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Memphis State University Libraries Brochure, 1992

Other Publications

Brochure published by the Memphis State University Libraries, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1992.

No. 93 An Order To Promote Deregulation In The Trucking Industry, Bill Lee

Executive Orders

No abstract provided.

Legislatures, Judges, And Parole Boards: The Allocations Of Discretion Under Determinate Sentencing, Dhammika Dharmapala, Nuno Garoupa, Joanna M. Shepherd

Florida Law Review

The most significant development in criminal sentencing in recent decades has been the shift from indeterminate to determinate sentencing. Yet no study has systematically explored the factors leading to this shift. In this Article, we provide the first analysis to explain why state legislatures enact reforms that significantly reduce both judges’ and parole boards’ discretion over criminal sentencing. First, we develop a political economy model that explains why legislatures acting in their own self-interest may be motivated to enact these laws. Our model predicts that legislatures are more likely to enact determinate sentencing reforms when there is tension among the …

Civil Rights Violations = Broken Windows: De Minimis Curet Lex, Anita Bernstein

Florida Law Review

Civil rights violations that appear relatively slight may warrant judicial redress despite their small size; some of them point up important principles. Leaving these violations unremedied may contribute to an ambient lawlessness that can foster bigger harms. A small infringement in this respect resembles the criminological construct of “broken windows,” which in its prescriptive form urges governments to view de minimis violations as harbingers of more disorder to come.

Using broken windows to understand privately initiated civil rights claims honors a statutory mandate and helps to achieve progressive ends. This application is potentially better than the one that police impose …

The Graves Amendment: Putting To Death Florida's Strict Vicarious Liability Law, Brent Steinberg

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Confidential Sources Reconsidered, David A. Anderson

Florida Law Review

For fifty years, the courts have debated whether the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of the press requires that journalists be allowed to protect confidential sources. Many state and federal courts have answered in the affirmative, creating a First Amendment “reporter’s privilege.” The Supreme Court has declined to recognize such a privilege, but has not foreclosed the possibility. This Article suggests that the constitutional guarantee can be honored without prescribing a constitutionally defined privilege. Whether freedom of the press requires protection of confidential sources is one question; what means should be chosen to protect them is another. Courts should separate …

Good Conduct Time: How Much And For Whom? The Unprincipled Approach Of The Model Penal Code: Sentencing, Nora V. Demleitner

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mpc—The Root Of The Problem: Just Deserts And Risk Assessment, Michael Marcus

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Introduction To The Symposium On The Model Penal Code's Sentencing Proposals, Christopher Slobogin

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Demographic Impact Statements, O'Connor's Warning, And The Mysteries Of Prison Release: Topics From A Sentencing Reform Agenda, Kevin R. Reitz

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Enduring (And Again Timely) Wisdom Of The Original Mpc Sentencing Provisions, Douglas A. Berman

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Out Of Jail And Out Of Luck: The Effect Of Negligent Hiring Liability And The Criminal Record Revolution On An Ex-Offender's Employment Prospects, Ryan D. Watstein

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Take Your Gun To Work And Leave It In The Parking Lot: Why The Ohs Act Does Not Preempt State Guns-At-Work-Laws, Dayna B. Royal

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Guilt By Machine: The Problem Of Source Code Discovery In Florida Dui Prosecutions, Charles Short

Florida Law Review

This Note explores the issue of source code discovery by DUI defendants. Part II of this Note examines the case law and statutes used to shield breath testing machines from scrutiny. It examines both the approach taken by Florida and the approaches adopted in other states. Part II also discusses the application of trade secrets protection to the source code of breath testing machines. Part III further examines the problem of source code discovery through the lens of the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Finally, Part IV concludes by posing a solution to the …

State V. Beck Respondent's Brief Dckt. 48780

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Costs And Consequences Of Traffic Fines And Fees: A Case Study Of Open Warrants In Las Vegas, Nevada, Foster Kamanga, Virginia Smercina, Barbara G. Brents, Daniel Okamura, Vincent Fuentes

