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Ins Detention In Florida, Cheryl Little

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

U.S. Detention Of Women And Children Asylum Seekers: A Violation Of Human Rights, Wendy Young

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

Constructions Of Client Competence And Theories Of Practice, Robert Rubinson

All Faculty Scholarship

An entrenched stereotype about the elderly is that they inevitably experience a progressive decline in cognitive function - what the Article calls the "idea of decrement." The vast majority of elderly, however, do not experience declining competence for most or all of their lives. Nevertheless, attorneys interpret much of what elderly clients say and do as the product of cognitive impairment, and sometimes even the elderly themselves construct stories about the world and their circumstances in line with the idea of decrement. These attitudes and social constructions, interacting in complex ways, can distort the ability of attorneys to represent elderly …

1998 Lesbian And Gay Law Conference: Aids Policy And The Fight Against Aids Discrimination

NYLS Journal of Human Rights

1998 LESBIAN AND GAY LAW CONFERENCE:

AIDS POLICY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS DISCRIMINATION

JIM WILLIAMS, ESQ.

JENNIFER MIDDLETON, ESQ.

ASSEMBLYMAN RICHARD GOTTFRIED.

KIMBERLY MUTCHERSON, ESQ.

NINA LOEWENSTEIN, ESQ.

JENNIFER MIDDLETON, ESQ.

Alumni, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Ron Olson, '66, named California's most influential lawyer; Stuart Ho, '63: Hong Kong is China's 'golden egg'; Coming back to the Law Quad; Breck, '57, and Darrow, '48, win Michigan Bar Awards; A tribute to David W. Berlin, '54; At the helm of the National Association of Manufacturers; Scott Hodes, '59, receives Federal Bar Association's top award; Hoffa, '66, at the reins of the Teamsters; Lawmaker Perry Bullard, '70; Edwards, '65: Don't lose your ideas; your time will come; Graduates named to The Best Lawyers in America; Class Notes; In Memoriam.

Features, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Darrow letters shed light on famed attorney's inner most thoughts.

Faculty, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Hammer receives Investigator Award in Health Policy Research; Peering through the smoke; Visiting faculty; Friedman abroad: a voice of America for British viewers; Why did voters reject Michigan's physician-assisted suicide initiative?; New book uses White's work to analyze law and literature movement; Herzog on the stepping stones to democracy; Schneider examines autonomy in medical decision-making; Faculty featured in AALS programs; Activities; Lyon receives Justice for All Award.

Private Amici Curaie And The Supreme Court's 1997-1998 Term Employment Law Jurisprudence, Andrew P. Morriss

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

The amicus curiae brief has become a common occurrence in today's legal arena, especially with the proliferation of private interest groups that specialize in numerous topics of political and social interest. The substantial increase in the use of amici briefs, however, has sparked criticism concerning both the costs (in effort and resources) associated with filing these griefs and the persuasive effect (or lack thereof) the briefs have on the Court. Much of this criticism arises from the failure of many interest groups to posit "legal" arguments that apply the facts of a given case to the law. Instead, the amici …

From Representing Clients To Serving Recipients: Transforming The Role Of The Iv-D Child Support Enforcement Attorney, Barbara Glesner Fines

Faculty Works

Attorneys for the poor are being asked to serve more clients for less money and with more restrictions on their practice than ever before. These restrictions, both on amounts and uses of funds, influence the attorney's independent professional judgment. Determining when that influence is inappropriate becomes a difficult practical and ethical issue. Is this issue resolved if one simply reconceptualizes the role of the entities and individuals involved? What if the government becomes the client and the individual receiving legal services becomes something other than a client? Examining the development of governmental funding of child support enforcement, one finds just …

The Future Of The Legal Profession, Linda Galler

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

"Ends of the Legal Profession" was the topic of the plenary session at the Tax Section's Midyear Meeting this past January. Five distinguished panelists discussed the recent and ongoing growth of accounting firms into areas traditionally serviced by law firms, and contemplated the future of the legal profession in light of the evolution of multidisciplinary firms. The discussion followed last summer's appointment by ABA President Philip Anderson of a Commission on Multidisciplinary Practice, which he charged with studying how professional services firms operated by accountants and other nonlawyers are seeking to provide legal services to the public. Although the tax …

S99rs Sgb No. 1 (Budget), Foster, Huynh

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To budget the funds of Student Government for the fiscal year 1999-2000; to appropriate funds for activities, projects, and programs of Student Government; to appropriate grants to certain student groups and organizations; according to the Constitution and by-laws.

Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring 1999)

Alumni Update

No abstract provided.

Salt Equalizer, Vol. 1999, Issue 2, Society Of American Law Teachers

SALT Equalizer

Contents of this issue:

Stephanie M. Wildman & Phoebe A. Haddon, Presidents' Column, at 1.

Sue Bryant, Law Professors March to Protest Clinic Restrictions on Representing the Poor, at 1.

Theresa Glennon, SALT Annual Dinner: An Evening of Recognition and Inspiration, at 4.

Joyce Saltalamachia, SALT Board Meets in New Orleans, at 5.

Robert Cover and Trina Grillo Public Interest Law Conferences Inspire Students from New Hampshire to California, at 7.

Francisco Valdes, Shaming "Solomon": Resisting the Return to the De Jure Discrimination, at 11.

