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Of Flutes, Oboes And The As If World Of Evidence Law, Richard O. Lempert Dec 1997

Of Flutes, Oboes And The As If World Of Evidence Law, Richard O. Lempert

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Reading Allen's article, I am reminded of a cold war parable I heard during the 1960s. It concerned a flute and an oboe who joined an orchestra one year and immediately set to quarrelling. The flute was distressed because whenever it was playing at its lyrical best the oboe would enter. drowning it out. The oboe was affronted because its deepest, most sonorous passages were invariably ruined by the high-pitched flute butting in. When the orchestra split up for the summer and these quarrelsome instruments went their separate ways, the flute, as it angrily contemplated the oboe, found itself stretching …


For Realization: Income Taxation, Sectoral Accretionism, And The Virtue Of Attainable Virtues, Edward A. Zelinsky Dec 1997

For Realization: Income Taxation, Sectoral Accretionism, And The Virtue Of Attainable Virtues, Edward A. Zelinsky

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The Current Illegitimacy Of International Human Rights Litigation, Jack L. Goldsmith, Curtis A. Bradley Nov 1997

The Current Illegitimacy Of International Human Rights Litigation, Jack L. Goldsmith, Curtis A. Bradley

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In Memoriam: William J. Brennan, Richard A. Posner Nov 1997

In Memoriam: William J. Brennan, Richard A. Posner

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The Political Economy Of The Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 1978, Eric A. Posner Oct 1997

The Political Economy Of The Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 1978, Eric A. Posner

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Indian Tribes And The Legal System, Ralph W. Johnson Oct 1997

Indian Tribes And The Legal System, Ralph W. Johnson

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This article surveys the past and present role of lawyers in the field of Indian law, from the absence of attorneys in early treaty negotiations through the formative role lawyers played in developing the federal trust relationship, to their modem role as "legal warriors" for the increasingly independent, autonomous tribes of today. To understand all the changes now occurring in Indian law, a review of the background is helpful. What follows is a synopsis of the significant events in Indian history, focusing on how the U.S. government initially treated Indians and the role the legal profession played in this treatment.


Dedication To Professor Ralph W. Johnson, David H. Getches Oct 1997

Dedication To Professor Ralph W. Johnson, David H. Getches

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This Indian law symposium issue of the Washington Law Review was inspired by the work of Professor Ralph W. Johnson, whose teaching and personal commitment to the field have motivated hundreds, if not thousands, of law students. The decision of the Editorial Board to dedicate the symposium to him might have been made by as many as thirty classes that have passed through the University of Washington School of Law. Those students have been introduced to and moved by Professor Johnson's elucidation of a field that is at once intellectually challenging and morally significant. Johnson's alumni have spread over the …


The Descending Trail: Holmes' Path Of The Law One Hundred Years Later, Albert Alschuler Jul 1997

The Descending Trail: Holmes' Path Of The Law One Hundred Years Later, Albert Alschuler

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Testing Testing, Carl E. Schneider Jul 1997

Testing Testing, Carl E. Schneider

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Last year, Congress passed the Ryan White Care Act Amendments of 1996. The amendments authorize ten million dollars for each fiscal year from 1996 through 2000 for counseling pregnant women on HIV disease, for "outreach efforts to pregnant women at high risk of HN who are not currently receiving prenatal care," and for voluntary testing for pregnant women. The amendments compromise a central question: whether prenatal and neonatal AIDS testing should be compelled. The compromise is complex. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is instructed to establish a system for states to use to discover and …


After The Dna Wars: Skirmishing With Nrc Ii, Richard O. Lempert Jul 1997

After The Dna Wars: Skirmishing With Nrc Ii, Richard O. Lempert

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This article traces some of the controversies surrounding DNA evidence and argues that although many have been laid to rest by scientific developments confirmed in the National Research Council's second DNA report, there remain several problems which are likely to lead to continued questioning of standard ways prosecutors present DNA evidence. Although much about the report is to be commended, it falls short in several ways, the most important of which is in its support for presenting random match probabilities independent of plausible error rates. The article argues that although one can sympathize with the NRC committee's decision as an …


