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Vol. 32, No. 11 (April 2, 2007)

Indiana Law Annotated

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Climb into the RAC
• Campus News
• News Briefs
• Opinion
• News
• Classifieds
• Sports

Law & Health Care Newsletter, V. 14, No. 2, Spring 2007

Law & Health Care Newsletter

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Ua23 Western Kentucky University Regional Assessment & Strategic Plan, Paul N. Markham

ALIVE Center Publications

The Regional Stewardship Program is a new initiative that seeks to promote regional and statewide economic development, livable communities, social inclusion, creative governance, and civic participation through public engagement activities initiated by comprehensive university faculty and staff. Its purpose is to link the resources and knowledge of our universities to the needs and challenges of their respective regions. Kentucky is the first state in the nation to launch a statewide stewardship program.

Amicus (Spring 2007), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Colorado Law’s commitment to encouraging students to engage in public service has led to many alums entering into the political arena. Read this issue to learn about the experiences that these alums have had on their political journeys and the wisdom that they have gained from these experiences.

Featured in this issue:

• Alice Madden ‘89
• Ed Perlmutter ‘78
• Mike Brown ‘69
• Ellen Roberts ‘86
• Bernie Buescher ‘74
• John Suthers ‘77
• Joe Neguse ‘09
• An editorial from professor Phil Weiser

Howard Delivery Service, Inc. V. Zurich American Insurance Co.: The U.S. Supreme Court Resolves The Split Among Circuits Regarding Whether Workers' Compensation Premiums May Be Eligible For Priority Treatment In Bankruptcy Proceedings, Clayton Johnson

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

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Primary And Secondary Education

The Journal of Law and Education

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Alumni, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

• Alumni directory work approaches completion
• Brian O’Neill, ‘74: The wheels of justice are stuck
• New Dean’s Advisory Council links Michigan Law, legal profession

Notre Dame Lawyer - Spring 2007, Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame Lawyer

Pursuing Justice in South America
Ed Fillenwarth, ’63 J.D., writes about his and his wife’s decades-long pursuit of justice for victims of human rights abuses in South America.

Report from Guantánamo
With two clients incarcerated at Guantánamo Bay, Bob Weaver, ’75 J.D., asks the question: May a foreign national be held in a maximum-security prison for the rest of his life, in territory over which the United States has exclusive jurisdiction, on the authority of the President alone, without ever being charged with a crime, and without meaningful judicial review?

Inaugural NDLA Award Recognizes Devotion to Social Justice Law
After …

Representing One Client At A Time In Connection With The Formation And Organization Of A Corporation, Carl A. Pierce

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

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Attorney Malpractice In Will Drafting: Will South Carolina Expand Privity To Impose A Duty To Intended Beneficiaries Of A Will?, Max N. Pickelsimer

South Carolina Law Review

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Judging Judges And Dispute Resolution Processes, John M. Lande

Faculty Publications

This article critiques Professor Chris Guthrie's lead symposium article entitled, "Misjudging." Guthrie's article makes two major arguments. The first is a descriptive, empirical argument that judges are prone to error because of three types of "blinders" and that people underestimate the amount of such judicial error. The second argument is prescriptive, recommending that, because of these judicial blinders, disputants should consider using non-judicial dispute resolution processes generally, and particularly facilitative mediation and arbitration.This article critiques both arguments. It notes that, although Guthrie presents evidence that judges do make the kinds of errors that he describes, his article does not address …

On Misjudging And Its Implications For Criminal Defendants, Their Lawyers And The Criminal Justice System, Rodney J. Uphoff

Faculty Publications

Unquestionably, judges misjudge. Even the most arrogant of judges ultimately will concede that all judges err and, at some point, fail to apply governing law to the facts of the case accurately. Although all might agree that judges err, not all judges, lawyers, and scholars agree on how judges should behave or on what constitutes good judging. Not surprisingly, they also disagree about misjudging and the frequency with which it occurs.In his provocative article Misjudging, Chris Guthrie contends that “misjudging is more common, more systematic, and more harmful than the legal system has fully realized.” Based on my observations and …

Globalization And The Pan-American Highway: Converns For The Panama-Columbia Border Region Of Darién-Chocó And Its Peoples, Daniel Suman

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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Furman Magazine. Volume 50 Issue 1 - Full Issue, Furman University

Furman Magazine

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Giving Peace A Chance, Judith Babb Chandler-Huse

Furman Magazine

At the Upstate Community Mediation Center, Furman students and alumni work to help people in conflict find common ground.

Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring 2007)

Indiana Law

No abstract provided.

