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Dicta, Vol.15, No.3, 2014, Suffolk University Law School

Dicta

DICTA is the student newspaper of Suffolk University Law School. This collection represents a small selection of the paper's full print run; paper copies of the full run of issues are available at the Moakley Archive.

The Future Of Ediscovery In Tennessee, Roe Frazer, Marc Jenkins

Belmont Law Review

This Article begins by outlining changes in the modern digital world through an examination of essential laws of computing unfamiliar to most lawyers but crucial to an understanding of the changing landscape of technology and its projected impact on modern society. Part II then applies these principles to the practice of law in the context of electronic discovery, pointing to the challenges posed under the current Rules of Civil Procedure, an ever-increasing overabundance of discoverable data, and the inadequacy of existing technology and processes possessed by the typical lawyer to deal with these challenges. Finally, Part III of this Article …

Personal Reflections From Eportfolio: Ahrc New York City, Carlos Fermin Jahn

Community Action Forum: Seidenberg School

No abstract provided.

The Town Of Meredith, New Hampshire 2013 Annual Report For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013., Meredith Town Representatives

Meredith, NH Annual Reports

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

Limited Scope Not Limited Competence: Skills Needed To Provide Increased Access To Justice Through Unbundled Legal Services In Domestic-Relations Matters, Michele Struffolino

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Improbable Birth And Conceivable Death Of The Securities Arbitration Clinic, Jill Gross

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

This Article explores the birth, life, and possible death of SACs in the United States. Part II of this Article describes the history of the securities arbitration clinic in the United States. Part III describes how a SAC operates and how SAC students help investors. Part IV reviews the pedagogical advantages and disadvantages of a SAC, and addresses the reluctance of many law schools to embrace this type of clinic. Part V concludes by predicting whether these clinics have a future in light of the modern challenges to clinical legal education.

Viewbook 2014, New York Law School

Admissions Viewbooks

No abstract provided.

Disparity In Judicial Misconduct Cases: Color-Blind Diversity?, Athena D. Mutua

Journal Articles

This article presents and analyzes preliminary data on racial and gender disparities in state judicial disciplinary actions. Studies of demographic disparities in the context of judicial discipline do not exist. This paper presents a first past and preliminary look at the data collected on the issue and assembled into a database. The article is also motivated by the resistance encountered to inquiries into the demographic profile of the state bench and its judges. As such, it also tells the story of the journey undertaken to secure this information and critiques what the author terms a practice of colorblind diversity. Initially …

International Arbitration In Asia On The Rise: Cause & Effect, Chiann Bao

Arbitration Brief

No abstract provided.

Dropping Dropbox In Your Law Practice To Maintain Your Duty Of Confidentiality, Eliu Mendez

Campbell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Challenging Discrimination Of Lgbt Youth In Juvenile Justice: Encouraging The Legal Strategy Of Selective Prosecution Motions, Alanna Holt

Criminal Law Practitioner

No abstract provided.

Junk Justice: A Statistical Analysis Of 4,400 Lawsuits Filed By Debt Buyers, Peter A. Holland

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Pragmatism And Postcolonialism: Protecting Non-Owners In Property Law, Rashmi Dyal-Chand

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Perfect Storm -- The Negative Effects Of Felony Voting Laws And The Repeal Of Section 4 Of The Voting Rights Act On Minority Americans, Genevive Saul

The Modern American

No abstract provided.

Hiv/Aids Vulnerabilities, Discrimination, And Service Accessibility Among Africa's Youth: Insights From A Multi-Country Study, Babatunde A.O. Ahonsi, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Scott Geibel, Sam Kalibala, Jerry Okal, Babacar Mane, Nathi Sohaba, Julialynne Walker, Eric P. Green

HIV and AIDS

This report contains information from a study implemented between August 2011 and July 2012 that sought to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based picture of the HIV-related issues facing young people across Africa, and the prevailing legal, policy, and programmatic responses. The study was designed to establish a basis for a sharper focus on youth within the response to HIV on the continent. Researchers conducted country-specific analytical reviews of the relevant literature on factors associated with HIV risk-taking and health-seeking behaviors among young people aged 15–24 in six countries across Africa—Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda. In addition, qualitative and …

Hiv/Aids Vulnerabilities, Discrimination, And Service Accessibility Among Nigeria's Youth, Population Council

HIV and AIDS

This report documents the findings of a study implemented between August 2011 and July 2012 that sought to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based picture of the HIV-related issues facing Nigerian youth and the prevailing legal, policy, and programmatic responses. The study was designed to establish a basis for a sharper focus on youth within the national response to HIV. Researchers conducted an analytical review of the relevant literature on factors associated with HIV risk-taking and health-seeking behaviors among young people aged 15–24 in Nigeria. In addition, qualitative and quantitative analyses enabled an evaluation of the factors associated with young people’s sexual …

Insuring Against Guns Symposium Article, George A. Mocsary

Connecticut Law Review

This Article examines whether mandating liability insurance for firearm owners would meet its avowed goals of efficiently compensating shooting victims and deterring unlawful and accidental shootings without creating a net social loss by chilling socially beneficial gun use. In the process, the Article also examines whether nonmandatory liability insurance may enable socially desirable, but potentially risky, firearm-related activities. The analysis indicates that a compulsory firearm-liability insurance regime is unlikely to attain its goals, and may in fact exacerbate the problems it seeks to solve by incentivizing firearm owners to take less care with their weapons. It also shows that it …

The Soldier Bears The Deepest Wounds And Scars Of War: Mobilizing Connecticut To Implement A Veterans Treatment Court Note, Rosendo Garza, Jr.

