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Compensation For Victims Of Violent Crimes: An Analysis, Robert E. Scott

Faculty Scholarship

Spurred by the implementation of plans in Great Britain, New Zealand, and California; and by various other federal and state proposals, the concept of state compensation to victims of violent crimes has recently become the subject of wide public interest and intensive legal debate. In essence, the concept envisages some scheme by which the victims of crimes of violence can be compensated for any losses resulting from their criminally inflicted injuries.

Before any proposals based on this conception are adopted they should be shown to have a valid theoretical framework, supported by sound legal principles, with an effective and efficient …

President's Crime Commission Report, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Corporate Principal Place Of Business: A Resolution And Revision, J. Clifton Fleming Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Symposium: Student Rights And Campus Rules, Michael E. Tigar

Faculty Scholarship

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Some Ruminations About Remedies In Consumer-Credit Transactions , Carl Felsenfeld

Faculty Scholarship

The draftsmen of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (herein- after the Credit Code) have thus far directed most of their time and effort to establishing a permissive pattern within which creditors give and debtors receive credit. Spokesmen for both sides, as well as distinguished neutral parties, have carefully described the terms under which credit may be granted, the rates that may be charged, and many other elements of the credit transaction. These statutory requirements will significantly influence the size and scope of the debtor community and will undoubtedly set the future pattern for consumer-credit transactions. Thus, these permissive, or authorizing, …

Legal Professions Of Italy, Joseph Perillo

Faculty Scholarship

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Constitutional Law, Kent Greenawalt

Faculty Scholarship

In the last thirty years, the equal protection clause has been largely transformed. Once a point of reference for courts striking down schemes of economic regulation which they regarded as unreasonable or unwise, it is now primarily a source of constitutional standards in the areas of civil rights, reapportionment, and rights of indigents accused of crime. These standards are of immense legal and social consequence. Since the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Educ. their development-characterized by Professor Philip B. Kurland as "the rise of egalitarianism" – has been paralleled by an increasing attention to the claims of equality …

Contracts, Charles L. Knapp

Faculty Scholarship

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Obscenity, 1966: The Marriage Of Obscenity Per Se And Obscenity Per Quod, Henry Paul Monaghan

Faculty Scholarship

In a widely admired article, Harry Kalven argued that the New York Times case embodies the "central meaning" of the First Amendment. On his view, in a free, open society, maximum protection must be accorded to "political" speech. He concluded that the right freely to criticize the government must lie at the center of any adequate theory of the First Amendment.

It is not so easy to make a comparable claim about the relationship between obscenity and the First Amendment. The Supreme Court's conception of obscenity is partially responsible. While the Court in Roth v. United States (1957) explicitly barred …

Involuntary Confessions And Article 35, Criminal Procedure Code, Stanley Z. Fisher

Faculty Scholarship

Improper methods of police interrogation are known to every country in the world. And everywhere, it is agreed that an accused's confession of guilt which has been procured through physical violence, psychological intimidation, or improper inducements or promises cannot be considered in evidence against him at trial. The primary reason why involuntary confessions are excluded from evidence is that they are unreliable indices of truth; men have been known to admit crimes of which they are innocent, simply to escape the pain of torture or to obtain an irresistible benefit.

Article 1: General Provisions (Comment) Of Uniform Commercial Code Annotations, Robert J. Desiderio, Samuel L. Black, Alan S. Goldberg, Richard G. Kotarba

Faculty Scholarship

Review of:

• KORESKA V. UNITED CARGO CORP. 258 N.Y.S.2d 432 (App. Div. 1965)
• GREATER LOUISVILLE AUTO AUCTION, INC. V. OGLE BUICK, INC. 387 S.W.2d 17 (Ky. 1965)
• IN RE KING FURNITURE CITY, INC. 240 F. Supp. 453 (E.D. Ark. 1965)
• IN THE MATTER OF WHEATLAND ELEC. PROD, Co. 237 F. Supp. 820 (W.D. Pa. 1965)

Criminal Law - Habeas Corpus - Prematurity, John L. Gedid

Faculty Scholarship

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Contracts (1965), Frederick M. Hart

Faculty Scholarship

§6.1. General. The most important development of the decade in contract law has been the gradual acceptance of the Uniform Commercial Code. Now, as over forty states have adopted the Code, another significant task is being undertaken: a revision of the Restatement of Contracts. A hurried reading of the first hundred-odd sections prompts a few general and tentative observations.

Automatic Extinction Of Cross-Demands: Compensation From Rome To California, Michael E. Tigar

Faculty Scholarship

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Civil Procedure: The Tempest Brews, Brainerd Currie

Faculty Scholarship

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Ehrenzweig And The Statute Of Frauds: An Inquiry Into The Rule Of Validation, Brainerd Currie

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Administrative Law-Internal Revenue Code-Proof Required To Open A "Closed Year," United States V. Powell, Robert J. Desiderio

Faculty Scholarship

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Gideon's Army: Student Soldiers, Henry Paul Monaghan

Faculty Scholarship

Ours is a nation that takes great pride in the manner in which it administers justice to its citizens. To us, "equal justice under law" is not simply hollow rhetoric; it gives expression to some of our most fundamental values, and it proclaims that every man should be treated fairly and equally in the administration of the laws. It is, of course, of no small moment that we hold such an ideal, for a nation invites judgment on how well its performance comports with its professions of faith.

