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The Banality Of Evil (?): The Strange(Ly Quiet) Careers Of Korematsu And Hirabayashi In The Federal Circuit Courts, 1943‐2016, Scott Dewey
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Korematsu v. United States (1944) and Hirabayashi v. United States (1943), the most famous Supreme Court cases associated with the tragic internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, now “live in infamy”, along with the likes of Plessy v. Ferguson and Scott v. Sandford, among the worst constitutional law train-wrecks of American legal history. Ironically, American courts and judges also used the two towering internment cases for their resounding language supporting racial equality and non-discrimination. In either guise, the cases came to cast a long shadow over America’s legal landscape. Thus, it may be somewhat surprising to discover that …
Legal Fiction: Reading Lolita As A Sentencing Memorandum, Christina Frohock
Legal Fiction: Reading Lolita As A Sentencing Memorandum, Christina Frohock
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Resurrecting (And Modernizing) The Research Treasure Hunt, Nancy E. Vettorello
Resurrecting (And Modernizing) The Research Treasure Hunt, Nancy E. Vettorello
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First-year associates will spend forty-five percent of their time on legal research; second- and third-year associates will spend thirty percent. And unfortunately, employers find their associates’ research skills lacking. This is not a new complaint. Employers have been complaining for more than a hundred years that recent law graduates cannot research well. None of this is lost on those who teach legal research, who have long debated the best way to do so. Techniques for teaching research have changed over time, and methods once thought appropriate were sometimes later disfavored. Changes were driven both by pedagogy and by the ever-changing …
Not Your Mother's Will: Gender, Language, And Wills, Karen J. Sneddon
Not Your Mother's Will: Gender, Language, And Wills, Karen J. Sneddon
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“Boys will be boys, but girls must be young ladies” is an echoing patriarchal refrain from the past. Formal equality has not produced equality in all areas, as demonstrated by the continuing wage gap. Gender bias lingers and can be identified in language. This Article focuses on Wills, one of the oldest forms of legal documents, to explore the intersection of gender and language. With conceptual antecedents in pre-history, written Wills found in Ancient Egyptian tombs embody the core characteristics of modern Wills. The past endows the drafting and implementation of Wills with a wealth of traditions and experiences. The …
Assuring Access To Justice: The Role Of The Judge In Assisting Pro Se Litigants In Litigating Their Cases In New York City’S Housing Court, Paris R. Baldacci
Assuring Access To Justice: The Role Of The Judge In Assisting Pro Se Litigants In Litigating Their Cases In New York City’S Housing Court, Paris R. Baldacci
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