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Finding Room For State Class Actions In A Post-Cafa World: The Case Of The Counterclaim Class Action, Jay Tidmarsh Jan 2007

Finding Room For State Class Actions In A Post-Cafa World: The Case Of The Counterclaim Class Action, Jay Tidmarsh

Journal Articles

In this Article, I wish to suggest one place in which state courts can continue to have an impact on class-action practice: the adjudication of counterclaim class actions. A counterclaim class action arises when a non-class complaint is filed by a plaintiff against a defendant, who turns around and asserts against the plaintiff, on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, a counterclaim for relief. In Part II, I explain the factual, jurisdictional, and legal dynamics of such state-court counterclaim class actions. In Part III, I argue that counterclaim class actions, when filed in state court, are not removable …


Neuroimaging And The "Complexity" Of Capital Punishment, O. Carter Snead Jan 2007

Neuroimaging And The "Complexity" Of Capital Punishment, O. Carter Snead

Journal Articles

The growing use of brain imaging technology to explore the causes of morally, socially, and legally relevant behavior is the subject of much discussion and controversy in both scholarly and popular circles. From the efforts of cognitive neuroscientists in the courtroom and the public square, the contours of a project to transform capital sentencing both in principle and in practice have emerged. In the short term, these scientists seek to play a role in the process of capital sentencing by serving as mitigation experts for defendants, invoking neuroimaging research on the roots of criminal violence to support their arguments. Over …


Judging Genes: Implications Of The Second Generation Of Genetic Tests Inthe Courtroom, Diane E. Hoffmann, Karen H. Rothenberg Jan 2007

Judging Genes: Implications Of The Second Generation Of Genetic Tests Inthe Courtroom, Diane E. Hoffmann, Karen H. Rothenberg

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mail Dominance: A Critical Look At The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act And Its Sufficiency In Curtailing Mail-Order Bride Domestic Abuse, Holli B. Newsome Jan 2007

Mail Dominance: A Critical Look At The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act And Its Sufficiency In Curtailing Mail-Order Bride Domestic Abuse, Holli B. Newsome

Campbell Law Review

This Comment will look through a circumscribed lens at the mailorder bride domestic abuse in the United States that is facilitated by the IMB industry and will also consider the sufficiency of IMBRA in curtailing the problem. This comment will: (1) give background information on the IMB industry; (2) examine -mail-order bride domestic abuse and how IMBs facilitate the problem; (3) explain IMBRA and its goals; and (4) take a critical look at IMBRA and give recommendations to further prevent mail-order bride domestic abuse in this country.


The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act: Protecting Foreign Women Or Punishing American Men?, Erin K. Pleasant Jan 2007

The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act: Protecting Foreign Women Or Punishing American Men?, Erin K. Pleasant

Campbell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Blackthink's™ Acting White Stigma In Education And How It Fosters Academic Paralysis In Black Youth, Kimberly Jade Norwood Jan 2007

Blackthink's™ Acting White Stigma In Education And How It Fosters Academic Paralysis In Black Youth, Kimberly Jade Norwood

Scholarship@WashULaw

Black students who attend school regularly, participate in the classroom experience — by either participating in class and/or turning in homework, take “AP” classes, and who perform well on tests are, not uncommonly, accused of “acting white.” This happened to me as a child, it has happened to my children and it has happened to black youth I have interviewed throughout the country. This Article explores the practice within the black community of blacks who attack — verbally and sometimes physically — other blacks simply because the latter perform well in school. The Article explores the ironies of this attack …


The War On Terror- Or The Terror That Leads To War, Dr. Patrick T. Mccormick Ph.D. Jan 2007

The War On Terror- Or The Terror That Leads To War, Dr. Patrick T. Mccormick Ph.D.

Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice

The most avowedly religious and Christian of all the developed nations, America is also a country perennially ready to answer the call to arms, disproportionately disposed to wage war against other nations and a wide range of social ills, and habituated to justifying these crusades and campaigns by casting them as part of some cosmic battle against the forces of evil and sin. An apocalyptic strain, which has long shaped America's religious imagination, is often used to mobilize an unreasonably frightened public into unnecessary and counterproductive "wars" and to demonize internal or external groups so as to justify violations and …


A Field Of Failed Dreams: Problems Passing Effective Ecoterrorism Legislation, Alyson B. Walker Jan 2007

A Field Of Failed Dreams: Problems Passing Effective Ecoterrorism Legislation, Alyson B. Walker

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

No abstract provided.