In the administration of our laws there is much to which we …

From Seisin To Sit-In: Evolving Property Concepts, Neil S. Hecht

Faculty Scholarship

On June 17, 1960, twelve Negro college students entered a restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland. The manager approached and informed them of the restaurant's policy not to serve Negroes. Disregarding the manager, the young men sat down at tables and waited for service. The manager again asked them to leave, but they remained quietly seated. A police officer was summoned and, in his presence, the manager requested the Negroes to leave. They refused to answer and remained in their places. Thereupon they were arrested and indicted under a Maryland statute which, as interpreted by the Maryland Court of Appeals, made it …

Volksgeist And A Piece Of Sulphur, Frank W. Elliott

Faculty Scholarship

Savigny was a principal architect of the historical theory of jurisprudence which holds that law must be consonant with the spirit of the people it governs. In his own times, however, he was more than a philosopher. As a participant in a great debate, Savigny developed his theory as a weapon to resist the wholesale imposition of a legal code which he regarded as alien to and ill suited for the emerging German states. Professor Elliott explores the thought of this controversial man in a fashion which is of interest not only to the philosopher and historian, but also to …

Book Review, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Scholarship

This review of "The Supreme Court on Trial" by Charles Hyneman, questions why the work’s tackling the age-old issues of the source of judicial review and its constitutionality is particularly novel or unique from other such examinations. Issue is also taken with Brown v. Board of Educaion's dominance of such discussion and the book’s poor treatment of the desegregation cases.

Problem Of Presidential Inability - It Must Be Solved Now, The, John D. Feerick

Faculty Scholarship

On August 27, 1787, John Dickinson of Delaware asked the Constitutional Convention these vital questions: "What is the extent of the term 'disability' and who is to be the judge of it?" 'His questions regarding the provision on executive succession were never answered. Today, one hundred and seventy-six years later, they remain unanswered. They have been revived from time to time, usually when a President has died or become disabled. Hundreds of answers have been offered. None has been found acceptable. Although concern about the problem of presidential inability had been aroused by the Eisenhower illnesses in 1955, 1956 and …

Selected Forum Agreements In Western Europe, Joseph Perillo

Faculty Scholarship

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Full Faith And Credit, Chiefly To Judgments: A Role For Congress, Brainerd Currie

Faculty Scholarship

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Contracts (1964), Frederick M. Hart

Faculty Scholarship

§6.1. Covenants not to compete. In the 1961 ANNUAL SURVEY, attention was called to the large number of cases involving covenants not to compete.1 In that year most of the litigation pitted employer against employee.2 During the 1964 SURVEY year two cases in which the buyer of a business attempted to enforce a covenant not to compete are worth noting. A third case,a decided in 1962, is also included as it provides the necessary background for one of this year's decisions.

Law And The Negro Revolution; Ten Years Later, Henry Paul Monaghan

Faculty Scholarship

Scarcely ten years ago the Supreme Court of the United States sounded the death knell for segregation in the public schools. In so doing, the high court in fact did much more, for its decision drew together and united the diverse elements in American society which were arrayed against segregation in all its forms. Thus began the great social upheaval which we loosely term "the Negro revolution."

The broad goal is readily discernible. The Negro demands admittance to American public life, to the schools, theatres, restaurants, hotels, job opportunities and the like which comprise the "public" sector of our society; …

State Right-To-Work Laws And Federal Labor Policy, Joseph R. Grodin, Duane B. Beeson

Faculty Scholarship

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In Defense Of Certain Provisions Of The Uniform Commercial Code Relating To Formation Of Sales Contracts: A Partial Reply To Professor Babb, Frederick M. Hart

Faculty Scholarship

During the past two years, the former Portland Law Review and the reestablished Maine Law Review have carried articles by Professor Babb commenting on many provisions of the uniform Commercial Code. The adverse tenor of Professor Babb's comments causes some concern lest his views serve as a source of restrictive interpretation in the event that the Code is enacted in Maine. It is unlikely that an alert and careful court, confronted with a problem requiring construction of a Code provision, would reach its decision by following the rationale of decisions overruled or made obsolete by the Code, or that it …

Contracts (1963), Frederick M. Hart

Faculty Scholarship

§4.1. Introduction. None of the contract cases decided during the 1963 Survey year requires extensive comment. This conclusion probably reflects an approval of the manner in which the Supreme .Judicial Court handled the many issues presented by litigants. In reviewing a year's judicial production, it is easier to get excited about a decision that one disapproves. One trend is worthy of note. From the cases discussed in this and other chapters, it is apparent that the Court is becoming more sophisticated in its understanding and use of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Procedural Due Process And State University Students, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Scholarship

This examination seeks to address the problems both universities and students confront regarding the growth of student expression. It is noted that contemporary students sometimes have fewer rights than petty criminals and this article explores the common reasons behind universities’ abbreviated procedures and reconcile those reasons with students’ emerging Fourteenth Amendment rights.