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The Evolving Role Of The State Solicitor: Toward The Federal Model, James R. Layton

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

A state solicitor gives an attorney general a specialist to turn to for appellate advice. The solicitor's ability to influence what position the state takes and what cases to pursue allows the solicitor to affect the development of law. The number of states with solicitors has grown from eight to twenty-four since 1987. Despite the similarities between state solicitors and the Solicitor General of the United States, there are many differences between the two roles.

Appeals In The Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals: Structure, Procedure, And Recent Cases, Mark A. Drumbl, Kenneth S. Gallant

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda are international tribunals that are developing and remaking much of international humanitarian law. The courts double as trial and appellate courts. Each court has jurisdiction over events that occurred in a specific area during a specific time period. The courts have an unusual appellate structure. These unique Appellate Chambers review important trial decisions that deal with genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

Tragedy And Due Process, J. Thomas Sullivan

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

The attacks on September 11 shocked the United States. The very heart of our collective understanding of the order of things was struck. This tragedy allowed many to stand up and show courage. One such anecdote involves a condemned Texas inmate and Governor Rick Perry's assurance that due process would be ensured.

Tribute To The Honorable Rex E. Lee Solicitor General Of The United States 1981-85, Francis X. Beytagh

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

Rex E. Lee lived a distinguished life as an advocate and educator. He clerked for Justice Byron White and then went on to private practice. He became founding dean of Brigham Young Law School and moved the program flawlessly through the accreditation process. Lee then moved on to become an Assistant Attorney General before Solicitor General of the United States. Lee's respect for the tradition of the independence of the office of Solicitor General ultimately cost him his position as Solicitor. Lee went on to live an active and successful life before succumbing to cancer.

In The Shadow Of Daniel Webster: Arguing Appeals In The Twenty-First Century, Seth P. Waxman

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

The Solicitor General is often asked to give advice on oral advocacy. Seth P. Waxman has been reluctant to give such advice. Asking an advocate for advice about oral advocacy instead of a judge is like asking a fisherman for advice about catching fish if fish could speak. Waxman begins with a look at the life of acclaimed advocate, Daniel Webster, before giving his long reserved advice.

Tribute To The Honorable Rex E. Lee Solicitor General Of The United States 1981-85, Thomas Rex Lee

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

Rex E. Lee had a gift for befriending everyone he met. This gift allowed him to treat oral arguments as a conversation with a friend. This approach led to a successful and influential career as an oral advocate.

The Argument Of An Appeal, John W. Davis

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

John W. Davis candidly offers ten pieces of advice for oral appellate advocacy.

Using Evidence Of Women's Stories In Sexual Harassment Cases, Theresa M. Beiner

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

Gatekeeping Stress: The Science And Admissibility Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Edgar Garcia-Rill, Erica Beecher-Monas

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

Tort Law—Spoliators Beware, But Fear Not An Independent Civil Suit. Goff V. Harold Ives Trucking Co., 342 Ark. 143, 27 S.W.3d 387 (2000)., Margaret A. Egan

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Politics Of Bush V. Gore, Evan Tsen Lee

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

Critical Legal Studies ("the Crits") burst onto the law school scene in the mid-1970s. The Crits believe that "all law is politics." The Crits lost their momentum by the 1990s. The case Bush v. Gore has forced many to believe that all law is in fact politics.

Coping With Disaster, Judith S. Kaye

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

This essay is the text of the keynote address given at the National Appellate Bench/Bar Conference and Colloquy on October 5, 2001. The New York court system was wounded during the September 11 attacks. One court was situated inside the World Trade Center and the other busy Manhattan courts were inaccessible. Reviving the Manhattan courts was a feat that no one was prepared for but was eagerly taken on.

Tribute To The Honorable Rex E. Lee Solicitor General Of The United States 1981-85, Dallin H. Oaks

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

Rex Lee was a talented pupil and obvious choice to be the first dean for the new Brigham Young Law School. Lee maintained a balanced life and devotion to his faith all through his life.

Felons, Firearms, And Federalism: Reconsidering Scarborough In Light Of Lopez, Brent E. Newton

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

The application of the federal prohibition of felons possessing firearms is a stretch of the Commerce Clause. Most cases involve a felon who merely happened to be in possession of a firearm. The only relationship to interstate commerce in these cases is that the firearms found were usually manufactured in another state. The application of this prohibition leaves the future of federalism in question.