Senior Capstone Project : Resources For Juvenile Sex Offenders In Monterey County : Monterey County Probation Department -- Juvenile Division, Ignacio Pacheco Jan 2007

Senior Capstone Project : Resources For Juvenile Sex Offenders In Monterey County : Monterey County Probation Department -- Juvenile Division, Ignacio Pacheco

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

An overview of juvenile sex offender characteristics, treatment resources in Monterey County, and recommendations for better service delivery to this population and the community. This report is of scholarly nature and was completed for the Monterey County Probation Department to address the problem that these perpetrators pose to the community.


Closing The Gap: Interpreting Federal Rule Of Evidence 408 To Exclude Evidence Of Offers And Statements Made By Prosecutors During Plea Negotiations, Mark T. Pavkov Jan 2007

Closing The Gap: Interpreting Federal Rule Of Evidence 408 To Exclude Evidence Of Offers And Statements Made By Prosecutors During Plea Negotiations, Mark T. Pavkov

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Litigating Brady V. Maryland: Games Prosecutors Play, Bennett L. Gershman Jan 2007

Litigating Brady V. Maryland: Games Prosecutors Play, Bennett L. Gershman

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Commentary: Brady, Brady, Wherefore Art Thou Brady, Michael J. Benza Jan 2007

Commentary: Brady, Brady, Wherefore Art Thou Brady, Michael J. Benza

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Commentary: Brady From The Prosecutor's Perspective, Steven M. Dettelbach Jan 2007

Commentary: Brady From The Prosecutor's Perspective, Steven M. Dettelbach

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Guilty Pleas, Brady Disclosure, And Wrongful Convictions, Kevin C. Mcmunigal Jan 2007

Guilty Pleas, Brady Disclosure, And Wrongful Convictions, Kevin C. Mcmunigal

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Violence Against Women In New Hampshire, Grace Mattern, Victoria Banyard, Lisa Bujno, David Laflamme, Mary M. Moynihan, Sharyn J. Potter Jan 2007

Violence Against Women In New Hampshire, Grace Mattern, Victoria Banyard, Lisa Bujno, David Laflamme, Mary M. Moynihan, Sharyn J. Potter

Peer-Reviewed and Other Publications

No abstract provided.


Symposium Prosecutorial Ethics And The Right To A Fair Trial: The Role Of The Brady Rule In The Modern Criminal Justice System - Introduction, Lewis R. Katz Jan 2007

Symposium Prosecutorial Ethics And The Right To A Fair Trial: The Role Of The Brady Rule In The Modern Criminal Justice System - Introduction, Lewis R. Katz

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Brady And Jailhouse Snitches, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 2007

Brady And Jailhouse Snitches, Paul C. Giannelli

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Rules Update: How Rules Are Made: A Brief Review, David A. Schlueter Jan 2007

Federal Rules Update: How Rules Are Made: A Brief Review, David A. Schlueter

Faculty Articles

In June 2007, the Standing Committee on the Federal Rules of Procedure and Evidence authorized publication for comment on a number amendments to the rules of criminal procedure. The amendment to Criminal Rule 7 would delete subdivision (c)(2) because it is covered in Rule 32.2(a). The change to Criminal Rule 32 would provide that the presentence report should state whether the government is seeking forfeiture of property. Amendments to Criminal Rule 32.2. would change a number of procedures related to criminal forfeiture. Criminal Rule 41 would create a two-step process for seizing and reviewing electronic storage media. Amendments to the …


Computational Methods For The Objective Review Of Forensic Dna Testing Results, Jason R. Gilder Jan 2007

Computational Methods For The Objective Review Of Forensic Dna Testing Results, Jason R. Gilder

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

Since the advent of criminal investigations, investigators have sought a "gold standard" for the evaluation of forensic evidence. Currently, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology is the most reliable method of identification. Short Tandem Repeat (STR) DNA genotyping has the potential for impressive match statistics, but the methodology not infallible. The condition of an evidentiary sample and potential issues with the handling and testing of a sample can lead to significant issues with the interpretation of DNA testing results. Forensic DNA interpretation standards are determined by laboratory validation studies that often involve small sample sizes. This dissertation presents novel methodologies to address …


