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Missouri’S Chance At Low-Cost Renewable Energy ‘Gone With The Wind’?, Jeff Becker

SLU Law Journal Online

The Grain Belt Express, a large-scale wind energy transmission line that will span across much of the Midwest, may now be blocked from proceeding in Missouri if House Bill 527 passes in the state Senate. In this article, Jeff Becker advocates against the passage of the bill, arguing that it is contrary to the state's public interest because it would deprive Missourians of the substantial benefits the project, both economic and environmental.

Freedom Of Tweets: The Role Of Social Media In A Marketplace Of Ideas, Patrick Ganninger

SLU Law Journal Online

One of the more polarizing political issues of 2021 was when social media platforms like Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump from their platforms. As the law stands, most experts agree that the First Amendment does not restrict online social media platforms from exercising broad discretion to censor content or individuals. However, even if social media platforms have a right to unilaterally ban users from their platforms, should they? More importantly, should we let them? In this article, Patrick Ganninger explores these important questions.

The Fate Of The Public Charge Rule Following A Covid-19 Era, Jacquelyn Sicilia

SLU Law Journal Online

Within two weeks of the new administration, President Biden sought immediate review of the long existing Public Charge Rule and former President Trump's changes to it. In this article, Jacquelyn Sicilia discusses the recent litigation on the Public Charge Final Rule and where it stands today.

E-Museletter: March 2021, William Taylor Muse Law Library

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Democracy Under Attack: Iowa’S ‘Bloody Second’, Dylan Mccloskey

SLU Law Journal Online

The 2020 election is in the past for most Americans, but not for Iowans who live in the Second Congressional District where a contested election challenge is just beginning. Dylan McCloskey discusses how a contested election works and what impact this may have on our democracy.

*Photo by Darren Halstead on Unsplash

The Torch (March 2021), Crtp

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

The Maine Office of the Attorney General administers the Civil Rights Team Project (CRTP). The CRTP’s mission is to increase the safety of elementary, middle school, and high school students by reducing bias-motivated behaviors and harassment in our schools. CRTP accomplishes this by supporting student civil rights teams in Maine schools. The CRTP and student teams are active in engaging school communities in thinking and talking about issues related to:

• Race and skin color
• National origin and ancestry
• Religion
• Disabilities
• Gender (including gender identify and expression)
• Sexual orientation

The Attorney General’s Office created the CRTP in 1996 as a pilot …

Student And Career Services Newsletter 07, Office Of Student And Career Services

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Protecting The Rights And Wellbeing Of People With Disabilities During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Elizabeth Pendo

Chapters in Books

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated significant inequities experienced by people with disabilities. It has also emphasized the value of legal protections against discrimination based on disability. The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted 30 years ago to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities and ensure equal opportunity across major areas of American life (ADA, 2008). Together with an earlier law, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act, 2012), this landmark civil rights law impacts a broad range of issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic and protects a large and growing number of Americans. This Chapter focuses on application …

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Student and Career Services Newsletter

March 2021 - Part 1

Trophies For The Empire, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Cardozo Art Law Society

2020–2021 Flyers

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Volume 105, Number 1 (Spring 2021)

Judicature

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The Way To Barbara Armstrong, First Tenure-Track Law Professor In An Accredited Us Law School, Susan Carle

Contributions to Books

This is the third volume in a trilogy on gender issues in legal occupations. An overview of Women in the World ’ s Legal Professions (Schultz and Shaw 2003) was followed by Gender and Judging (Schultz and Shaw 2013), finally to be completed by this study on women teachers of law. All three books have been published by Hart Publishing, to whom we are grateful for their unceasing support over so many years. Our thanks also go to the International Institute for the Sociology of Law for facilitating the inclusion of all three volumes in their O ñ ati Socio-Legal …

My Body, My Temple: The Constitutional Requirement For Religious Exemptions To A Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate, Ben Davisson

SLU Law Journal Online

While the COVID-19 crisis has caused many to fear the threat that the virus poses to the health and safety of themselves and their loved ones, for others, and particularly for those with certain religious beliefs, the cure is worse than the disease. The possibility of a government mandated vaccine has caused extreme anxiety for many Americans. In this article, Ben Davisson discusses the constitutionality of mandatory vaccination programs and how such programs may come into conflict with the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.

E-Museletter: February 2021, William Taylor Muse Law Library

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Maine Law Magazine - Issue No. 96, University Of Maine School Of Law

Maine Law Magazine

• Information Privacy Summer Institute
  Pandemic adjustments lead to future opportunities
• Responding to Racial Injustice
  The Law School is taking action to help bring an end to racial injustice
• The Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic Celebrates 50 Years
  This defining program is one of the oldest law school clinics in the nation
• Better Together
  Maine Law and the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center working together benefits the entire state of Maine
• Maine Law’s Pandemic Pivot
  Keeping the Law School successfully and safely running through the challenges of COVID-19
• Alumni at Work: Krystal Williams '17
  Through the Alpha Legal Foundation …

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Student and Career Services Newsletter

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Screening And Charging Practices Of Three Mid-Sized Jurisdictions, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center

Deason Center Reports

Understanding how prosecutors make their screening and charging decisions is essential to criminal legal reform. This preview report is the first in a series of publications that explores the screening and charging practices of prosecutors in three mid-sized jurisdictions. Through an innovative mixed-methods empirical study, the series provides a holistic account of prosecutors’ charging practices.

