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Arkansas Law Review - Volume 78 Issue 1, Journal Editors

Arkansas Law Review

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Contributors & Acknowledgements

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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Memory Wars: Korean Popular Culture And The Politics Of Historical Justice With Japan, Grace Lee

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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Algorithms Of Destruction: Examining Israel’S Ai-Powered Military Response In Gaza, Hayley Shay

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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Prologue Vol. 16

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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Improved Process For The Preparation Of 4-Substituted 1, 4- Dihydropyridine, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

The present publication relates to preparation of 4-substituted 1, 4-dihydropyrine of Formula (I), more particularly to the preparation of Felodipine and Nisoldipine.

Peer Educator Recognition & Awards Banquet, April 30, 2025 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. Undergraduate Studies Program.

Graduation with Distinction Posters

The program for the 2024 Peer Educator Recognition & Awards Banquet held on April 30, 2025.

Breaking Down The Walls: Changes To Single-Family Residential Zoning To Improve Housing Affordability And Inclusivity, Jackson Barton, J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

Single-family residential zoning has long been a method to keep unwanted individuals and families out of wealthier, more affluent neighborhoods. What area an individual or family lives in can dictate many aspects of their lives, including their job opportunities, access to health care, and their kids’ education options. By implementing changes to single-family zoning and allowing higher population density in suburbs and small towns, cities and states can create neighborhoods that are welcoming to a wide range of the socioeconomic spectrum.This comment discusses the changes that many states, municipalities, and cities have made to their long-standing zoning schemes in the …

The New And Improved Vawa: A Look Into State Law And Local Nuisance Ordinances After The 2022 Reauthorization, Alexis Stevens, J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

The Violence Against Women Act has protected victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual harassment for over 30 years now. The Act has been reauthorized four times, providing stronger protection for victims each time. The most recent reauthorization in 2022 includes protection for domestic violence victims against chronic nuisance ordinances. These ordinances allow municipalities to punish landlords and tenants if a tenant calls the police too many times to the property, including times in which a domestic violence victim, seeking help, calls the police on their perpetrator. Many states have enacted statutes that align with the 2022 Reauthorization …

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit In 2024: Where Have We Been And Where Are We Going?, Kelley Moore, J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit was introduced by Congress to incentivize private developers to create more affordable housing supply in the United States. The LIHTC is the largest affordable housing development program and is responsible for the creation of most affordable housing in the U.S. In simple terms, developers are given tax credits for committing to keep rent affordable for a minimum of 30 years. Given that that program is approximately 32 years old, we are just now seeing what is happening to properties that were created by the help of the LIHTC when their developers or owners no longer …

Amplifying Climate Action: San Diego’S Climate Action Plan (Cap) Dashboard, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, Courtney Chinn, Marius Van Dongen

San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative

The City of San Diego boasts a strong tourism and recreation industry, partly attributed to the City’s temperate climate. In recent years, extreme weather events tied to climate change have led to an even stronger focus on mitigation and resilience. In 2015, the City adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP), which was most recently updated in 2022. The CAP established the goal for the community to reach net zero emissions by 2035. In the fall of 2024, to boost the efforts of the CAP, the City of San Diego published their online Climate Action Plan platform, the CAP Dashboard. The …

Understanding California’S 2025 Energy Code, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, Caroline Stillitano

San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative

California’s 2025 Energy Code is set to take effect in January 2026. Triannual updates to the Energy Code advance the state’s clean energy and climate resilience goals. For 2025, key updates include expanded heat pump requirements, electric-ready requirements, enhanced ventilation standards, and updated solar and battery storage regulations. These updates aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy costs, and improve public health in California. This case study outlines the main components of the 2025 updates to the California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6), highlights expected impacts, and identifies financial incentives and programs available to support compliance and facilitate …

The Call, May 2025, Lindenwood University

The Call

The Call is an electronic newsletter produced by the Lindenwood College of Arts and Humanities.

