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The New Chapter 15 Of The Bankruptcy Code: A Step Toward Erosion Of National Sovereignty, John J. Chung Oct 2006

The New Chapter 15 Of The Bankruptcy Code: A Step Toward Erosion Of National Sovereignty, John J. Chung

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Civil Due Process, Criminal Due Process, Niki Kuckes Oct 2006

Civil Due Process, Criminal Due Process, Niki Kuckes

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The Military Commissions Act, Coerced Confessions, And The Role Of The Courts, Peter Margulies Jul 2006

The Military Commissions Act, Coerced Confessions, And The Role Of The Courts, Peter Margulies

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The Democratic Prosecutor: Explaining The Constitutional Function Of The Federal Grand Jury, Niki Kuckes Jun 2006

The Democratic Prosecutor: Explaining The Constitutional Function Of The Federal Grand Jury, Niki Kuckes

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Beyond Absolutism: Legal Institutions In The War On Terror, Peter Margulies Apr 2006

Beyond Absolutism: Legal Institutions In The War On Terror, Peter Margulies

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Law And Poetry, Edward J. Eberle, Bernhard Grossfeld Jan 2006

Law And Poetry, Edward J. Eberle, Bernhard Grossfeld

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Symposium On Sentencing Rhetoric: Competing Narratives In The Post-Booker Era, David M. Zlotnick Jan 2006

Symposium On Sentencing Rhetoric: Competing Narratives In The Post-Booker Era, David M. Zlotnick

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Religion In The Classroom In Germany And The United States, Edward J. Eberle Jan 2006

Religion In The Classroom In Germany And The United States, Edward J. Eberle

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In this Article, Professor Eberle evaluates the relationship of religion in the classroom in Germany and the United States, as formulated by the countries' highest courts, the German Constitutional Court and the United States Supreme Court Pursuant to the German model of church-state cooperation, public finds are channeled to religious organizations, such as, for example, using the machinery of the state to rise and disperse tax monies to religious organizations. Religious groups may then use the tax monies collected to support religious education in the public schools. However, pursuant to guidelines announced by the German Constitutional Court, teaching of religious …


Fugitive Slaves And Ship-Jumping Sailors: The Enforcement And Survival Of Coerced Labor, Jonathan M. Gutoff Jan 2006

Fugitive Slaves And Ship-Jumping Sailors: The Enforcement And Survival Of Coerced Labor, Jonathan M. Gutoff

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This article explores the relationship between the law of maritime labor and the law of slavery. In the eighteenth century, both sailors and slaves were part of a broad regime of unfree labor relations, with slaves, of course, the most oppressed. In the nineteenth century, an era otherwise supposedly devoted to the ideal of "free" labor, sailors and slaves instead remained unfree, subject to federal laws providing for the forced return to their toils if they deserted - the Merchant Seaman's Act and the Fugitive Slave Act. Both of those statutes were deemed to be within Congress' authority, despite questionable …


Police Prosecution In Rhode Island: The Unauthorized Practice Of Law, Andrew Horwitz, John R. Grasso Jan 2006

Police Prosecution In Rhode Island: The Unauthorized Practice Of Law, Andrew Horwitz, John R. Grasso

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Every day in Rhode Island, police officers are practicing law without a license in both the District Court and the Traffic Tribunal. They do so with the full stamp of approval of the judges before whom they appear, despite the fact that the unauthorized practice of law is a crime in Rhode Island, as it is in every other state in the country. While one can certainly speculate about reasons why this practice has developed, there is nothing in any published decision of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island or in any state statute that appears to permit or justify …


Statutory Caps And Judicial Review Of Damages, Colleen P. Murphy Jan 2006

Statutory Caps And Judicial Review Of Damages, Colleen P. Murphy

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Money As A "Specific" Remedy, Colleen P. Murphy Jan 2006

Money As A "Specific" Remedy, Colleen P. Murphy

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