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2014

Legal Education

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University of Missouri School of Law

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Impact Of Uniform Laws On The Teaching Of Trusts And Estates, David M. English Apr 2014

Impact Of Uniform Laws On The Teaching Of Trusts And Estates, David M. English

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Beginning in 1969 with the approval of the Uniform Probate Code (UPC), uniform laws have had a major impact on the teaching of the basic Trusts and Estates course. This is not the place to list the close to thirty uniform acts relating to Trusts and Estates that have been approved. Rather, this Article will focus on the impact that uniform laws have had on the content of what is taught in the Trusts and Estates course. Uniform laws are not written in a vacuum. Like other legislative enactments, they are the product of societal changes and changes in legal …


The U.S. Supreme Court Fellows Program; The Opportunity Of A Lifetime, S. I. Strong Jan 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court Fellows Program; The Opportunity Of A Lifetime, S. I. Strong

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One reason why the Supreme Court Fellowship is one of the best-kept secrets in Washington, D.C., is its size. Unlike the White House Fellows program, which invites 12 people to join its ranks each year, and the Congressional Fellows program, which has over 30 participants annually, the Supreme Court accepts only four extremely talented individuals into its Fellows program each year. Every fall, these fortunate few begin a 12-month journey that offers them an unparalleled opportunity to observe and participate in the work of the federal judiciary at the highest levels.


Review Essay: Bilingual Legal Education In The United States: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, S. I. Strong Jan 2014

Review Essay: Bilingual Legal Education In The United States: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, S. I. Strong

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The long-standing and close connection among law, language and the state has traditionally led law schools to provide legal education in a single language. Indeed, bilingual legal education could in some cases be viewed as potentially contrary to state interests, given that "[t]he main instrument of nation-building is the imposition of a common state language. Indeed, bilingual legal education could in some cases be viewed as potentially contrary to state interests, given that "[t]he main instrument of nation-building is the imposition of a common state language."' However, the historical model of monolingual legal education may be in jeopardy. For example, …