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The Mismatch Between Probable Cause And Partial Matching, Natalie Ram

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

On Restating Products Liability Preemption, Mary J. Davis

Brooklyn Law Review

No abstract provided.

Praying For A Tax Break: Churches, Political Speech, And The Loss Of Section 501(C)(3) Tax Exempt Status, Keith S. Blair

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Cautionary Tale: The Obama Coalition, Anti-Subordination Principles And Proposition 8, Jennifer Holladay, Catherine Smith

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of Stark, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2008., Stark Town Representatives

Stark, NH Annual Reports

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

The Nafta Trucking Provisions And The Teamsters: Why They Need Each Other, Erica Richman

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Part I of this comment lays out the basic structure of the Bush pilot program and outlines the general arguments anchoring the Teamsters' opposition. Part II discusses the history of NAFTA and the specific NAFTA trucking program, and charts the controversy surrounding the implementation of these provisions. Part III examines the current status of the NAFTA trucking debate and the Bush pilot program, and looks at the various legislative attacks on completing NAFTA implementation. Part IV offers an overview of the trucking industry's organized labor landscape in both the United States and in Mexico. Part V explores why the Teamsters …

El Salvador: Repression In The Name Of Anti-Terrorism, Mirna Cardona

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Learn In The City, Lead In The World, Northeastern Illinois University, 2009-2010 Academic Catalog, Northeastern Illinois University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Extraordinary Rendition: A Challenge To Canadian And United States Legal Obligations Under The Convention Against Torture, Mario Silva

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A More Lasting Comfort?: The Politics Of Minimum Sentences, The Rule Of Law And R. V. Ferguson, Benjamin L. Berger

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

As a priori political judgments about what is a just punishment in all circumstances, minimum sentences pose particular and profound problems for the administration of criminal justice. Mandatory minimums are, however, politically seductive. Faced with their proliferation in Canadian penal law, Canadian courts have experimented with using the constitutional exemption as a means of addressing the excesses created by mandatory minimum sentences. This experimentwas terminated in the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in R. v. Ferguson. Although this judgment has been met with dismay in some quarters, this paper argues that the decision is best read as a welcome …

The Budget, Fiscal Year 2009-2010, Tennessee. Department Of Finance And Administration

Budget Volume 1

This document is the final budget for the coming fiscal year.

Regulating Robocalls: Are Automated Calls The Sound Of, Or A Threat To, Democracy, Jason C. Miller

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

African-American voters receive a phone message implying that they are not registered to vote. Others hear "an almost threatening male voice," a "fake New York accent," factual distortions about legislation, false endorsements from controversial groups, calls promoting one candidate claiming to be from his opponent, and a constant barrage of annoying phone calls designed to make voters think a different candidate was sponsoring them. These messages were delivered through automated political telephone calls, also known as robocalls. Robocalls are cheap and efficient--one can deliver a pre-recorded message through 100,000 automated phone calls in one hour for only $2000. Consequently, robocalls …

A Fair Trial, Not A Perfect One: The Early Twentieth-Century Campaign For The Harmless Error Rule, Roger A. Fairfax Jr.

Marquette Law Review

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"You Can't Get There From Here?": Ineffective Assistance Claims In Federal Circuit Courts After Aedpa, Gregory J. O'Meara S.J.

Marquette Law Review

One measure of a society is how it treats those with little power, those who have suffered from problems not of their own choosing. Surely victims of crime fit into this category, and society has not often given them what they desire and need. Though they garner far less sympathy, perpetrators of crime may also be vulnerable to forces beyond their control, including physical and mental disabilities, childhoods marked by abuse and neglect, and incompetent attorneys who fail to fulfill constitutionally mandated standards. The criminal justice system attempts to address deficiencies in the representation criminal defendants receive in part through …

California Proposition 2: A Watershed Moment For Animal Law, Jonathan R. Lovvorn, Nancy V. Perry

Animal Law Review

This essay explores the legislative and legal campaign to enact California Proposition 2: The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, approved by California voters on November 4, 2008. The authors direct the legislation and litigation programs for The Humane Society of the United States, and, along with many other individuals and organizations, were centrally involved in the drafting, campaigning, and litigation efforts in support of the measure.

Sticky Thickets: Local Regulatory Challenges For Small And Emerging Sustainable Businesses, Lisa M. Lesage

Western New England Law Review

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The Effects Of Goldshield Antimicrobial On Bacillus Anthracis Sterne And Clostridium Difficile, Victor Petreca

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

Clostridium difficile, a non-aerobic spore former, is currently one of the most serious causes of nosocomial infections and antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD). Due to the resilient nature of spores, its propagation can be difficult to control. Preventing infections through efficient and durable disinfection of hospitals’ facilities would result in diminished contaminations. This project was based on testing the efficacy of a new substance called Goldshield® Antimicrobial (a patented nano-molecular-assembly technology developed at Emory University) against Clostridium difficile. The tests were also done with the aerobic spore forming Bacillus anthracis Sterne.

