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Sovereignty Over Corporate Stock, Lyman P.Q. Johnson

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Redefining Corporate Law, David K. Millon

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Affirmative Action In The Marketplace Of Ideas, Rodney A. Smolla

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The Warren Court In American Fiction, Maxwell Bloomfield

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Legal Liability Of The Armed Forces When Dealing With Internal Disturbances: The Unsatisfactory Anglo-American Approach, Michael F. Noone Jr.

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This paper will outline the historical development and current state of the Anglo-American law regarding the criminal and civil liability of military force when they are used in aid of the civil forces in the hope that it will elicit two kind of response - criticism of my thesis, and research by individuals into this timely and difficult problem.

The Price Of Beauty: An Economic Approach To Aesthetic Nuisance, George P. Smith Ii, Griffin W. Fernandez

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This Article advocates a wider judicial recognition of nuisance actions based on aesthetic considerations. Contrary to the majority of legal opinion to the contrary, it is argued that a right to enjoy property should include a right to be free from non-invasive aesthetic or visual nuisances. With modern real estate appraisal methods making it possible to express community aesthetic preferences in monetary terms, courts are now no longer prevented from using these tools in assessing injuries to real estate. Thus, determinations of aesthetic nuisance actions are not any more subjective than the current task of courts in the context of …

Incest And Intrafamilial Child Abuse: Fatal Attractions Or Forced And Dangerous Liaisons?, George P. Smith Ii

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National Labor Relations Board Control Of Union Discipline And The Myth Of Nonintervention, Roger C. Hartley

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This article explains how the NLRB, contrary to its protestations of noninterference with internal union affairs, has perfected its grip on union self-governance through control of the union disciplinary processes. The disparity between the Board's policies and its actions discredits the Board's proclaimed abstention.

Second, this article examines whether the NLRB overreaches its regulatory authority through its intervention in the officer selection and discipline processes. NLRB regulation of union discipline rests primarily on section 8(b)(1)(A) of the Labor Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act.8 The Board's early decisions under this section, as well as judicial precedent, defined a narrower role for NLRB …

Providing Economic Incentives In Environmental Regulation, Marshall J. Breger, Richard B. Stewart, E. Donald Elliott, David Hawkins

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Pro Bono Representation And The Government Lawyer, Marshall J. Breger

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A Conservative’S Comments On Edley And Sunstein, Marshall J. Breger

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Comments On Bernard Schwartz’ Essay, Marshall J. Breger

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The Pending Gauntlet To Free Exercise: Mandating That Clergy Report Child Abuse, Raymond C. O'Brien, Michael T. Flannery

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This Article analyzes the conflict between statutory child abuse reporting requirements for clergy and the clergy-communicant privilege for confidential communications made within specific religious practices. The constitutional conflict arises between the state's interest in the protection of children by requiring that suspected cases of abuse be reported and the clergy's interest in the free exercise of their religious tenets by maintaining confidentiality. This analysis recognizes that state legislators have broadened reporting requirements to include more and more classes of people in an effort to arrest the tremendous increase in child abuse in the past decade. As a result, the shield …

A Legislative Initiative: The Ryan White Comprehensive Aids Resources Emergency Act Of 1990, Raymond C. O'Brien

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Searching For A New Constitutional Model For East-Central Europe, Rett R. Ludwikowski

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The purpose of this Article is to review the constitutional traditions of the East-Central European states with emphasis on their liberal and democratic attributes. The Article will also examine the common core of the socialist constitutions and analyze the current constitutional development in the Soviet Union and in the two Central European countries most advanced in the process of constitutional transformation, Poland and Hungary. Finally, it will supply observations on the process of forming a new constitutional model in East-Central Europe.

Public Service By Public Servants, Lisa G. Lerman

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Domestic Violence: The District Of Columbia’S New Mandatory Arrest Law, Catherine F. Klein

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Cracking Down On The Trade In Child Pornography And Pornography For Children, Harvey L. Zuckman

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The life of the child pornographer, while never easy, became increasingly difficult in the 1980s when the federal and state governments cast their full attention on these exploiters of children and their pedophiliac customers. This article will review the law in this area, the legislative and judicial process by which the federal and state government have attempted to stamp out the trade in child pornography particularly in the past decade and the first decision of the Supreme Court in this new decade making it more difficult than ever to store, handle and move such material, even surrepticiously.

A Road Paved With Good Intentions: State And Local Efforts To Conduct Foreign Policy And The Application Of South African Sanctions To Namibia, Antonio F. Perez

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Realizing The Potential Of Arbitration In Federal Agency Dispute Resolution, Marshall J. Breger

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The Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1990 has given direct authorization to all federal government agencies to voluntarily agree to use alternative dispute resolution (specifically arbitration) in any type of dispute—whether disputes between the government and private parties, interagency matters or labor-management disputes within one agency. This law will be overseen by the Administrative Conference, which coordinates and advises agencies on the act's implementation. The Administrative Conference is a permanent federal agency established in 1964. Its purpose is to "improve the procedures of federal agencies so that they may fairly and expeditiously carry out their responsibilities."

The Administrative Conference Of The United States: A Quarter Century Perspective, Marshall J. Breger

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I have served as Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) for a little more than six years. It has been both a fulfilling and a frustrating experience. The Conference has accomplished a great deal, yet it could do much more. I take this opportunity to review the role of the Conference in modern administrative law. In this article I wish to meet two goals. The first is to illustrate the role of the Administrative Conference-what it does, and how it does it. During my tenure, I have often used the chairmanship as a "bully pulpit" to …

A Debtor’S Right To Avoid Liens Against Exempt Property Under Section 522 Of The Bankruptcy Code: Meaningless Or Meaningful?, Veryl Victoria Miles

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This article reviews the conflict as it has taken form in the courts of appeal of several circuits. The first section of the article briefly discusses the legislative history of section 522, and the purpose of Congress in providing the debtor with both exemptions and lien avoidance powers under the Code. It next reviews the decisions of courts of appeal that have interpreted the extent of the "opt~out" powers granted to the states under section 522(b). The third and final section analyzes the two views on the question, and concludes that the better interpretation is that the states are not …

Generating Precedent In Securities Industry Arbitration, David A. Lipton

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The author charts the progress made by the securities industry’s dispute resolution system as it went from judicial litigation to a system that relies almost exclusively on arbitration. Further advances were made by the adoption of the 1989 Rules Amendments, which, by introducing prehearing conferences and setting deadlines for document exchanges, cleared up many procedural issues. However, one serious problem remains: The present system does not provide a means to generate case precedent. The author suggests various ways to cure this defect.

Defining Tucker Act Jurisdiction After Bowen V. Massachusetts, Michael F. Noone Jr., Urban A. Lester

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Part I of this Article summarizes the relevant provisions of the Tucker Act, and examines courts' interpretations of whether a district court had jurisdiction over a claim when a potential judgment exceeded $10,000. This Article suggests that, over time, traditional Tucker Act jurisdiction has been distorted by the appearance of a new kind of plaintiff' seeking "structural reform" rather than the kinds of compensation envisioned by the Act. This Article also suggests that Tucker Act jurisdiction has been distorted by two congressional actions: the creation of the judgment fund; and amendments to the Administrative Procedure Act. These congressional actions could …