Listening To John W. Davis, D. P. Marshall Jr.

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

From the Library is a new section in The Journal that will reprint the best that has been written about appellate practice and the appellate process. The first piece features timeless advice about oral argument by John W. Davis. Davis was a country lawyer, law teacher, state legislator and congressman, Solicitor General of the United States, Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Democratic candidate for President in 1924, and managing partner of a New York City law firm.

Introduction: The Impact Of Science On Legal Decisions—What Can Social Science Tell The Courts And Lawyers?, Theresa M. Beiner

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fixing Watches With Sledgehammers: The Questionable Embrace Of Employee Sexual Harassment Training By The Legal Profession, Susan Bisom-Rapp

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

How Prospect Theory Can Improve Legal Counseling, John M.A. Dipippa

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

Luenberger Productivity Indicators: Aggregation Across Firms, Daniel Primont, Rolf Fare

Economics Discussion Papers

In this paper we investigate two approaches to the aggregation of the Luenberger productivity indicator. Our first approach imposes allocative efficiency of every observed input-output vector with respect to the technologies in every time period. Our second approach only imposes allocative efficiency of observed input-output vectors with respect to their contemporaneous technologies. This approach utilizes the superlative index number approach pioneered by Diewert (1976) and applied to directional distance functions by Balk (1998).

Granular Flow Down An Inclined Plane: Bagnold Scaling And Rheology, Leo Silbert, Deniz Ertaz, Gary S. Grest, Thomas C. Halsey, Dov Levine, Steven J. Plimpton

Publications

We have performed a systematic, large-scale simulation study of granular media in two and three dimensions, investigating the rheology of cohesionless granular particles in inclined plane geometries, i.e., chute flows. We find that over a wide range of parameter space of interaction coefficients and inclination angles, a steady-state flow regime exists in which the energy input from gravity balances that dissipated from friction and inelastic collisions. In this regime, the bulk packing fraction (away from the top free surface and the bottom plate boundary) remains constant as a function of depth z, of the pile. The velocity profile in the …

Chicago Newspaper Theater Critics Of The Early 20th Century, Scott B. Fosdick

Faculty Publications

In the early years of the twentieth century, when live theater dominated the entertainment world and print media led public discourse, each without competition from electronic forms, the daily newspaper theater critic mediated ideas and values quite differently than today’s critics, whose main function has been reduced to that of a consumer guide. This article examines the corps of theater critics who served ten Chicago newspapers about 100 years ago. At a time when news editors were reluctant to cover new ideas and social movements, such as the push for women’s suffrage, theater critics were encountering radical new social ideas …

South Carolina's Safe Haven For Abandoned Infants Act: A Band-Aid Remedy For The Baby-Dumping Epidemic, Tanya Amber Gee

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Overview Of The Use Of Genetically Modified Organisms And Pesticides In Agriculture`, David Pimentel

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Spark: Fall, 2001, Calvin Alumni Association

Spark

Calvin sends 920 graduates into the world 

Master Plan designer dies

Construction begins on East Campus

Impressive line-up for Christian Scholarship conference 

Mulder captures national long jump title

There's Something About Harry: Calvin alums weigh in on the Harry Potter book debate by Lynn Bolt Rosendale

Take 2: Calvin prof Bill Romanowski examines pop culture by Melissa Slager

A Father to the End by Edward E. Ericson, Jr.

Medallions and memories: 50 -year and Heritage reunions start new traditions

Distinguished Alumni

Ideas Without Institutions: The Paradox Of Sustainable Development, A. Dan Tarlock

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Introduction: Syncopated Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development, Agriculture, And The Challenge Of Genetically Modified Organisms Symposium), John S. Applegate, Alfred C. Aman

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Sustainable Agriculture, Patent Rights, And Plant Innovation, Mark D. Janis

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Patenting Resources: Biotechnology And The Concept Of Sustainable Development, Yvonne Cripps

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Food Systems And Dietary Perspectives: Are Genetically Modified Organisms The Best Way To Ensure Nutritionally Adequate Food?, Ellen Messer

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Promise, Peril, Precaution: The Environmental Regulation Of Genetically Modified Organisms, Stephen Tromans

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.