February 2021 Louisiana Bar Exam, Louisiana Supreme Court Committee On Bar Admissions

Louisiana Bar Exams

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Beyond The Work Product: A Guide To Relationship-Driven Transactional Lawyering, Rachel Landy

Books

Beyond the Work Product will prepare business attorneys (and particularly law students and new attorneys) for a successful law practice by providing a framework for effective and efficient lawyering. It emphasizes building relationships and trust with clients so that, despite the existence of less costly alternatives, they will keep coming back for more.

The approach is process-focused rather than outcome-focused; it emphasizes every step of the lawyering process, not simply delivering the best work product possible. Whether you are at a big firm, a small firm, or a solo practice, approaching lawyering as a relationship-driven job will help you build …

Hipaa-Phobia Hampers Efforts To Track And Contain Covid-19, Lee Hiromoto M.D., J.D.

SLU Law Journal Online

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), enacted by the US Congress 1996, laudably protects medical privacy in healthcare settings. However, this federal law has created a culture of fear that limits current efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare providers, who are covered by HIPAA, may be reluctant to disclose information about outbreak clusters for fear of violating the law. Healthcare organizations, who are also covered by the law, still rely on fax machines to avoid violating HIPAA’s data security requirements. And the scrupulous rule-following in healthcare has given independent life to a HIPAA boogeyman. Thus, officials who …

E-Museletter: January 2021, William Taylor Muse Law Library

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Georgia Legal Research, Amy Taylor

Books

This open source textbook authored by Amy Taylor was designed to provide University of Georgia School of Law students with a comprehensive guide to Georgia legal research. Using this text in combination with appropriate assignments, student objectives include the ability to select, evaluate, and use appropriate legal research tools with an emphasis on cost-effective research and proficiency in the following topics:

• Developing an efficient and cost effective research strategy
• Advanced searching skills in legal research databases
• Case law, including docket research, court rules, and verdicts & settlements
• Statutory law, including legislative materials and legislative history
• Administrative regulations, rules, and related …

Testimony Of Alvin Bragg Regarding The Jurisdiction Of The Civilian Complaint Review Board, Alvin Bragg

Briefs, Court Filings, and Testimonies

January 13, 2021

Alvin Bragg, on behalf of the New York Law School Racial Justice Project, respectfully submits the following testimony in support of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board’s (“CCRB”) authority to investigate allegations of untruthful testimony and written statements made by members of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) as well as allegations of sexual misconduct by NYPD officers.

House Resolution Calling On Vice President Pence To Invoke 25th Amendment, House Of Representatives. United States.

Congressional Materials

Resolution approved 223-205 on January 12, 2021 by the House of Representatives calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President. The resolution was introduced in response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol.

Letter From Vice President Pence To House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Regarding The 25th Amendment, Michael R. Pence

Executive Branch Materials

Letter from Vice President Michael R. Pence to Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi responding to approval by the House of a resolution calling on the Vice President to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President. The resolution was introduced in response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol.

The Cdc’S Moratorium: Will The New Year Bring About An Eviction Crisis?, Matt Donahoe

SLU Law Journal Online

The new relief bill has extended the eviction moratorium another month. In this article, Matt Donahoe discusses whether this will provide tenants the necessary protection to avoid an eviction crisis as well as whether the moratorium is an infringement upon a landlord’s constitutional rights.

Issues Of Diversity And Inclusion In Torts Cases, Carol M. Suzuki

Faculty Book Display Case

Drawing upon the experience of faculty from across the country, Integrating Doctrine and Diversity is a collection of essays with practical advice, written by faculty for faculty, on specific ways to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into the law school curriculum. Chapters will focus on subjects traditionally taught in the first-year curriculum (Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Property, Torts) and each chapter will also include a short annotated bibliography curated by a law librarian. With submissions from over 40 scholars, the collection is the first of its kind to offer reflections, advice and specific instruction on …

The Importance Of The Time’S Political Climate In Cases Of Incitement, Kimberly George

Student Research Poster Presentations 2021

The Supreme Court cases, Schenck v. United States (1919), Dennis v. United States (1951),and Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) each deal with the issue of incitement speech. Each create tests for determining what is incitement speech which is not protected under the First Amendment. Each of these cases took place during times with tense political climates, World War One, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights Movement. This had an impact on the outcomes of these cases.

Vol. 38, No. 1, Robert Bruno, Nicholas Christen

The Illinois Public Employee Relations Report

Educating During a Pandemic: The Role of Collective Bargaining in Going Back to School

By Robert Bruno and Nicholas Christen

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