Book Review (Reviewing William N. Eskridge, The Case For Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty To Civilized Commitment (1996)), Richard A. Posner May 1997

Book Review (Reviewing William N. Eskridge, The Case For Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty To Civilized Commitment (1996)), Richard A. Posner

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Book Review (Reviewing Neal Devins, Shaping Constitutional Values: Elected Government, The Supreme Court, And The Abortion Debate (1996)), Tom Ginsburg May 1997

Book Review (Reviewing Neal Devins, Shaping Constitutional Values: Elected Government, The Supreme Court, And The Abortion Debate (1996)), Tom Ginsburg

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Should There Be Homosexual Marriage? Is So, Who Should Decide? (Reviewing William N. Eskridge, Jr., The Case For Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty To Civilized Commitment (1996)), Richard A. Posner May 1997

Should There Be Homosexual Marriage? Is So, Who Should Decide? (Reviewing William N. Eskridge, Jr., The Case For Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty To Civilized Commitment (1996)), Richard A. Posner

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The Liberty Dimension Of Historic And Contemporary Segregation, James W. Nickel May 1997

The Liberty Dimension Of Historic And Contemporary Segregation, James W. Nickel

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Playing The "Culture Card": Trials In A Mutli-Cultural Democracy, Richard O. Lempert Apr 1997

Playing The "Culture Card": Trials In A Mutli-Cultural Democracy, Richard O. Lempert

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As I write, the racial divide in America is said to be greater than at any time in the past 25 years.' Two events are blamed: the O.J. Simpson criminal trial and the Louis Farrakan led "Million Man March." That these events should exacerbate racial division is extraordinary. The Farrakan led march brought together between 400,000 and 800,000 black males to pledge that they would take the kind of responsibility for their actions and their families that white Americans have long argued they should take. The O.J. Simpson trial was more a "who done it" than a racial morality play. …


U.S. International Treatment Of Financial Derivatives, Reuven Avi-Yonah, Linda Swartz Mar 1997

U.S. International Treatment Of Financial Derivatives, Reuven Avi-Yonah, Linda Swartz

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The current proposals to substitute consumption for income as the principal U.S. tax base have already been the topic of considerable commentary in these pages. However, one issue has received relatively little attention in the discussion of the various reform proposals: What potential complications are likely to arise if a single major player in the world's economy unilaterally adopts radical tax reform? The global economy is becoming more and more unified, with multinational corporations dominating world trade and trillions of dollars in portfolio investment flowing across national boundaries. In this economy, what would be the consequences if a single country, …


To End Deferral As We Know It: Simplification Potential Of Check-The-Box, Reuven Avi-Yonah Jan 1997

To End Deferral As We Know It: Simplification Potential Of Check-The-Box, Reuven Avi-Yonah

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On December 17, 1996, the Treasury Department issued final regulations under section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code implementing the regime dubbed "check-the-box," under which taxpayers can elect to be treated as corporations or as passthrough entities for U.S. tax purposes. The purpose of this article is to argue that the adoption of these regulations affords a momentous opportunity for Congress to achieve significant simplification of the notoriously complex U.S. international tax rules. Fundamentally, the adoption of check-the- box means that U.S. taxpayers will be able to elect whether or not their foreign-source active income will enjoy deferral from current …


The Bounds Of Professionalism: Challenging Our Students; Challenging Ourselves, Beverly Balos Jan 1997

The Bounds Of Professionalism: Challenging Our Students; Challenging Ourselves, Beverly Balos

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Professor Aiken, in her article Striving to Teach "Justice,Fairness, and Morality," recognizes the importance of integrating the "analysis of difference into traditional courses to ensure that students begin the life-long process of examining their exercise of privilege and develop an appreciation of the professional value of striving for justice, fair- ness, and morality."1 Her article sets out a pedagogical approach to legal education with the goal of constructing a learning experience that maximizes reflection and unmasks privilege. Aiken's article raises important issues for all of us concerned with legal education and the competent representation of clients.


