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Memphis State Magazine, 10:03, 1991 Fall

Memphis State University Magazine

Annual Report of the President.

Cover Story, "Healing an Ailing Industry"

The U.S. is the most powerful nation in the world....But we can't solve our health care problems. Three researchers at Memphis State University are searching for answers to this complex dilemma.

Also featured, "The Past Preserved: MSU's Oral History Program"

If you want to know what really happened, go to the source. Participants in MSU's Oral History Program do just that—by interviewing people who provide firsthand information about important historical events or eras.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1996 Winter

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Triumphant Threads" by Dr. Cynthia Grant Tucker

Health problems have forced this artist to trade her palette for fabric and thread. Yet her quilts have been acclaimed for their workmanship, range of expression and quiet strength. On the cover: Georgia on My Mind. 1994. 61 " x 60 3 I 4". Alumna Patricia Roberts Cline employed piecing and applique to create a work inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe.

Also featured, "And Justice for All" by Elizabeth Walker Marshburn

After experiencing firsthand the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, one U of M professor has embarked on a crusade to interest …

Teaching Cultural Competence In Law School Curricula: An Essential Step To Facilitate Diversity, Phyllis C. Taite, Nicola Boothe

Faculty Articles

No abstract provided.

On Florida Law, Language, And Alcohol Use Disorder, Stacey A. Tovino

Faculty Articles

No abstract provided.

The Field Of State Civil Courts, Anna Carpenter, Alyx Mark, Colleen Shanahan, Jessica Steinberg

Faculty Articles

This symposium Issue of the Columbia Law Review marks a moment of convergence and opportunity for an emerging field of legal scholarship focused on America’s state civil trial courts. Historically, legal scholarship has treated state civil courts as, at best, a mere footnote in conversations about civil law and procedure, federalism, and judicial behavior. But the status quo is shifting. As this Issue demonstrates, legal scholars are examining our most common civil courts as sites for understanding law, legal institutions, and how people experience civil justice. This engagement is essential for inquiries into how courts shape and respond to social …

Setting The Record Straight: Why Threats Of Physical Violence Made Towards Inmates Violate The Eighth Amendment, Alyssa M. Knappins

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Reflective Journal: Curricular Deficits, Pedagogical Challenges And Constructing Community In A Non- Traditional Law School Class, Rita A. Sethi

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Corporate Criminal Misconducts Against The Environment: The Comparative Study Of Indonesia, Thailand, And South Africa, Fachrian Rizki

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Article 96 Subsection (b), Article 151 and Article 161B of the Act Number 3 of 2020 on the Amendment of the Act Number 4 of 2009 on Mineral and Coal Mining of Indonesia create a strong foundation for the regulation and punishment of negligence of corporate post-mining obligations against the environment. Accordingly, if a corporation fails to comply with its post-mining obligations against the environment, the corporation will be subjected to a combined imposition of administrative and criminal sanctions. However, it is argued that the imposition of both administrative and criminal sanctions on the corporation and its responsible officers is …

Ten Years Later, Prea Does Not Live Up To Its Goal: Amending The Statute To Reduce Discriminatory Violence Against Transgender Prisoners, Carla Aveledo

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

An Uncomfortable Truth: Law As A Weapon Of Oppression Of The Indigenous Peoples Of Southern New England, James D. Diamond

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Changemakers Master Of Studies In Law: 'Such A Different Outlook...': Derek Tevyaw, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.

Changemakers: To Empower And Amplify Lgbtq+ Voices, Michelle Choate

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Criminal Justice Secrets, Meghan J. Ryan

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

The American criminal justice system is cloaked in secrecy. The government employs covert surveillance operations. Grand-jury proceedings are hidden from public view. Prosecutors engage in closed-door plea-bargaining and bury exculpatory evidence. Juries convict defendants on secret evidence. Jury deliberations are a black box. And jails and prisons implement clandestine punishment practices. Although there are some justifications for this secrecy, the ubiquitous nature of it is contrary to this nation’s Founders’ steadfast belief in the transparency of criminal justice proceedings. Further, the pervasiveness of secrecy within today’s criminal justice system raises serious constitutional concerns. The accumulation of secrecy and the aggregation …

Public Carry And Criminal Law After Bruen, Eric Ruben

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Gun rights supporters appear to be on the cusp of achieving a decades-long goal: defanging licensing laws for carrying handguns in public nationwide. More than 20 states have removed all licensing requirements for concealed carry, and most of the others now require little more than a background check. At oral argument in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, meanwhile, the Supreme Court seemed poised to strike down policies in the remaining states that limit licenses to those who can show a heightened need, or “good cause,” to carry a gun. If that happens, what comes next?

This …

A Critical Race Theory Approach To Children’S Rights, Jessica Dixon Weaver

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

This Article uses critical race theory to analyze the impact of corporal punishment and physical child abuse on African American children’s rights in the United States. From an international perspective, the banning of corporal punishment is consistent with multidisciplinary research about the negative effects of physical discipline on children. However, throughout United States history, African American parenting oftentimes utilizes physical discipline to teach children strict compliance with authority in order to prevent deadly violence from being inflicted upon them by white people. Using critical race theory concepts, this Article illustrates how state endorsement of corporal punishment within the family and …

The "Anti-Deference" Device: Article 18 Of The European Convention On Human Rights, Jeffrey D. Kahn

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

This article makes two principal arguments. First, the limitation on restricting rights that is established by Article 18 of the European Convention on Human Rights is the mirror image of the margin of appreciation doctrine created by the European Court of Human Rights. As such, exploring the metes and bounds of Article 18 aids our understanding of that judicially created doctrine. Parts II and III explore this connection and the origins of this limitation on Member States.

