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Use Of Public Record Databases In Newspaper And Television Newsrooms, Brooke Barnett
Use Of Public Record Databases In Newspaper And Television Newsrooms, Brooke Barnett
Federal Communications Law Journal
After almost fifty years of unprecedented freedom, access to public records is under threat today at the state and federal level. Survey research and in-depth interviews of newspaper and television journalists show that public records are being obtained through several mechanisms, including databases. This Comment, together with its underlying study, illustrates that these databases are essential to developing certain stories, including some covering the most critical subjects: investigative reports, crime, and political stories. Therefore, this Comment argues, restricting access to public records has the potential to halt or substantially hinder the media’s ability to serve as a check on business …
The Strange History Of Adult Adoptee Access To Original Birth Records, Elizabeth Samuels
The Strange History Of Adult Adoptee Access To Original Birth Records, Elizabeth Samuels
All Faculty Scholarship
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, contemporary accounts reported that most states had sealed adoption court records completely but, typically, had sealed original birth certificates from all persons except adult adoptees. Through the 1950s influential experts recommended that original birth certificates remain available to adult adoptees, while birth and court records otherwise be closed to all persons except upon court order. In 1960 the laws in some 40 percent of the states still permitted adult adoptees to inspect them, but between 1960 and 1990 all but a handful of the rest of the states closed the birth records to …
Lawyering For The Middle Class: Foreword, Nancy J. Moore
Lawyering For The Middle Class: Foreword, Nancy J. Moore
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Is It Time For Lawyer Profiles?, Steven K. Berenson
Is It Time For Lawyer Profiles?, Steven K. Berenson
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Some Ethical Issues Surrounding Mediation, Robert P. Burns
Some Ethical Issues Surrounding Mediation, Robert P. Burns
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Re-Valuing Lawyering For Middle-Income Clients, Susan D. Carle
Re-Valuing Lawyering For Middle-Income Clients, Susan D. Carle
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Core Values: False And True, Nathan M. Crystal
Core Values: False And True, Nathan M. Crystal
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Ethics Of Middle-Class Access To Legal Services And What We Can Learn From The Medical Profession's Shift To A Corporate Paradigm, George C. Harris, Derek F. Foran
The Ethics Of Middle-Class Access To Legal Services And What We Can Learn From The Medical Profession's Shift To A Corporate Paradigm, George C. Harris, Derek F. Foran
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Providing Legal Services For The Middle Class In Cyberspace: The Promise And Challenge Of On-Line Dispute Resolution, Louise Ellen Teitz
Providing Legal Services For The Middle Class In Cyberspace: The Promise And Challenge Of On-Line Dispute Resolution, Louise Ellen Teitz
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.