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San Diego Gas & Electric: A Regulation Gone Too Far?, Harlan J. Spiroff

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This note analyzes the dissenting view of the Court that the mere imposition of a zoning regulation can affect a permanent or temporary taking of property for which compensation must be paid under the fifth and fourteenth amendments.

Valley Forge Christian College V. Americans United For Separation Of Church And State, Inc., Lewis Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Law, Legislation And Liberty: A New Statement On The Liberal Principles Of Justice And Political Economy. Volume 3: The Political Order Of A Free People By Friedrich A. Hayek, Clas Wihlborg

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Clas Wihlborg reviews F.A. Hayek's Law, Legislation, and Liberty.

Law For Everyone For The Librarian, Hugh M. Kindred

Dalhousie Law Journal

The problem raised by this subject is one of access to the law.' Encapsulated in my title, Law for Everyone For the Librarian, are three components: the law; the reader with a problem; and you, the librarian. The issue is essentially how to bring the three together, and in my judgment the librarian is the critical link. The equipment you need I have divided into four elements, which I will pose to you as questions: What are the resources? Where are they? How do you get at them? and How can you use them to the reader's benefit?

Antidumping Investigations: Procedural Reform And Substantive Change Through The Trade Agreements Act, Robert L. Reifenberg

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This comment presents an examination of the anti-competitive practice of dumping and the United States legislation aimed at its deterrence. The author presents an analysis of the procedure used in the repealed antidumping act. Additionally, the author addresses the question of the effect of the new Trade Agreements Act on the antidumping investigations in the future.

Before The Best Interests Of The Child, Karl G. Sorg

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A review of 'Before the Best Interests of the Child,' by Joseph Goldstein, Anna Freud and Albert J. Solnit.

Crime Must Not Pay: Rico Criminal Forfeiture In Perspective, Edward C. Weiner

Northern Illinois University Law Review

From the vantage point of extensive practical experience in administering RICO, Edward Weiner analyzes its novel remedy of 'in personam' criminal forfeiture by examining both the common law origins of the remedy and the purpose for its reintroduction into American jurisprudence to form a background for understanding current judicial interpretations of the statute.

Richmond Newspapers Inc. V. Virginia: A Constitutional Right Of Access, Beverly Vassar Haas

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This note analyzes the Richmond case and, in light of earlier access cases decided by the Court, discusses the nature of the right created and possible judicial approaches to future access claims both in and out of the courtroom setting.

Sexual Harassment Of Working Women: The Eeoc Guidelines-Panacea Or Placebo?, Barbara West

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This comment presents a discussion of the law of sexual harassment of working women, focusing on case law, the content of the guidelines issued by the EEOC, and how these guidelines may affect future litigation.

The Guilt Of The "Innocent Construction Rule" In Illinois Defamation Law, Michael J. Polelle

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This article traces the origin of the peculiar Illinois "Innocent Construction Rule" in defamation law. The author concludes that the Illinois "Innocent Construction Rule" was unfortunately resurrected in John v. Tribune. He calls upon the Illinois Supreme Court to reconsider the John case.

The Illinois Bail Jumper's Statute, Sharon Santilli Broccoli

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This legislative note focuses on the constitutional ramifications of complete trials in absentia and examines possible alternatives to this procedure.

Criminal Law In Tennessee In 1980 - A Critical Survey, Joseph G. Cook

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Carlson V. Green: The Inference Of A Constitutional Cause Or Action Despite The Availability Of A Federal Tort Claims Act Remedy, Gregory P. Williams

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Prospective Student Information Booklet (1980-81), Florida State University College Of Law

Prospective Student Information Booklets

Booklet containing curriculum and course information for future law students.

Civil Procedure - Res Judicata - Effect Of Dismissal With Prejudice, Judy Cornett

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

The Limits Of Legislation In Achieving Social Change, Theodore S. Meth

Laws and Legislation Collection

This paper is about law, not laboratory animals or philosophical ethics. It proceeds from the premise that law is an appropriate, perhaps inevitable, instrument for dealing with ethical issues related to the use of research animals.