Francisco Valdes, Talking Points for "Solomon II" Repeal Letters* …

Reflections On The Practice Of A Theory: Law, Teaching, And Social Change, Barbara L. Bezdek

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

From The Journals: Insurance Law Abstracts, Jeffrey E. Thomas

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Recent Case Developments, Jeffrey W. Stempel

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Alumni Quarterly - Issue No. 70, University Of Maine School Of Law

Maine Law Magazine

Highlights:

• Alumni Gatherings

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Debate

• Comments on Impeachment

• Where’s the Class of 1998?

• Annual Dinner Date Set

Appendix: Biographies Of Participants , American University Law Review

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Religion And The Public Defender, Sadiq Reza

Faculty Scholarship

This Essay will argue that the public defender, or any other attorney appointed by the court to defend adults or juveniles charged with criminal offenses, should not undertake, or fail to undertake, any action to the legal detriment of a client on the basis of a conflict the attorney perceives between religious and professional imperatives, except in the rare case of imminent death or serious bodily harm to another. This argument rests on the following four premises: (1) the public defender occupies a unique position in our legal system, and options that may be available to lawyers who serve private …

Property And Economic Liberty As Civil Rights: The Magisterial History Of James W. Ely, Jr., Douglas W. Kmiec

Vanderbilt Law Review

This formidable six-volume collection by respected Vanderbilt legal historian, James W. Ely, Jr., is a paean to property as a civil right. The argument of the volumes is made through selected essays by multiple authors, covering colonial time to the present day. It is property, Ely writes in the series introduction, that secures individual autonomy from government coercion, prevents an over-concentration of political authority generally, and encourages investment and economic development., Ely knows the main lesson of history is remembering. The vast literature on the institution of private property, until now, was not sufficiently culled, digested, and assembled, however, to …

“Guardian Of Civil Rights … Medieval Relic”: The Civil Jury In Canada, W. A. Bogart

Law and Contemporary Problems

Bogart offers some explanations of why Canadian civil juries exist only at the margins by examining the availability of civil juries, empirical evidence regarding their use and cost in Ontario Canada and academic and policy debates concerning their role.

Options In Consumer Bankruptcy: An American Perspective, Jean Braucher

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

In both the United States and Canada, a rapid increase in personal bankruptcies has led to demands for stricter laws to force more repayment by consumer debtors. Canada has already taken this step, while the United States may soon do so in response to the counterfactual claim that the problem is debtors with means using bankruptcy as "a method of financial planning." The author suggests that the real problem in both countries, however, is an increase in the ranks of the over-indebted. Bankruptcy is a symptom, signalling to creditors the need to reform themselves. The author concludes that if creditors …

Consumer Bankruptcy In Comparison: Do We Cure A Market Failure Or A Social Problem, Johanna Niemi-Kiesilainen

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

The Continental European and Scandinavian bankruptcy laws did not have provisions enabling the discharge of debt until quite recently. While bankruptcy law did not specifically exclude consumer debtors, in the absence of discharge, consumer bankruptcy was meaningless and rare. After the deregulation of credit markets in the 1980s, many west European countries faced a huge increase in consumer debt problems. Several countries passed consumer debt adjustment laws during the late 1980s and 1990s. Unlike the North American consumer bankruptcy laws, the European laws attach moral attributes to the access to adjustment procedures, which require a mandatory payment plan, and offer …

Cross-Border Bank Branching Under The Nafta: Public Choice And The Law Of Corporate Groups, Eric J. Gouvin

Connecticut Journal of International Law

When representatives of the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement' (NAFTA) in 1992, they created the largest free trade zone in the world.2 On items ranging from automobile parts to water, from saw logs to beer, the negotiators crafted a workable document that represented compromises by all parties, but which was nevertheless minimally acceptable to all. As might be expected, on the specific issue of trade in financial services the NAFTA fashioned an acceptable, but incomplete compromise.

The promise of increased cross-border trade brings with it the need for cross-border financial services. In 1988, …

Legal, Moral & International Perspectives On Surrogate Motherhood: The Call For A Uniform Regulatory Scheme In The United States, Lisa L. Behm

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

The Genesis Of The Declaration: A Fresh Examination, Martin Flaherty, Richard N. Gardner, Blanche Wiesen Cook, Oscar Schachter

Pace International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Missoula Case Study: Direct Impact Of Visitor Spending On A Local Economy, Al Ellard, Kristin Aldred Cheek, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Examines the direct impact of visitor spending on Missoula County, Montana. The methodology explores the application of the Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts (TTSA's) to county level economic information in an attempt to develop a simplified method of estimating visitor spending at the local level. For this study, visitor spending reflects both Montana residents who reside outside of Missoula County as well as nonresident visitors to Montana.

Marden, Robert Oral History Interview, Don Nicoll

Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection

Robert A. “Bob” Marden was born in Waterville, Maine on January 4, 1927. His parents were Harold Chesterfield Marden and Dorothy Harlow Marden. He attended Waterville high school and knew Dick Dubord, the Gray family and the Mitchell family. He went to Colby College for two years and the proceeded to Boston University law school. After he passed the bar, he returned to Waterville and became very close friends with the Dubord family, the Muskie family, and the Mitchell family. He was in the city council while Dubord was mayor and then became the county assistant attorney, the county attorney, …

Vol. 16, No. 10 (March 29, 1999)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

March 27, 1999 (Pages 1603-1700), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 29 (1999)

No abstract provided.