Transcript: Conference Participants Biographies, American University Washington College Of Law Disability Rights Law Clinic Jan 2007

Transcript: Conference Participants Biographies, American University Washington College Of Law Disability Rights Law Clinic

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Gender Performance Over Job Performance: Body Art Work Rules And The Continuing Subordination Of The Feminine, Lucille M. Ponte, Jennifer L. Gillan Jan 2007

Gender Performance Over Job Performance: Body Art Work Rules And The Continuing Subordination Of The Feminine, Lucille M. Ponte, Jennifer L. Gillan

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


From Insanity To Beyond Diminished Capacity: Mental Illness And Criminal Excuse In The Post-Clark Era, Henry F. Fradella Jan 2007

From Insanity To Beyond Diminished Capacity: Mental Illness And Criminal Excuse In The Post-Clark Era, Henry F. Fradella

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Attempt, Reckless Homicide, And The Design Of Criminal Law, Michael T. Cahill Jan 2007

Attempt, Reckless Homicide, And The Design Of Criminal Law, Michael T. Cahill

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Addressing The Emergence Of Advocacy In The Chinese Criminal Justice System: A Collaboration Between A U.S. And A Chinese Law School, Robert Lancaster, Xiangshun Ding Jan 2007

Addressing The Emergence Of Advocacy In The Chinese Criminal Justice System: A Collaboration Between A U.S. And A Chinese Law School, Robert Lancaster, Xiangshun Ding

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


At The Intersection Of Race And History: The Unique Relationship Between The Davis Intent Requirement And The Crack Laws, Christopher J. Tyson Jan 2007

At The Intersection Of Race And History: The Unique Relationship Between The Davis Intent Requirement And The Crack Laws, Christopher J. Tyson

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


How Can Japanese Corporations Protect Confidential Information In U.S. Courts?, Masamichi Yamamoto Jan 2007

How Can Japanese Corporations Protect Confidential Information In U.S. Courts?, Masamichi Yamamoto

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

U.S. courts have seen a significant increase in the number of lawsuits involving both U.S. and Japanese corporations. In deciding these cases, U.S. courts may have to choose how to apply the attorney-client privilege to in-house lawyers retained by corporations in Japan, where the legal system and discovery rules are fundamentally different from those of the United States. U.S. courts would most likely analyze these situations under the Remy-Martin/Minolta test and recognize the attorney-client privilege only for managers of legal departments in Japanese corporations, not for other non-bengoshi (non-licensed) in-house lawyers. This will change in the near future, however, when …


Liberalizing Trade In Agriculture And Food Security--Mission Impossible?, Christine Kaufmann, Simone Heri Jan 2007

Liberalizing Trade In Agriculture And Food Security--Mission Impossible?, Christine Kaufmann, Simone Heri

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) foresees that trade should be conducted with a view to raising standards of living. It is undisputed that raising living standards contributes to the implementation of the right to food. Indeed, state parties to the WTO have obligations regarding the right to food not only under the international trade system, but also under the human rights regime. All WTO state parties are bound by customary human rights law, and most have ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, of which Article 11 contains the most important codification of the …


Strafford County 2006 Annual Report Of The Commissioners, Treasurer, Other County Officers And The Strafford County Delegation Strafford County, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2006., Stafford County Representatives Jan 2007

Strafford County 2006 Annual Report Of The Commissioners, Treasurer, Other County Officers And The Strafford County Delegation Strafford County, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2006., Stafford County Representatives

Strafford County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.


Find Your Focus | The Academic Centers At New York Law School, New York Law School Jan 2007

Find Your Focus | The Academic Centers At New York Law School, New York Law School

NYLS Bulletins and Catalogs

2007


Sharpening The Dialogue Debate: The Next Decade Of Scholarship, Kent Roach Jan 2007

Sharpening The Dialogue Debate: The Next Decade Of Scholarship, Kent Roach

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

The first part of this commentary examines the roles of coordinate construction in which legislatures act on their own interpretation of the constitution, second look cases in which the courts judge the constitutionality of a legislative reply to a judicial decision, and various constitutional remedies. The second part examines some differences in emphasis between the author's approach to dialogue and that taken by Hogg and his co-authors with respect to the justification of the judicial role in the dialogue, the relation between Charter dialogue and common law constitutionalism, and the proper interpretive approach to section 7 of the Charter. Three …