Abolish The Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, And Sentencing Policy, Barry C. Feld Jan 1997

Abolish The Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, And Sentencing Policy, Barry C. Feld

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The juvenile court system should be abolished and all juvenile offenders should be integrated into the traditional criminal court system. The offenders' age should be taken into account during sentencing. The juvenile court system is a failure because a criminal punishment system cannot also be a social welfare system.


Labor Policy In Late Twentieth Century Capitalism: New Paradoxes For The Democratic State, Daniel J. Gifford Jan 1997

Labor Policy In Late Twentieth Century Capitalism: New Paradoxes For The Democratic State, Daniel J. Gifford

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The enactment of the National Labor Relations Act 1 ("NLRA") in 1935 was an economic and social watershed. The NLRA was the successor to section 7(a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act 2 ("NIRA"), the initial experiment in American corporatist governance. 3 The NLRA gave the United States a radically new labor policy, one dramatically more effective in facilitating union organization than its immediate predecessor. Following the path identified by the predecessor NIRA, which had contemplated a network of industry "codes," labor relations under the NLRA have developed in significant part along industry lines. 4 And until the mid-1960s, the …


Review Of Developments At The 48th Session Of The United Nations Sub-Commission On Prevention Of Discrimination And Protection Of Minorities, David Weissbrodt, Sosamma Samuel Jan 1997

Review Of Developments At The 48th Session Of The United Nations Sub-Commission On Prevention Of Discrimination And Protection Of Minorities, David Weissbrodt, Sosamma Samuel

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Until the turning point of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, few issues received as little political attention at the United Nations as the human rights of women. Now, thanks to the efforts of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academics, and other advocates, the Conference itself can claim the placement of women on the human rights agenda as one of its clearest victories. The weaknesses of the United Nations and of the international community as a whole {including states and NGOs) have been primarily in two areas: (a) at the conceptual level, their failure, until recently, to declare all …


Ethnicity, Crime, And Immigration, Michael Tonry Jan 1997

Ethnicity, Crime, And Immigration, Michael Tonry

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Sentencing Principles In Theory And Practice, Richard Frase Jan 1997

Sentencing Principles In Theory And Practice, Richard Frase

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Gender, Race, And Sentencing, Kathleen Daly, Michael Tonry Jan 1997

Gender, Race, And Sentencing, Kathleen Daly, Michael Tonry

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Takings, Exclusivity And Speech: The Legacy Of Pruneyard V. Robins Exchange, Richard A. Epstein Jan 1997

Takings, Exclusivity And Speech: The Legacy Of Pruneyard V. Robins Exchange, Richard A. Epstein

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Ex Parte Young After Seminole Tribe Response, David P. Currie Jan 1997

Ex Parte Young After Seminole Tribe Response, David P. Currie

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Choice-Of-Law Symposium, David P. Currie Jan 1997

Choice-Of-Law Symposium, David P. Currie

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A Human Rights Perspective In The Broadcasting Bill Debate, Mark N. Templeton Jan 1997

A Human Rights Perspective In The Broadcasting Bill Debate, Mark N. Templeton

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Is Tobacco A Drug? - Administrative Agencies As Common Law Courts Regulations, Cass R. Sunstein Jan 1997

Is Tobacco A Drug? - Administrative Agencies As Common Law Courts Regulations, Cass R. Sunstein

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Professor Cass Sunstein argues that the FDA has the authority to regulate tobacco products. He considers the text of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which supports the FDA assertion, and the context of its enactment, which argues against the FDA. He resolves the tension between text and context in favor of FDA jurisdiction by turning to the emerging role of administrative agencies. In modem government, he contends, administrative agencies have become America's common law courts, with the power to adapt statutory regimes to new facts and new values when the underlying statute is ambiguous. Professor Sunstein's Article, like …


The Autonomy Of Law In Law And Economics, Cass R. Sunstein Jan 1997

The Autonomy Of Law In Law And Economics, Cass R. Sunstein

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