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Are Courts Competent To Decide Competency Questions? Stripping The Facade From United States V. Charters, Michael L. Perlin

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The Innocent Spouse Problem: Joint And Several Liability For Income Taxes Should Be Repealed., Richard C.E. Beck

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Husbands and wives who elect to file joint federal income tax returns

are jointly and severally liable for the entire tax due. Ninety-nine

percent of married couples who file income tax returns make the election

to file jointly, and each spouse thereby incurs personal liability for

the other spouse's income taxes. This Article argues that the rule is

unfair and unjustified and should be repealed

The Lower Branches Of The Legal Profession: A London Society Of Attorneys And Solicitors Of The 1730s And Its Moots, Henry Horwitz, Lloyd Bonfield

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Trial Courts And Social Change: The Evolution Of A Field Of Study, Frank W. Munger

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Foreword: Antitrust As Public Interest Law, Rudolph J.R. Peritz

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Supreme Court, Plain Meaning, And The Changed Rules Of Evidence, Randolph N. Jonakait

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Afterword: Studying Litigation And Social Change, Frank W. Munger

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Art, Obscenity And The First Amendment, Judith Bresler

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Symposium on Law and the Visual Arts: Art, the First Amendment and the NEA Controversy

Regulation Of Fiberoptic Integrated Broadband Networks: Common Carriage, Ownership And Rates, Michael Botein

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The Legal Culture Of The Formative Period In Sherman Act Jurisprudence, William P. Lapiana

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Resolving The Flaws Of Residential Servitudes Associations: For Reformation Not Termination, Gerald Korngold

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Haven Or Hell? Inside Lorton Central Prison: Experiences Of Punishment Justified, Robert Blecker

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Securities Regulation And The First Amendment, Aleta Estreicher

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Presidential Lawmaking Powers: Vetoes, Line Item Vetoes, Signing Statements, Executive Orders, And Delegations Of Rulemaking Authority, David Schoenbrod

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Unpacking The Myths: The Symbolism Mythology Of Insanity Defense Jurisprudence, Michael L. Perlin

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The insanity defense has been the subject of great controversy. A review of the jurisprudential debate, infamous cases, judicial and legislative decision-making, media coverage, as well as public attitudes, when read in light of scientific and empirical research, reveals a gaping disparity between what we know and how we think about the mentally ill and the insanity defense. The Author argues that this disparity is the result of several operational myths about the mentally ill and the insanity defense. In this Article, the Author focuses on the role of psychiatry, psychology, and mental illness in the law, specifically addressing how …

John Adams's Thoughts On Government, 1776, Richard B. Bernstein

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Original Intent, History And Levy’S Establishment Clause. Book Review Of The Establishment Clause: Religion And The First Amendment, By Leonard W. Levy, Ruti Teitel

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Psychodynamics And The Insanity Defense: Ordinary Common Sense And Heuristic Reasoning, Michael L. Perlin

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Aids-Related Dementia And Competency To Stand Trial: A Potential Abuse Of The Forensic Mental Health System?, Michael L. Perlin, Joel Dvoskin

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