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Try, Try Again: Will Congress Ever Get It Right? A Summary Of Internet Pornography Laws Protecting Children And Possible Solutions, Susan Hanley Kosse

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Higher Calling: Regulation Of Lawyers Post-Enron, Keith R. Fisher

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Article discusses some of the inadequacies in the current ethical regulation of the legal system and proposes a new approach to crafting and contextualizing rules of legal ethics. The proliferation of specialties and subspecialties in law practice, together with the inadequacies of prevailing ethics regulation and the vagaries of ethics rules formulations from state to state have not served either the public or the legal profession well. Manipulation, motivated by politics and self-interest, of the ideology of the organized bar to adhere to ethical rules predicated on an antiquated and unrealistic model of a unified legal profession has likewise …

Can Law Firms Spam?, Kevin Michael

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 presents a compliance problem for law firms that issue periodic newsletters to clients or prospective clients. While the Act does not expressly include such newsletters, nor define commercial advertisement in a manner that suggests newsletters will be included, the advisory opinions from state ethics boards suggest that newsletters are advertisements. Arguments can be made that newsletters to current clients are not advertisements. However, given the low cost of compliance with the Act, firms should treat these newsletters as commercial advertisements and adhere to the provisions of the Act.

Justice In The Time Of Terror, Sharon L. Davies

Michigan Law Review

On my drive into work recently I found myself behind a Ford pickup truck and noticed its bumper sticker: "When the going gets tough, I get a machine gun." Not a doctor. Not a counselor or mediator. Not a shelter for cover. Not the wisdom of a favored advisor or a proven friend. But a machine gun. How odd, I thought, to prefer a weapon incapable of identifying with any precision, any careful thought, where the enemy of the wielder of it might actually be hidden. A weapon as apt to injure non-targets as targets. A weapon mindless of its …

Fiduciary Duties Of Directors In The Context Of Going-Private Transactions To The Minority Shareholders Under Delaware Law, Yuan Wang

LLM Theses and Essays

This thesis discusses the different fiduciary duties and standards of review imposed by Delaware laws on the directors to the minority shareholders in the going-private transactions structured either as a merger or as a tender offer voluntarily initiated by the controlling In the context of a merger, the disinterested and independent directors will face a duty of care and be subject to the business judgment rule. For the interested or dependent directors, they will bear a duty of loyalty and be bound to the entire fairness standard accordingly. In the case of a tender offer, currently the Delaware courts impose …

Docket 89-Sp-303

Subproceedings Map & Synopses

No abstract provided.

A National Tax Bar: An End To The Attorney-Accountant Tax Turf War, Katherine D. Black, Stephen T. Black

Law Faculty Scholarship

Although current case law is divided regarding when an accountant is practicing law, this Article will explore different approaches to this problem. Specifically, Part II of this Article explores which entities control the regulation of the legal profession. Next, Part III examines the impact of the state courts on the issue of unauthorized legal practice. Part IV touches on the related issue of privilege and the treatment of attorney-client privilege in the context of tax practice. Further, Part V considers whether tax practice should be considered the practice of law, and Part VI of this Article examines the legal profession's …

The Relationship Between Religious Programs And Peer Relationships Of Adults With Mental Retardation, Cecilia D. Beasley

Theses & Honors Papers

This research was intended to look at the relationship between attendance at religious programs on the peer relationships and spirituality of adults with mental retardation. The literature reviews the benefits of spirituality for all individuals, the characteristics of individuals with mental retardation, and the influences of peer relationships. Fifty-nine surveys about the individual's spiritual development, happiness, peer relationships and criminality as well as the importance of religious functions were completed by adults with and without mental retardation. The results indicate that attendance at religious activities does in fact impact spirituality and peer relationships of individuals with mental retardation. They also …

Counselor, Vol. 24, No.32, April 26, 2004, New York Law School

New York Law School Community Newsletter

No abstract provided.

C.A.R.E. Fair To Assist Families Caring For Aging Relatives, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - One of every four American households provides care for relatives 50 years old or older, at a cost of more than $30 billion annually.

Illinois State University Report, April 22, 2004, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Documents From The April 21, 2004 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

ASUM Senate Documents, 1919-2007

Documents from the April 21, 2004 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM), including an agenda and meeting minutes with associated exhibit documents.

Introduction, Joel K. Goldstein

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Counselor, Vol. 24, No.31, April 19, 2004, New York Law School

New York Law School Community Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 59, April 19, 2004

Central Florida Future

BARC takes a bite at Shriners Circus; A student's guide to money management; WSNC radio demands recognition; Bush support waning among college students.

April 17, 2004 (Pages 2049-2154), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 34 (2004)

No abstract provided.

An Alaskan Law School: Is It Feasible?, Mary Killorin

ISER Reports

Responding to a request from the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) alumni, the UAA provost asked the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) to investigate the need for a law school in Alaska. Alaska is the only state that does not have a law school. The question of whether to establish a law school in Alaska has been discussed for more than thirty years. In 1974, the University of Alaska, in conjunction with the Alaska Legislative Council, commissioned a feasibility study for an Alaska law school.In May 1975, John Havelock, then director of Legal Studies at the University of …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 93 [94], No. 44 [46] (April 16, 2004), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 93, but it is the 94th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

This issue was printed as 44, but it is the 46th issue in this volume. This was corrected in pencil.

The Lumberjack, April 14, 2004

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Carlina Tapia-Ruano To Address Illinois Wesleyan's Commencement, Jeffery Hanna

Press Releases 2000-2009

No abstract provided.

Counselor, Vol. 24, No. 30, April 12, 2004, New York Law School

New York Law School Community Newsletter

No abstract provided.

April 12, 2004

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.

Overview Of Legal Systems In The Asia-Pacific Region: India, Navoneel Dayanand

Overview of Legal Systems in the Asia-Pacific Region (2004)

This article provides a general description of the legal system of India. It further discusses aspects of legal education and legal practice in that country.

Overview Of Legal Systems In The Asia-Pacific Region: People's Republic Of China, Zengguang (Bill) Huo, Yuhua Shi

Overview of Legal Systems in the Asia-Pacific Region (2004)

This article provides a general description of the legal system of the People's Republic of China. It further discusses aspects of legal education and legal practice in that country.

Documents From The April 7, 2004 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

ASUM Senate Documents, 1919-2007

Documents from the April 7, 2004 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM), including an agenda and meeting minutes with associated exhibit documents.

Rachid V. Atty Gen Usa

2004 Decisions

Agency

The Lumberjack, April 07, 2004

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 028, Number 33, April 5, 2004, Grand Valley State University

2003-2004, Volume 28

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

April 5, 2004

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.

April 3, 2004 (Pages 1741-1916), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 34 (2004)

No abstract provided.