relationships and individual incentives underlying their prescriptions for advancing those values. I then evaluate the validity of those underlying assumptions in contemporary sponsored research and argue that academic freedom as traditionally conceived might no longer effectively advance academic values in …


Projection Crystallography, Alan Pomplun Jan 1988

Projection Crystallography, Alan Pomplun

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The birefringent properties of many crystalline substances can create vivid collages when combined with polarized illumination. High magnification photographs of these patterns can be produced simply without the use of a microscope or other expensive equipment. The technique involves projecting an enlarged crystal pattern with a condenser enlarger onto 35mm film.


Proprietary Rights And The Norms Of Science In Biotechnology Research, Rebecca S. Eisenberg Dec 1987

Proprietary Rights And The Norms Of Science In Biotechnology Research, Rebecca S. Eisenberg

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As basic research in biotechnology yields increasing commercial applications, scientists and their research sponsors have become more eager to protect the commercial value of research discoveries through intellectual property law. Some scientists fear that these commercial incentives will weaken or even undermine the norms that have traditionally governed scientific research. In this Article, Professor Eisenberg examines the interaction of proprietary rights in inventions with these traditional scientific norms. Trade secrecy, she argues, is an undesirable strategy for protection of basic research discoveries because it impedes dissemination of new knowledge to the scientific community. She finds that patent law is in …


The American Advantage: The Value Of Inefficient Litigation, Samuel R. Gross Feb 1987

The American Advantage: The Value Of Inefficient Litigation, Samuel R. Gross

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In a recent article, The German Advantage in Civil Procedure,1 Professor John Langbein claims that the German system of civil litigation is superior to the American; in an earlier article he makes a parallel claim about German criminal procedure.2 Roughly, Professor Langbein argues that by comparison to the German process, American litigation is overly complex, expensive, slow, and unpredictable - in short, inefficient.3 Professor Langbein is not the first and will not be the last to criticize American legal institutions in these terms, but he expresses this criticism particularly well: he is concise and concrete, he describes American practice by …


The Decline Of Law As An Autonomous Discipline: 1962-1987, Richard A. Posner Jan 1987

The Decline Of Law As An Autonomous Discipline: 1962-1987, Richard A. Posner

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The Compact Clause And Transboundary Problems: A Federal Remedy For The Disease Most Incident To A Federal Government, Dale Goble Jan 1987

The Compact Clause And Transboundary Problems: A Federal Remedy For The Disease Most Incident To A Federal Government, Dale Goble

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The political and constitutional relationship that is known as "federalism" creates boundaries that often do not correspond to resources. The anadromous salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River Basin, for example, cross several jurisdictional boundaries during their life cycle. Jurisdictional boundaries frequently contribute to poor resource planning because some actors are excluded. One traditional response to such transboundary resource difficulties has been to nationalize the problem, thus creating a forum in which all of the actors may participate. Nationalization, however, may be overinclusive when the problem is regional. An alternative that is potentially more sensitive to local concerns is found …


Ocean Incineration Of Hazardous Waste Symposium: Toxic Waste: Corporate And Government Responsibility, William L. Andreen Jan 1987

Ocean Incineration Of Hazardous Waste Symposium: Toxic Waste: Corporate And Government Responsibility, William L. Andreen

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Siamese Essays: (I) Cts Corp. V. Dynamics Corp. Of America And Dormant Commerce Clause Doctrine; (Ii) Extraterritorial State Legislation, Donald H. Regan Jan 1987

Siamese Essays: (I) Cts Corp. V. Dynamics Corp. Of America And Dormant Commerce Clause Doctrine; (Ii) Extraterritorial State Legislation, Donald H. Regan

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What follows is two essays, related as Siamese twins. Both essays developed from a single conception. They are distinct, but they remain connected by a shared subtopic. The first essay is about CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of America1 as a contribution to dormant commerce clause doctrine. The second essay is about the constitutional principle that states may not legislate extraterritorially, which I shall refer to as the "extraterritoriality principle." The shared subtopic is the extraterritoriality problem in CTS. (There is an extraterritoriality problem in CTS, even though the Court does not discuss it in those terms.) I could have …


Guerilla Decisionmaking: Judicial Review Of Risk Assessments, William H. Rodgers, Jr. Jan 1987

Guerilla Decisionmaking: Judicial Review Of Risk Assessments, William H. Rodgers, Jr.

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This paper describes four types of uncertainty confronted by decisionmakers undertaking risk assessments. It then discusses individual and institutional responses to uncertainty; these include both formal attempts to acquire more information, and pragmatic efforts to isolate and act upon salient considerations. The tendency of decisionmakers to narrow the agenda and search for a decisive datum or metaphor is called guerilla decisionmaking. Courts oversee agency decisions by techniques known widely in the legal community as the hard-look doctrine. This doctrine is defined, and the case law is used to illustrate how courts insist upon identification of salient risk-assessment factors and the …


Text Into Theory: A Literary Approach To The Constitution, Richard H. Weisberg Jul 1986

Text Into Theory: A Literary Approach To The Constitution, Richard H. Weisberg

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The article explores the evolving dialogue between legal scholars and literary theorists, particularly focusing on how judicial opinions can be viewed as narrative fictions. It challenges traditional notions of textual autonomy in legal interpretation, suggesting that meaning is not fixed but is shaped by subjective readings. The analysis critiques the dichotomy between interpretivism and noninterpretivism, arguing that both approaches are inherently subjective. Drawing on historical and structural interpretations of the Constitution, the article advocates for a balanced approach that considers both textual integrity and communal values, emphasizing that constitutional truths are embedded within societal ideas rather than being strictly majoritarian …