Long-Term Care Services And Support In The Mountain West, 2023, Taylor Volk, Ivan Sun, Miguel Soriano Ralston, Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Health

This fact sheet presents data from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) report, “Long-Term Services and Supports 2023 State Scorecard Report,” comparing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) systems across multiple dimensions of performance for older adults, people with physical disabilities, and family caregivers for all 50 states. This fact sheet focuses on state-level LTSS system data for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

Executive Committee - Minutes, 5/6/2025, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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The Lasting Legacy Of Dr. Fritz Smith And Dr. Aminah Raheem: Founders Of Zero Balancing And Soul Lightening/Insight Acupressure, Deanna Waggy Otr

Journal of Transformative Touch

Dr. Fritz Smith and Dr. Aminah Raheem were pioneers in the field of holistic bodywork. Their innovative techniques, Zero Balancing (ZB) and Insight Acupressure (formerly Soul Lightening International), helped shape integrative medicine practitioners around the globe. Their marriage not only symbolized a personal union but also a professional synergy, with their complementary therapies offering a yin-yang approach to mind-body healing. Their legacy continues through the many practitioners trained in Zero Balancing and Soul Lightening/Insight Acupressure and the various organizations that uphold their commitment to research, education, and professional standards.

Making Visible Leadership Characteristics And Actions In Fostering Collective Teacher Efficacy: A Cross-Case Study, Donald R. Mendenhall, Suzanne H. Jones, Leann G. Putney

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

Poverty can contribute to students' struggles with academic success, yet these struggles may be mitigated in schools with high levels of collective teacher efficacy (CTE). The purpose of this study was to identify effective Title I-eligible schools, serving a high percentage of financially disadvantaged students, while also maintaining high levels of CTE. Two schools were selected for cross-case analysis to explore how leadership characteristics and actions nurtured and sustained schoolwide CTE. The methodology used in this study was a qualitative cross-case analysis. The researchers purposefully selected the schools as cases based on the level of CTE existing in the schools. …

Governing Climate Mobility: A Case Study Of Urban Education Policies In Mexico City, Mattie Carroll

Working Papers

Mexico’s migration landscape is shaped by internal displacement, return migration, and transit migration, increasingly influenced by the social and environmental pressures of climate change. Mexico City, as both the capital and most populous urban center, plays a central role in receiving and shaping the experiences of mobile and displaced populations.This paper uses climate mobility as an entry point to examine the intersection of migration, education policy, and integration in Mexico City.
Drawing on the mobilities paradigm, the study challenges fixed categories of migration and settlement, emphasizing how movement is embedded in everyday life and reshapes both people and places. Rather …

Federalizing Professionalism: How The Seventh Circuit Rewrote Indiana Ethics Law, Leonard C. Brahin, J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

While sitting in diversity and adjudicating a federal question, federal courts are occasionally tasked with handling ethical questions about attorney conduct. Despite the frequency that such issues emerge, there are neither uniform federal ethics rules for attorneys nor a consensus amongst the circuits on how to apply (or even use) state ethics rules. Some federal courts have adopted the ethics rules of the state in which they sit. Others have no rules at all. In the Seventh Circuit, federal courts have adopted and interpreted the ethics rules of the states where they sit, independent from state courts and commissions that …

A Court Under Scrutiny: How Ethical Failures Endanger The Legitimacy Of The Supreme Court, Presley A. Overbey, J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

This Note explores the deepening legitimacy crisis facing the United States Supreme Court, arguing that ethical failures among its justices have eroded public confidence in the institution and threaten the foundational principles of American democracy. Beginning with an analysis of Institutional legitimacy and its relationship to public acceptance, this Note articulates why legitimacy, not merely power or authority, is essential to the judiciary’s function. Tracing the historical development of the Court and its evolving public perception, this Note Examines recent ethical controversies involving Supreme Court justices that have contributed to its growing unpopularity. It critiques the Court’s existing ethical framework, …

Federal Habeas Corpus: Actual Innocence Or Actual Indifference, Meganne Lee-Rogers, J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

It is a fact that innocent people have been convicted of crimes they have not committed and sentenced to imprisonment or death. Habeas corpus is a long standing, fundamental right to challenge improper detention. While one intended use of habeas corpus was to seek release from custody due to innocence, federal law has made the process to obtain such relief nearly impossible.This Note explores the history of habeas corpus and its transformation of what it looks like in America today through the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). A specific focus is placed on the pitfalls created by the …