The New Prometheus: Will Scientific Inquiry Be Bound By The Chains Of Government Regulation, David Favre, Matthew Mckinnon

Duquesne Law Review

This article deals with regulation of scientific inquiry and its susceptibility to constitutional protection from government impingement. The authors provide extensive definition and discussion of scientific inquiry and examine two broad bases upon which a constitutional right of scientific inquiry could rest: The first amendment and an as yet unenunciated fundamental right of scientific inquiry.

Recent Developments: Case Note: Sexual Harassment In Employment-Violation Of Anti-Discrimination Laws Even With No Victim Loss Of Job Benefits. Bundy V. Jackson, No. 79-1693, (D.C. Circuit, Jan. 12, 1981)., Linda Lee Panlilio

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Origins Of Modern Professional Education:. The Harvard Case Method Conceived As Clinical Instruction In Law, Anthony Chase

Nova Law Review

The following analysis attempts to resituate discussion about legal

education within the context of modem professionalism and the social

history of American education.1

Book Reviews, W. Paul Gormley, John E. Semonche

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Book Reviews

CHEMICAL WEAPONS: DESTRUCTION AND CONVERSION

Published for the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

London: Taylor and Francis, 1980. Pp. 201.

Reviewed by W. Paul Gormley

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THE DEFINITION OF LAW

Hermann Kantorowicz

Edited by A.H.Campbell, with an introduction by A.L. Goodhart

New York: Octagon Books, 1980. Notes and bibliography. Pp. 113.

Reviewed by John E. Semonche

Sailing The Uncharted Seas Of Asbestos Litigation Under The Longshoremen's And Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, Samuel J. Smith, Stephen J. Birek Jr.

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Hart And Hobbes, Roger A. Shiner

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Potentially Discriminatory Criminal Justice Agency Policies, John E. Angell

Reports

This report describes potential sources of discrimination in the Alaska criminal justice system related to agency policies and procedures. The study relied on policy and procedural manuals and other written materials describing operational practices and organizational and management information about criminal justice operations. The report identifies policy areas in law enforcement, the legal and judicial system , corrections, and systemwide which provide the highest potential for discrimination on the basis of race, sex, economic condition, or other characteristics.

Mobile V. Bolden: New Standards Of Review For Effective Political Representation, Michael L. Parker

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An analysis of the Court's opinion requiring a showing of purposeful discrimination for claims of vote dilution and the decision's effect upon the success of future challenges to at-large electoral system.

Unequal Access To Separate Counsel: An Equal Protection Problem, N. S. Hudell

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Explores joint representation of criminal co-defendants from the viewpoints of the ABA Code of Professional Responsibility and the sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel, suggesting that the presumption of effectiveness of joint counsel for indigent co-defendants constitutes a denial of equal protection.

Ninth Amendment, Raoul Berger

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rebuttal: The Individual Or The Firm? Focusing The Threat Of Criminal Liability, John C. Coffee Jr.

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Professor Coffee responds to Mr. Crane's commentary and discusses the inherent problems of focusing criminal liability exclusively upon the individual.

Owen V. City Of Independence: Municipal Liability, An Evolving Trend, Ronald F. Wittmeyer

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A characterization of the Owen decision, which denies municipalities a good faith defense, as part of a judicial trend to increase an individual's access to federal courts for violations of section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act.

Branti V. Finkel: A Fresh Look At The Spoils System, Diane E. Ward

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This note focuses on the role of the first amendment in patronage dismissals and analyzes the implications of the Court's modification of the Elrod decision. It will focus on two aspects of the Branti decision. First, the role of the first amendment and its applicability to patronage dismissals will be examined. Second, the Court's modification of the Elrod decision will be analyzed in light of the new standard adopted by the Court.

Diamond V. Chakrabarty: Living Things As Statutory Subject Matter, Mark E. James

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An analysis of the Court's opinion allowing a genetically engineered microorganism to constitute patentable subject matter within the scope of 35 U.S.C. § 101, and the implications of allowing inventors to now obtain patent protection for their living inventions.