The Relationship Of Church Growth And Systematic Theology, Elmer L. Towns Mar 1986

The Relationship Of Church Growth And Systematic Theology, Elmer L. Towns

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From Muller V. Oregon To Fetal Vulnerability Policies, Mary E. Becker Jan 1986

From Muller V. Oregon To Fetal Vulnerability Policies, Mary E. Becker

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Past And Future: The Temporal Dimension In The Law Of Property, Richard A. Epstein Jan 1986

Past And Future: The Temporal Dimension In The Law Of Property, Richard A. Epstein

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Council And The Constitution: An Article On The Constitutionality Of The Northwest Power Planning Council, Dale Goble Jan 1986

Council And The Constitution: An Article On The Constitutionality Of The Northwest Power Planning Council, Dale Goble

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Law-The Last Of The Universal Disciplines, Soia Mentschikoff, Irwin P. Stotzky Jan 1986

Law-The Last Of The Universal Disciplines, Soia Mentschikoff, Irwin P. Stotzky

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Informed Consent In Human Experimentation: Bridging The Gap Between Ethical Thought And Current Practice, Richard Delgado, Helen Leskovac Jan 1986

Informed Consent In Human Experimentation: Bridging The Gap Between Ethical Thought And Current Practice, Richard Delgado, Helen Leskovac

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Beyond Words Of Exhortation: The Congressional Prescription For Vigorous Federal Enforcement Of The Clean Water Act, William L. Andreen Jan 1986

Beyond Words Of Exhortation: The Congressional Prescription For Vigorous Federal Enforcement Of The Clean Water Act, William L. Andreen

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Winning With Archimedian Principles, Henry Spira Dec 1985

Winning With Archimedian Principles, Henry Spira

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Book Review (Reviewing Frederic Rogers Kellog, The Formative Essays Of Justice Holmes: The Making Of An American Legal Philosophy (1984) And H. L. Pohlman, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes And Utilitarian Jurisprudence (1984)), Richard A. Posner Aug 1985

Book Review (Reviewing Frederic Rogers Kellog, The Formative Essays Of Justice Holmes: The Making Of An American Legal Philosophy (1984) And H. L. Pohlman, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes And Utilitarian Jurisprudence (1984)), Richard A. Posner

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The Uncertain Quest For Welfare Rights, Richard A. Epstein Jan 1985

The Uncertain Quest For Welfare Rights, Richard A. Epstein

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The Constitution As Mirror: Tribe's Constitutional Choices (Reviewing Laurence H. Tribe, Constitutional Choices (1985)), Richard A. Posner Jan 1985

The Constitution As Mirror: Tribe's Constitutional Choices (Reviewing Laurence H. Tribe, Constitutional Choices (1985)), Richard A. Posner

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Introduction To The Symposium On Legal Structures For Managing The Pacific Northwest Salmon And Steelhead: The Biological And Historical Context, Dale Goble Jan 1985

Introduction To The Symposium On Legal Structures For Managing The Pacific Northwest Salmon And Steelhead: The Biological And Historical Context, Dale Goble

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Rotten Social Background: Should The Criminal Law Recognize A Defense Of Severe Environmental Deprivation, Richard Delgado Jan 1985

Rotten Social Background: Should The Criminal Law Recognize A Defense Of Severe Environmental Deprivation, Richard Delgado

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Protection Of Biodiversity Under The Public Trust Doctrine, Ralph W. Johnson, William C. Galloway Nov 1984

Protection Of Biodiversity Under The Public Trust Doctrine, Ralph W. Johnson, William C. Galloway

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The public trust doctrine is an ancient Roman legal doctrine that has been applied in both England and the Umted States. The doctrine traditionally addressed questions of public access to and use of commercially navigable waters for navigation, fisheries and various other uses of the underlying seabeds, lake bottoms, and riverbeds. In recent years, the public trust doctrine has been invoked to protect birds and other wildlife, water quality, ecological and environmental values, and different types of recreation. Although no public trust case has applied the doctrine to protect biodiversity per se, it seems clear by analogy to existing case …


Pollution Control By Effluent Charges: It Works In The Federal Republic Of Germany, Why Not In The U.S., Gardner M. Brown Jr., Ralph W. Johnson Oct 1984

Pollution Control By Effluent Charges: It Works In The Federal Republic Of Germany, Why Not In The U.S., Gardner M. Brown Jr., Ralph W. Johnson

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This article describes the recent Federal Republic of Germany effluent charge law and the political and legal background that permitted this law to be enacted. The impact of that law is assessed, although the assessment is necessarily tentative in view of the short experience with the law to date. The economic and legal implications of enacting an effluent charge law in the United States also are analyzed. Included in this discussion are the advantages and disadvantages of state vs. federal enactment, the constitutional objections that might be raised to such a law, and how it might be coordinated with existing …


B.R. Lakin: A Country Preacher, Elmer L. Towns Jan 1984

B.R. Lakin: A Country Preacher, Elmer L. Towns

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The Equal Credit Opportunity Act: A Functional Failure, John H. Matheson Jan 1984

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act: A Functional Failure, John H. Matheson

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The Equal Credit Opportunity Act was enacted in 1974 as (1) a consumer protection statute designed to provide accurate information to and about consumers involved in credit transactions, and (2) an antidiscrimination statute designed to shield protected classes of consumers from discrimination in the granting of credit. The Federal Reserve Board promulgated regulations to further these statutory goals. Congress intended that the Act would be enforced through both private litigation and public compliance programs. Few private lawsuits have been brought under the Act, however, and public enforcement efforts have neither checked credit discrimination nor halted perpetuation of prior discrimination. Professor …