Who Does It Best? A Fifty-State Comparison Of The Laws Surrounding Methamphetamine, Trinity Bledsoe Bryant, J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

Methamphetamine abuse remains a significant public health and criminal justice issue across the United States. Despite its widespread impact, states have taken varied legislative approaches to combat possession, distribution, and use. This Note provides a comprehensive fifty-state comparison of methamphetamine-related laws, examining key legal provisions, penalties, and alternative rehabilitative procedures. By analyzing trends in legislation, the Note highlights which states enforce the most stringent or lenient policies and evaluates their effectiveness in reducing the use of methamphetamine within the state. The findings aim to inform policymakers and legal professionals on best practices for combating methamphetamine abuse while balancing public health …

Judicial Interpretations Of Emancipation: Comparative Analysis Of Antebellum Court Decisions In The Slaveholding States, Evan Matthew Gelobter, J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

This article examines judicial interpretations of emancipation laws in the antebellum South, focusing on Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. It investigates how courts enforced and occasionally challenged legislative restrictions on manumission, revealing the judiciary’s dual role in both preserving and, in rare cases, moderating the institution of slavery. Through a comparative analysis of landmark cases, the study highlights the tension between statutory mandates and judicial discretion, illustrating how legal frameworks reinforced racial hierarchies while occasionally permitting emancipation under narrowly defined circumstances, such as relocation to free states or foreign territories. The article demonstrates that courts consistently prioritized …

Fourth And Fifth Circuits Split Over Geofencing In Fourth Amendment Interpretation, Mollye O'Rourke, J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

In 2024 the Fourth and Fifth Circuits split over the issue of location history retrieved via geofencing. The Fourth Circuit held in United States v. Chatrie, that enabling one’s cell phone location history is consent for the government to retroactively view location history without a warrant. However, the Fifth Circuit held in United States v. Smith, that when the government uses location history data, it conducts a general search, which they said is unconstitutional even with a warrant. This note analyzes the split and proposes a modification of the third party doctrine that would maintain the equilibrium of powers between …

Getting An “A” In Category A Waste, Christa Arguinchona

Conferences

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Region 10 Special Pathogen Transport Preparedness, Providence - Special Pathogens Program

Conferences

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Learning From Real Life: Alaska Edition, Christina Tuomi, Eugene Wiseman, Nathan Wormington, Travis Cruse, Lindsey Sprinkle

Conferences

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The Impact Of Immigration On Resource Allocation In Minnesota School Districts, Ava Weber

Honors Capstone Projects

This project explores the impact of immigrant student populations on Minnesota school districts' resource distribution and sustainability. By analyzing county-level immigration data alongside district enrollment counts, the research examines how an increase in immigrant students influences the allocation of educational resources within districts. Key components of this study include researching the formula-based state funding for districts, which addresses policy and equity issues; and assessing the marginal costs and benefits associated with each additional student, involving the analysis of economic cost structures. Additionally, the project incorporates an oral history component, using interviews with school administrators to gain insights into the financial …

From Relic To Wreath: Investigating Victorian Hair Art, Ella Kauffman

Senior Seminars and Capstones

Museum patrons often felt disgust and awe after I would tell them what the intricate wreaths in front of them were made of when I gave tours at the Crow Wing County Historical Society. Hair art was popular in the United States and Britain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with its peak occurring between the 1860s and 1900.1 Despite its popularity, it is not often discussed at length in fields that study Victorian artwork or bodily artwork. Many Victorian scholars were entirely put off by the medium because of the morbidity, and the practice is often dismissed as a …

The Small Worlds Of Childhood: Philosophy, Poetics, And The Queer Temporalities Of Early Life, Lauren Shizuko Stone

Gender & Sexuality

The Small Worlds of Childhood argues that prose representations of bourgeois childhood contain surprising opportunities to reflect on the temporality of experience. In their narratives of children at home in their everyday worlds, Adalbert Stifter, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Walter Benjamin are not only able to shed a unique light on key issues in the history of philosophy. They also offer a queer critique of the normative expectation that the literature of childhood is oriented toward the future.

Stone shows that when writers engage in philosophical storytelling, showing children tarrying in quotidian experience, they dislodge childhood from its nostalgic value …