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Legal Writing: A History From The Colonial Era To The End Of The Civil War, David R. Cleveland Jan 2014

Legal Writing: A History From The Colonial Era To The End Of The Civil War, David R. Cleveland

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Low Cost Alternatives For Legal Research: Using Casemaker And Loislaw, Emily Janoski-Haehlen Apr 2011

Low Cost Alternatives For Legal Research: Using Casemaker And Loislaw, Emily Janoski-Haehlen

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Clarion Call Or Sturm Und Drang: A Response To Pierre Schlag's Lecture On The State Of Legal Scholarship, David R. Cleveland Jan 2011

Clarion Call Or Sturm Und Drang: A Response To Pierre Schlag's Lecture On The State Of Legal Scholarship, David R. Cleveland

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Precedent And Justice, William D. Bader, David R. Cleveland Jan 2011

Precedent And Justice, William D. Bader, David R. Cleveland

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Precedent is the cornerstone of common law method. It is the core mechanism by which the common law reaches just outcomes. Through creation and application of precedent, common law seeks to produce justice. The appellate courts' practice of issuing unpublished, non-precedential opinions has generated considerable discussion about the value of precedent, but that debate has centered on pragmatic and formalistic values. This essay argues that the practice of issuing non-precedential opinions does more than offend constitutional dictates and present pragmatic problems to the appellate system; abandoning precedent undermines justice itself. Issuance of the vast majority of decisions as nonprecedential tears …


Judicial Opinion Writing: An Annotated Bibliography, Ruth C. Vance Jan 2011

Judicial Opinion Writing: An Annotated Bibliography, Ruth C. Vance

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Follow The Money! What Are You Spending On Research Sources? Part Iii: Teaching Old Resources To Do New Tricks, Shannon Kemen, Emily Janoski-Haehlen Nov 2010

Follow The Money! What Are You Spending On Research Sources? Part Iii: Teaching Old Resources To Do New Tricks, Shannon Kemen, Emily Janoski-Haehlen

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Local Rules In The Wake Of Federal Rule Of Appellate Procedure 32.1, David R. Cleveland Jan 2010

Local Rules In The Wake Of Federal Rule Of Appellate Procedure 32.1, David R. Cleveland

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A Tribute To Mary Lawrence, Ruth C. Vance Jan 2010

A Tribute To Mary Lawrence, Ruth C. Vance

Law Faculty Publications

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Should You Use It? Tips On Authenticating Online Legal Sources, Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen Jun 2009

Should You Use It? Tips On Authenticating Online Legal Sources, Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen

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Helpful Resources For Handling A Domestic Relations Case, Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen Jan 2009

Helpful Resources For Handling A Domestic Relations Case, Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen

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Draining The Morass: Ending The Jurisprudentially Unsound Unpublication System, David R. Cleveland Jan 2009

Draining The Morass: Ending The Jurisprudentially Unsound Unpublication System, David R. Cleveland

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Overturning The Last Stone: The Final Step In Returning Precedential Status To All Opinions, David R. Cleveland Jan 2009

Overturning The Last Stone: The Final Step In Returning Precedential Status To All Opinions, David R. Cleveland

Law Faculty Publications

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Going Beyond Google: Researching News Online, Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen Aug 2008

Going Beyond Google: Researching News Online, Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen

Law Faculty Publications

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Why Re-Invent The Wheel? Utilize Appellate Court Briefs Databases, Emily Janoski-Haehlen Feb 2008

Why Re-Invent The Wheel? Utilize Appellate Court Briefs Databases, Emily Janoski-Haehlen

Law Faculty Publications

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Concurrence, Posner-Style: Ten Ways To Look At The Concurring Opinions Of Judge Richard A. Posner, Robert F. Blomquist Jan 2008

Concurrence, Posner-Style: Ten Ways To Look At The Concurring Opinions Of Judge Richard A. Posner, Robert F. Blomquist

Law Faculty Publications

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"They're Practically Learning:" Pointers On Practical Legal Research Exams, Steven R. Probst Jan 2007

"They're Practically Learning:" Pointers On Practical Legal Research Exams, Steven R. Probst

Law Faculty Publications

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Judge Posner's Dissenting Judicial Oeuvre And The Aesthetics Of Canonicity, Robert F. Blomquist Jan 2006

Judge Posner's Dissenting Judicial Oeuvre And The Aesthetics Of Canonicity, Robert F. Blomquist

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Playing On Words: Judge Richard A. Posner's Appellate Opinions, 1981-82--Ruminations On Sexy Judicial Opinion Style During An Extraordinary Rookie Season, Robert F. Blomquist Jan 2000

Playing On Words: Judge Richard A. Posner's Appellate Opinions, 1981-82--Ruminations On Sexy Judicial Opinion Style During An Extraordinary Rookie Season, Robert F. Blomquist

Law Faculty Publications

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Book Review (M. Ray & J. Ramsfield, Legal Writing: Getting It Right And Getting It Written (1987)), Ruth C. Vance Jan 1987

Book Review (M. Ray & J. Ramsfield, Legal Writing: Getting It Right And Getting It Written (1987)), Ruth C. Vance

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No abstract provided.