Goldshield’s active reagents were tested against the …

Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, September 22, 2009, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

No abstract provided.

Socioeconomic Impacts Of Developing Wind Energy In The Great Plains, F. Larry Leistritz, Randal C. Coon

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Wind energy has been growing rapidly in the Great Plains because of the region’s favorable wind resources and because it has been stimulated by a federal production tax credit and by state renewable portfolio standards. Wind energy installations also offer economic development opportunities for rural areas. The purpose of this study was to determine the socioeconomic effects of the recent development of a wind energy center on nearby communities. Project construction occurred over a six-month period, with the workforce peaking at 269. Project operation supports 10 permanent jobs and expenditures to local businesses and households totaling $1.4 million annually. These …

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Court Review: Journal of the American Judges Association

Resource Page: Focus on Indian Law

This Resource Page separately identifies some resources that we have surveyed that appear useful. Judges wanting a comprehensive overview of potential sources about Indian law should review the Carter article in addition to this Resource Page.

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Thirty years ago, published research concluded that an expert’s chance of predicting recidivism was no more accurate than flipping a coin would be, and there was little in the way of valuable research on risk factors generally for criminal behavior or effective means of rehabilitation. Much has changed, and the Chapman Journal of Criminal Justice …

Only The Really Hard Part Of Ecourt Is Really Worth Doing, Michael H. Marcus

Court Review: Journal of the American Judges Association

Some 20 years ago, I released a defendant facing a minor charge pending his trial, who promptly beat up proprietors in a new attempted robbery. I had no access to information about the defendant’s criminal history. Even today, my mistakes that are based on inadequate information can allow tremendous harm to victims, communities, families, and children. I profoundly hope that I’m sending the right people to prison, to probation under proper conditions, and to the right providers.

It is, of course, terrible when someone we release promptly causes great harm. It is understandable that observers blame the judge for that …

Sovereign Comity: Factors Recognizing Tribal Court Criminal Convictions In State And Federal Courts, Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Court Review: Journal of the American Judges Association

State and federal courts increasingly are being confronted with prosecutors moving the court to consider prior convictions in American Indian tribal courts during the sentencing phase, and sometimes earlier. For example, in People v. Wemigwans, the Michigan Court of Appeals allowed the use of a defendant’s two prior tribal court convictions to support a state-law felony charge for drunk driving, third offense. But in United States v. Lente, a divided panel of the Tenth Circuit noted that prior tribal court convictions (that apparently were uncounseled) for drunk driving did not support an upward departure under the federal sentencing …

The Framework Of A Coastal Hazards Model—A Tool For Predicting The Impact Of Severe Storms, Patrick L. Barnard, Bill O'Reilly, Maarten Van Ormondt, Edwin Elias, Peter Ruggiero, Li H. Erikson, Cheryl Hapke, Brian D. Collins, Robert T. Guza, Peter N. Adams, Julie Thomas

Marine Science Faculty Publications

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California (Jones and others, 2007) is a five-year project (FY2007-FY2011) integrating multiple USGS research activities with the needs of external partners, such as emergency managers and land-use planners, to produce products and information that can be used to create more disaster-resilient communities. The hazards being evaluated include earthquakes, landslides, floods, tsunamis, wildfires, and coastal hazards.

For the Coastal Hazards Task of the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, the USGS is leading the development of a modeling system for forecasting the impact of winter storms threatening the entire Southern California …

Index To The Senate Journal State Of Colorado: Sixty-Seventh General Assembly First Regular Session, Colorado General Assembly

Colorado House and Senate Journals

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Hatfill V. New York Times Co.: From Watchdog To Attack Dog—Transforming The Modern Media Into “Big Brother”, William C. Ferguson Iv

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Constitutional Status Of Morals Legislation, John Lawrence Hill

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Metropolitan Planning Organization Reform: A National Agenda For Reforming Metropolitan Governance, Myron Orfield, Baris Gumus-Dawes

Studies

This policy brief recommends significant reform of Metropolitan Planning Organizations to promote fair and sustainable metropolitan growth nationally.

Using Article Iv Of The Illinois Constitution To Attack Legislation Passed By The General Assembly, Michael J. Kasper

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Tort Law And Journalism Ethics, Richard T. Karcher

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Before The Verdict And Beyond The Verdict: The Csi Infection Within Modern Criminal Jury Trials, Tamara F. Lawson

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.