Connecticut Law Review

The first Veterans Treatment Court (“VTC”) opened in 2004 and aimed to help veterans who ran afoul of the law. These problem-solving courts not only serve to treat the underlying issues many veterans suffer post-military service, but also hold veterans accountable. As a consequence of their incredible results, there are now over one hundred VTCs across the nation. Connecticut has none. This Note urges Connecticut to establish a VTC.

Cause Lawyering In Japan: Reflections On The Case Studies And Justice Reform, Daniel H. Foote

Chapters in Books

Each of the case studies presented in this volume is an important and fascinating story in its own right. Taken together, the case studies enrich our understanding of cause lawyering and the relationship between law and social change in Japan. Despite their rather disparate subjects, the studies dovetail exceptionally well. They show numerous commonalities in the use of law to further social causes, as well as some important differences. They reveal a truly impressive level of creativity in the use of law, and they disclose several common barriers to successful litigation to promote social causes in Japan. As discussed below, …

In-House Digital Libraries For Law Firms, Tanya Livshits

Borgeson Paper Archive

In the current legal research and knowledge management environment, digital libraries and in-house knowledge management systems are not only a growing field but also are a necessity for a law firm’s continued survival. For a law firm to compete in the present world, a knowledge management system, which maintains a usable and searchable database of the firms work product and shared knowledge, is an absolute must to a collaborative work environment and client relations.

This paper will focus on creating and maintaining such knowledge management databases, i.e. digital libraries, in law firms. First, this paper will define digital libraries. Second, …

Legal Research Deficiencies In The Law School Curriculum, Proposed Aba Rule 302, And Solutions, Kristen Rowlett

Borgeson Paper Archive

No abstract provided.

In Brief

In Brief

Table of Contents

• A Conversation with Our Interim Deans
• Is Obamacare Still About Health Insurance?
• LLM Alum Appointed as Judge of the High Court in Uganda
• Law School Moves Up in U.S. News Ranking
• Science to Market
• Interim Dean Michael Scharf and Law Alum Danielle Fritz (LAW '13) Work to End Atrocities in Syria
• Law School's Employment Numbers Rise
• Bus Rider to Justice: A Conversation with Fred Gray
• Ohio Supreme Court Accepts Appeal Brought By Law School Students
• Law School Recognizes Organizations, Individuals...
• Global Chairman & CEO of EY to Speak at Law School Commencement
• Distinguished Law Graduate and International …

Town Of Benton, New Hampshire Annual Report Of Town Officers And Benton School District Year Ending December 31, 2013., Benton Town Representatives

Benton, NH Annual Reports

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

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of Stark, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2013., 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.

City Of Berlin, Nh Annual Report Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 To June 30, 2014., Berlin Town Representatives

Berlin, NH Annual Reports

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

The Possibility Of Private Rights And Duties, Adam J. Macleod

Scholarly Articles

Is it possible for us to know what we owe others, or do we need the state to tell us? To ask the question this way could be understood as a provocation. It might suggest that the possibility of private rights and duties - a possibility that common law takes for granted and which lawyers witness in their daily practice threatens the foundations of the legal realist jurisprudential project and the liberal political project. But it is not my intention here to attack those projects. I simply want to consider the possibility that legal realism and liberalism might not be …

Narrowing The Gap Between Rights And Resources: Finding A Role For Law Students In Court-Annexed Resource Centers, Faith Mullen

Scholarly Articles

This article relates the experience of law students from The Catholic University of America providing assistance in the Small Claims Resource Center during the past eight years. During this time, the District of Columbia Bar Pro Bono Program has played a pivotal role in the development and the ongoing success of court-annexed resource centers in the District of Columbia. They have recruited law firms and legal services providers (including law school clinics) to staff the resource centers, sought changes in the rules of professional responsibility, and developed intake forms and model pleadings. Their steady oversight, provided by knowledgeable and resourceful …

Guidelines For The Self Evaluation Of Legal Education Clinics And Clinical Programs, J.P. "Sandy" Ogilvy

Scholarly Articles

This volume is an effort to present a comprehensive set of guidelines for the self-evaluation of legal clinics and programs. The last time that guidelines were developed for legal clinics was in 1980 when a joint AALS and ABA Committee on Guidelines for Clinical Legal Education published its Guidelines for Clinical Legal Education. The present guidelines trace their lineage to the efforts of a group of clinicians working under the auspices of the CLEA-AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Joint Task Force on Clinical Standards, which was formed in 1995 and was active for several years. These guidelines also draw …

Investment Arbitration Under Nafta Chapter 11: A Threat To Sovereignty Of Member States?, William L. Owen

Canada-United States Law Journal

Critics of NAFTA Chapter 11's investor state dispute settlement mechanism are primarily concerned with its invocation by corporate entities and its potential to effectively overturn or significantly weaken NAFTA states' ability to legislate or regulate in the public interest. This article will address this central concern and demonstrate, by evaluating Chapter 11 arbitration results, that these criticisms have been overstated

The Civil Codes Of Libya And Syria: Hybridity, Durability, And Post-Revolution Viability In The Aftermath Of The Arab Spring, Dan E. Stigall

Emory International Law Review

The Arab Spring sent shockwaves through the political landscape of the Middle East and North Africa and upended long-standing authoritarian regimes throughout the region in rapid succession. Among the many countries touched by the Arab Spring, Libya and Syria have been among the most profoundly impacted, experiencing institutional deficits that complicate efforts to resolve ongoing conflicts and now threaten regional stability. The effects of such instability also pose a threat to the international community. In order to transition from conflict to peace and sustainable development in Libya and Syria, however, international actors will need to make concerted efforts at rebuilding …