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A Note On Prostitution: Victims Without Crime - Or There's No Crime But The Victim Is Ideology, Elliott M. Abramson Jan 1978

A Note On Prostitution: Victims Without Crime - Or There's No Crime But The Victim Is Ideology, Elliott M. Abramson

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Legal Status Of Bilingual Education In America's Public Schools: Testing Ground For A Statutory And Constitutional Interpretation Of Equal Protection, Anthony J. Plastino Jan 1978

The Legal Status Of Bilingual Education In America's Public Schools: Testing Ground For A Statutory And Constitutional Interpretation Of Equal Protection, Anthony J. Plastino

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


Zoning - Constitutionality Of Exclusionary Zoning Ordinance - Fair Share, Sally A. Davoren Jan 1978

Zoning - Constitutionality Of Exclusionary Zoning Ordinance - Fair Share, Sally A. Davoren

Duquesne Law Review

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has held that a suburban zoning ordinance which limited multi-family dwellings to a forty-three acre commercial district was unconstitutionally exclusionary, since it did not provide a fair share of the township's 3,800 acres for development of multi-family dwellings.

Surrick v. Zoning Hearing Board, 382 A.2d 105 (Pa. 1977).


Constitutional Criminal Procedure - Due Process - Judgment And Sentence - Judge's Discretion To Consider Defendant's False Testimony, Timothy J. Mains Jan 1978

Constitutional Criminal Procedure - Due Process - Judgment And Sentence - Judge's Discretion To Consider Defendant's False Testimony, Timothy J. Mains

Duquesne Law Review

The United States Supreme Court has held that neither the due process clause nor 18 U.S.C. ยง 3481, which guarantees a criminal defendant's right to take the stand in his own defense, precludes a judge, in determining sentence, from taking into account his belief that the defendant's testimony under oath contained willful and material falsehoods.

United States v. Grayson, 98 S. Ct. 2610 (1978)


Torts - Strict Product Liability - Recovery For Emotional Distress, Marilyn Sydeski Jan 1978

Torts - Strict Product Liability - Recovery For Emotional Distress, Marilyn Sydeski

Duquesne Law Review

The California Court of Appeals has held that a cause of action may be maintained in strict liability for physical injuries resulting from emotional shock suffered in witnessing injuries or death inflicted upon a close family member as the result of a defectively designed or manufactured product.

Shepard v. Superior Court, 76 Cal. App. 3d 16, 142 Cal. Rptr. 612 (1977).


Title Page And Masthead - Volume 17 (1978-1979) Jan 1978

Title Page And Masthead - Volume 17 (1978-1979)

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


Negotiation, Ratification, And Rescission Of The Guilty Plea Agreement: A Contractual Analysis And Typology, David A. Jones Jan 1978

Negotiation, Ratification, And Rescission Of The Guilty Plea Agreement: A Contractual Analysis And Typology, David A. Jones

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


Administrative Prerequisites To Litigation Under Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 - Recent Developments, James S. Bukes Jan 1978

Administrative Prerequisites To Litigation Under Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 - Recent Developments, James S. Bukes

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Difficulty In Defining Constitutional Standards For State Prisoners' Claims Of Inadequate Medical Treatment, Vicki C. Thompson Jan 1978

The Difficulty In Defining Constitutional Standards For State Prisoners' Claims Of Inadequate Medical Treatment, Vicki C. Thompson

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


Book Review, Margaret Stewart Jan 1978

Book Review, Margaret Stewart

Duquesne Law Review

THE CONSTITUTION AND THE COMMON LAW: THE DECLINE OF THE DOCTRINES OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND FEDERALISM. By Randall Bridwell and Ralph U. Whitten. Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath and Co., 1977. Pp. xv, 206.


Industrial Standards, Antitrust, And The Logic Of Public Action: An Historical Search For A Rational Public Policy, William J. Curran Jan 1978

Industrial Standards, Antitrust, And The Logic Of Public Action: An Historical Search For A Rational Public Policy, William J. Curran

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


Additional Comments On The Application Of Statistical Analysis To Differential Pass-Fail Rates In Employment Testing, B. C. Spradlin, J. W. Drane Jan 1978

Additional Comments On The Application Of Statistical Analysis To Differential Pass-Fail Rates In Employment Testing, B. C. Spradlin, J. W. Drane

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


Preferred Stock Recapitalizations: A Basic Look At Some Tax Problems, William Y. Rodewald, Carl A. Cohen Jan 1978

Preferred Stock Recapitalizations: A Basic Look At Some Tax Problems, William Y. Rodewald, Carl A. Cohen

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


Strict Products Liability For Injuries Prior To Sale Or Delivery: A Proposed "Stream Of Commerce" Test, Robert J. Marino Jan 1978

Strict Products Liability For Injuries Prior To Sale Or Delivery: A Proposed "Stream Of Commerce" Test, Robert J. Marino

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Marital Deduction In Estate Planning, Ted Tishman Jan 1978

An Analysis Of The Marital Deduction In Estate Planning, Ted Tishman

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Applicability Of The Doctrine In Pari Delicto To A 10b-5 Action, David A. Ricchuito Jan 1978

The Applicability Of The Doctrine In Pari Delicto To A 10b-5 Action, David A. Ricchuito

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.


Book Review, Kenneth E. Gray Jan 1978

Book Review, Kenneth E. Gray

Duquesne Law Review

PATTERNS OF AMERICAN LEGAL THOUGHT. By G. Edward White. The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc., 1978, Pp. 389


Constitutional Law - Civil Rights Actions - Federal Court Review Of State Statutes - Abstention, Jerry S. Mcdevitt Jan 1978

Constitutional Law - Civil Rights Actions - Federal Court Review Of State Statutes - Abstention, Jerry S. Mcdevitt

Duquesne Law Review

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that the Younger abstention doctrine does not bar a federal court from entertaining a civil rights action seeking injunctive relief against an ongoing state quiet title action since the state had not initiated the underlying state proceeding.

Johnson v. Kelly, 583 F.2d 1242 (3d Cir. 1978).


Grand Jury - Irregularities In Function - Substitution Of Grand Jurors, Richard J. Schubert Jan 1978

Grand Jury - Irregularities In Function - Substitution Of Grand Jurors, Richard J. Schubert

Duquesne Law Review

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that the unprecedented substitution of six grand jurors one year after the original panel had been sworn and begun its work was prejudicial to the defendant and necessitated the invalidation of the investigating grand jury's presentment and the subsequent indictment based on that presentment.

Commonwealth v. Levinson, 389 A.2d 1062 (Pa. 1978).


Acid Coal Mine Drainage: Past Pollution And Current Regulation, Patrick C. Mcginley, Thomas J. Sweet Jan 1978

Acid Coal Mine Drainage: Past Pollution And Current Regulation, Patrick C. Mcginley, Thomas J. Sweet

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.