Sociology Faculty Research

Traffic stops and tickets often have far-reaching consequences for poor and marginalized communities, yet resulting fines and fees increasingly fund local court systems. This paper critically explores who bears the brunt of traffic fines and fees in Nevada, historically one of the fastest growing and increasingly diverse states in the nation, and one of thirteen US states to prosecute minor traffic violations as criminal misdemeanors rather than civil infractions. Drawing on legislative histories, we find that state legislators in Nevada increased fines and fees to raise revenues. Using descriptive statistics to analyze the 2012–2020 open arrest warrants extracted from the …

Vol.49 N.18 November 18th 2021, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Plus 50 Students And Their Experiences With Technology In Undergraduate Classes, Jamillah L. Boyd, Nykea T. Watts-Edwards

Dissertations

As adult learners over 50 continue to pursue higher education, postsecondary institutions should have resources and services available to support this demographic. Previous research often combines Plus 50 students with all nontraditional students 24 years and older, making it difficult to understand the unique needs and learning experiences of older adult students in the academic environment. The use of technology for curriculum has increased significantly over the years and may present challenges for Plus 50 learners as they are introduced to it and learn to navigate it. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Plus 50 …

Chanticleer | November 18, 2021, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.

Hawks' Herald -- Nov. 18, 2021, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

No abstract provided.

Start Trying To Make Roesch Happen, University Of Dayton. University Libraries

University Libraries Blog Archive

Inspired by the movie Mean Girls (because we're a cool library), we'll have a lineup of services and resources to make finals week grool for University of Dayton students.

Error-Resilient Consumer Contracts, Danielle D'Onfro

Duke Law Journal

When firms contracting with consumers make mistakes, people get hurt. Inaccurate billing, misapplied payments, and similar problems push lucky consumers into Kafkaesque customer service queues—and unlucky ones off the financial cliff. Despite significant regulatory interventions, firms contracting with consumers continue to struggle to accurately bill customers, update accounts, and process payments. Firms largely rely on technology, especially databases and software, to discharge these servicing obligations. This technology must accommodate firms’ innovations in their contracts, shifting governmental regulations, and consumers’ unpredictable behavior. Given the complexity of servicing, even when firms invest significantly in technology, it will inevitably produce mistakes. When firms …

The Lumberjack, November 17, 2021

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

The Bg News November 17, 2021, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 17, 2021. Volume 101- Issue 13.

The Hypocrisy Of Facebook: Facebook’S Failure To Comply With Their Own Proposal, Caitlin Muraca

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) immunizes social media platforms, like Facebook, from liability of third party content. In other words, Facebook can’t be held liable for defamatory or offensive content posted by its users. In many ways, this is dangerous to the public, as Facebook has been accused of directly contributing to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot by relaxing its security safeguards too soon after the 2020 presidential election. Evidence indicates that “numerous Facebook groups and accounts, public and private, were used to help organize the protest.”

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts …

Spectrum, Volume 47, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: SHU Student Attends Astroworld -- The Trial of Ahmaud Arbery -- Post-Pandemic Job Hunting -- Student Get Ready to Study Abroad -- Fraternity and Sorority Life Events Update -- SHU Announces Partnership With Food Rescue - US -- Professor Named CT Nurses Association Vice President -- TAP Presents “As You Like It” -- Princess Diana’s On-Screen Portrayals -- Women’s DI Wrestling Makes Historic Start

Spartan Daily, November 16, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 37

Hector M. V. Warden Elizabeth Detention Ce

2021 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Beyond The Public Square: Imagining Digital Democracy, Mary Anne Franks

Articles

To create online spaces that do not merely replicate existing hierarchies and reinforce unequal distributions of social, economic, cultural, and political power, we must move beyond the simplistic clich6 of the unregulated public square and commit to the hard work of designing for democracy.

When we say 'public square,' ... we need to ask- who or what is this public? Who owns this space, what makes it public? . . . This is the essence of democracy: the ability to question power, and the power to do so. - Tom Wilkinson

Covid-19 Newsletter (Vol. 95), Center For Disaster Medicine, New York Medical College

COVID-19 Newsletter

No abstract provided.