Trade Barriers In Service/Investment Markets Erected By Korea And Japan, Eun Sup Lee

North Carolina Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Spring 2007

Alumni News

No abstract provided.

2007 Annual Report, University Of Maine School Of Law

Clinic Annual Report

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Yet Another Gender Study? A Critique Of The Harvard Study And A Proposal For Change, Morrison Torrey

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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History, Principles, Context, And Approach: The Special Homeless Initiative Of The Massachusetts Department Of Mental Health, Martha R. Burt

Center for Social Policy Publications

Preventing homelessness or ending it quickly for Massachusetts residents with serious mental illness (SMI) has been a strong element of the Department of Mental Health’s agenda for approximately two decades. The Department of Mental Health (DMH, or the Department) estimates that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is home to approximately 48,000 adults with SMI. Of these, the Department serves the most disabled and the poorest. Client incomes hover around 15 percent of the area median income. Most clients are not employed, and rely on SSI-SSDI benefits for their income. DMH efforts to prevent or end homelessness for its clients have been …

Challenges And Guidance For Lawyering In A Global Society, Susan Saab Fortney

Faculty Scholarship

This foreword provides an overview of some key aspects of law practice that have changed over the last thirty years. Advancements in technology that allow communication and interaction across borders have facilitated lawyers in globalizing their practice locality. Consequently, new issues regarding comparative ethics have arisen. This foreword suggests that ethics rules have not kept pace with the changing landscape of law practice and uses current standards for advanced waivers, rules relating to contracts with represented and unrepresented persons, and the proper use of ethics rules in civil litigation to illustrate this point. This foreword raises concern over the erosion …

Predatory Structured Finance, Christopher L. Peterson

Cardozo Law Review

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Race And Wealth Disparity: The Role Of Law And The Legal System, Beverly Moran, Stephanie Wildman

Faculty Publications

In response to the prevalent view that American law and legal institutions are class and color blind, this Article provides examples of how legal institutions sometimes do create and maintain racialized wealth disparities. The Article offers examples of this phenomenon by examining a sequence of federal judicial decisions, the federal taxing statutes, the role of legal education, and access to legal services. These examples are instructive because they cut across a broad spectrum of components of the American legal system. By revisiting issues of race and wealth in different legal settings from the Constitution to federal cases, the tax system, …

"It's Like Deja Vu All Over Again": Williams V. Taylor, Wiggins V. Smith, Rompilla V. Beard And A (Partial) Return To The Guidelines Approach To The Effective Assistance Of Counsel, John H. Blume, Stacey D. Neumann

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Shoddy lawyering in capital cases is well documented. Many defendants facing the death penalty end up on death row not because of the heinousness of the crime they committed but rather because of the poor quality of trial counsel's performance. Despite the acknowledgment of sometimes shockingly poor representation by academics, litigators and even judges, most post-conviction claims of ineffective assistance of counsel are unsuccessful. Why? The legal standard for adjudicating these allegations which the Court adopted in Strickland v. Washington, which requires a defendant to demonstrate that his lawyer's performance was outside the "wide range of competent assistance" and that …

Institutionalizing Public Service In Law School: Results On The Impact Of Mandatory Pro Bono Programs, Robert Granfield

Buffalo Law Review

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Habermas, Legal Legitimacy, And Creative Cost Awards In Recent Canadian Jurisprudence, Michael Fenrick

Dalhousie Law Journal

Access to justice continues to be a live issue in Canadian courtrooms. While state-sponsored initiatives that promote access continue to flounder in Canada or in some cases, are cancelled altogether, the pressure is mounting to find creative solutions that facilitate greater participation in formal dispute resolution processes. The price of failing in this regard is very high. To truly flourish, both social cohesion and individual liberties require a more participatory and inclusive legal system than the one that currently precludes all but the wealthiest from accessing our courts. Drawing on the legal philosophy of Jargen Habermas, the author examines access …

Bridging The "Philosophical Void" In Punitive Damages: Empowering Plaintiffs And Society Through Curative Damages, Leah R. Mervine

Buffalo Law Review

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The Compass Rose Vol. Xxi, No. 1, University Of Texas At Arlington Library Special Collections & Archives

The Compass Rose

The purpose of The Compass Rose is to raise awareness of Special Collections' resources and to foster the use of these resources. The newsletter also reports significant new programs, initiatives, and acquisitions of Special Collections. The issues included here are scans of print newsletters from the 1990s and 2000s. Current issues and posts of The Compass Rose can now be accessed on the UTA Libraries Compass Rose Blog.