The second argument is a practical application of the first one. Russian accession to the Convention and membership in the Council of Europe …

Law Enforcement Officers, Students, And The School-To-Prison Pipeline: A Longitudinal Perspective, Jason P. Nance

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Recent data indicate that the majority of schools now have regular contact with law enforcement officers, transforming the educational experience for hundreds of thousands of students nationwide. The proper role of police officers in schools, if any, has been hotly debated for years. But this debate was elevated to an unprecedented level during the summer of 2020 following the tragic deaths of George Floyd and others, precipitating national calls to 'defund the police' and leading many school districts to reconsider their relationships with law enforcement agencies. This debate over whether police officers belong in schools continues today. While proponents argue …

Victims As A Check On Prosecutors: A Comparative Assessment, Jenia I. Turner

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

In Against Prosecutors, Bennett Capers presents thought-provoking arguments for empowering victims in criminal cases. He proposes that victims should be given greater authority to initiate and direct prosecutions of criminal cases, and should have the options to veto prosecutions or to serve as private prosecutors themselves. Such a shift of authority from public prosecutors to victims, Capers argues, could help check prosecutorial abuses and steer enforcement of criminal law to those areas where it is most needed. Capers urges us to ponder this possibility as a way of transforming the criminal justice system into one that is fairer and more …

Emerging Technology’S Language Wars: Smart Contracts, Carla L. Reyes

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Work at the intersection of blockchain technology and law represents a highly interdisciplinary area of inquiry. Often, researchers, law-makers, lawyers, and other stakeholders unnecessarily debate issues because of linguistic misunderstandings. As the third of four studies examining the impact of clashes of linguistic meaning on law and policy around emerging technologies, this Essay uses smart contracts as a case study to demonstrate the real legal harm that arises from a failure to communicate. Specifically, this Essay uses techniques from corpus linguistics to reveal the inherent value conflicts embedded in definitional differences and debates as to whether the law should “accommodate” …

Interlocking Directorates Among The S&P 500: Social Networks, Gender Diversity, And Corporate Governance, Eric P. Magistad

School of Business Student Theses and Dissertations

This multi-article investigation examines corporate board composition and the implications for regulatory penalties. Director diversity on key board committees and board interlocks influence board behaviors as they relate to regulatory risk. Directors bring experience and inter-industry ties to a board position and subsequently transfer and receive specific knowledge, practices, and contacts with other directors (Hillman & Haynes, 2010). Despite this exchange, firms may suffer regulatory oversight penalties because different directors perceive and respond to risk differently (Douglas & Wildavsky, 1983; Flynn et al., 1994). Leveraging the tenets of the cultural theory of risk perception (Douglas & Wildavsky, 1983) and of …

The Deficiencies Of Oregon Ballot Measure 110, Jacob Towles

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

In 1970, the Federal Government enacted the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), which made certain drugs and substances illegal absent a medical prescription. The control of drugs through the CSA exists to prevent harm to the public. Nonetheless, some cities and states have enacted laws that allow for the benefit of selling or pleasure of using illegal drugs to outweigh the legal ramifications.

In November 2020, The Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, also known as Oregon Ballot Measure 110 (Measure 110), made Oregon the first state in the country to decriminalize all drugs. Measure 110 was enacted with the overarching …

Front Matter

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Guilty Until The Check Clears: How Money Bail Incentivizes Wealth And Criminalizes Poverty, Caroline Jarcho

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Pretrial Fairness Act: Certainties And Suspicions, Ethan Mora

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

12+ Hours A Day: How Juvenile Detention Centers Diminish The Goal Of Rehabilition In Juvenile Justice, Melanie Persangi

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Chicago Is Not A Sundown Town: A Closer Look At Youth Curfews, Nneka Ugwu

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Covid-19 Vaccine Disparities And Attitudes, Deonne Cartwright, Meryem Saygili

Pursue: Undergraduate Research Journal

The past couple of years have caused so much uncertainty and grief amidst the global pandemic. The goal of this study is to explore the attitudes behind COVID-19 vaccination to address the cause for vaccine disparities and help minimize health disparities in the United States. The study considers two multivariable regressions in SPSS of the social factors on vaccination status and vaccine confidence. This model studies the relationship between one’s ethnicity, race, education level, education specialization, household income, political ideology, and media source on vaccine confidence and vaccination status on an East Texas college campus. A campus-wide survey was conducted …

Implicitly Inconsistent: The Persistent And Fatal Lack Of Second Amendment Rights For Black Americans In Self-Defense Claims And The Importance Of Telling The Counter-Story, Margaret H.C. Tippett

Maryland Law Review Online

No abstract provided.

Post-Conviction Release And Defacto Double Jeopardy: Making The Case For Felons As A Quasi-Suspect Class Due To The Collateral Consequences Of A Felony Conviction

Florida A & M University Law Review

Felons are a prime example of a sub-class of individuals that, once convicted in a court of law, are classified, punished, stigmatized, stripped of their rights as American citizens, and discriminated against. Could this be a form of De Facto double jeopardy? While felons are not literally subjected to a second trial within the judicial system for the same offense, felons face a pseudo trial with society, as its jury, upon re-entry into society, based on the continual discrimination for crimes they have already served time for. The enactment of discriminatory laws against felons dehumanizes the individual by discarding their …