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The Press And The Expectation Of Executive Counterspeech, Ronnell Andersen Jones

Missouri Law Review

This Article explores the wider constitutional and democratic consequences of a president’s refusal to engage in counterspeech on matters of public concern. It argues that both fundamental principles of First Amendment theory and watershed cases from the United States Supreme Court presuppose a constitutional system of dialogue between the press and the executive in which the president offers verifiable, supported, fact-based counterspeech to press coverage with which he disagrees. Part II of this Article describes how marketplace-of-ideas, self-governance, and checking-function principles—although more often invoked to protect private speech from governmental restriction—also manifest a longstanding assumption of executive counterspeech. It explores …

Presidential Attacks On The Press, Sonja R. West

Missouri Law Review

The goals of this short Article are modest. It seeks simply to differentiate the various ways Trump has attacked the press, to emphasize that we should not view them all through the same constitutional lens, and to bring attention to the most serious type of offense. In Part I, I divide the kinds of attacks into three categories of increasing seriousness. I discuss a number of examples in which Trump has used insults, generalized threats, denials of benefits, and government power to punish the press for coverage he dislikes. Then, in Part II, I analyze each type of attack under …

Examining The Impact Of In Re Brunetti On § 2(A) Of The Lanham Act, Alex Weidner

Missouri Law Review

For § 2(a)of the Lanham Act, 2017 proved to be a devastating year. Not only did the Matal v. Tam decision strike down the disparagement provision, it served as a springboard for In re Brunetti to invalidate the bar against immoral and scandalous marks later that year. This Note examines whether the majority correctly invalidated the immoral-scandalous provision, argues that it did not, and analyzes the likelihood the remaining two provisions in the Lanham Act will be struck down by another First Amendment challenge. Part II summarizes the facts and holding of In re Brunetti. Part III provides an overview …

Can You Have Too Much Of A Good Thing?: The Modern Marketplace Of Ideas, Rachael L. Jones

Missouri Law Review

This Article argues that though the state of the marketplace looks grim, it is not dead yet. Rather, we have entered an era in which the role of the marketplace is shifting. Instead of representing the proverbial promised land of truth and expression, the marketplace is serving an important role in the pursuit of democratic self-governance. From private media companies offering fact-checking services to combat false news to teenagers using social media to call citizens to action on gun reform, the marketplace appears to be adapting. But it remains to be seen whether the marketplace can continue to best serve …

Dynamex Is Dynamite, But Epic Systems Is Its Foil – Chamber Of Commerce: The Sleeper In The Trilogy, William B. Gould Iv

Missouri Law Review

This Article examines the concept of the independent contractor classification – a characterization at issue in early litigation involving the question of whether particular workers are employees or independent contractors. It describes the early cases arising in transportation, including over-the-road trucking, the taxi-cab industry, and package delivery companies like Federal Express (“FedEx”). The Article takes the position that the concept of flexibility, frequently used by employers to classify or reclassify employees as independent contractors, is a false justification for determining that employees are independent contractors. It also takes the position that engaging in part-time work for numerous employers is consistent …

Can State Constitutional Development Make A Difference In Illinois?, John Christopher Anderson

Northern Illinois University Law Review

For over a decade, Illinois has faced perilous financial and political crises. Many commentators believe that state constitutional development in the context of pensions, term limits, and legislative redistricting are a necessary key to placing Illinois on a path toward prosperity. This article considers whether state constitutional reform (by way of judicial interpretation or amendment) in these areas is possible and whether it would likely bring about the change some observers seek.

Resistance Strategies In The Immigrant Justice Movement, Mariela Olivares

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Topics of immigration reform have created deep polarization. To some degree, these political and societal divisions regarding immigrants' place and ability to remain in the United States drove the Republican successes in the 2016 elections and carried Donald Trump to the White House. When political conservatives called for decreased migration and increased deportations of immigrants already in the United States, progressive politicians and advocates for immigrants did not present a unified and thoughtful response. I discuss this failed narrative strategy in an earlier publication, in which I decry this historic and contemporary lack of cohesive strategy. I end Narrative Reform …

Nomzamo: Teaching Complexity Through The Life Of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Meghan Healy-Clancy

Bridgewater Review

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Obscured Boundaries: Dimaya's Expansion Of The Void-For-Vagueness Doctrine, Katherine Brosamle

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

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Let Them Eat Cake: Why Public Proprietors Of Wedding Goods And Services Must Equally Serve All People, Labdhi Sheth, Molly Christ

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

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2018 Tax Conference Forms

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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A Dollar For Your Thoughts: Determining Whether Nominal Damages Prevent An Otherwise Moot Case From Being An Advisory Opinion, Maura B. Grealish

Fordham Law Review

This Note examines whether nominal damages should sustain an otherwise moot constitutional claim. A majority of circuit courts have held that a lone claim for nominal damages is sufficient. A minority of circuit courts have determined that nominal damages are insufficient because there is no practical effect in determining such a case. The courts in the minority analogize nominal damages to declaratory judgments and justify their rulings on the basis of judicial economy. This Note proposes that the minority rule is impermissible under current precedent from the U.S. Supreme Court. However, this Note also proposes that the majority rule be …

Universal Representation, Lindsay Nash

Fordham Law Review

In an era in which there is little good news for immigrant communities and even holding the line has become an ambitious goal, one progressive project has continued to gain steam: the movement to provide universal representation for noncitizens in removal proceedings. This effort, initially born out of a pilot project in New York City, has generated a host of replication projects throughout the nation and holds the promise of even broader expansion. But as it grows, this effort must confront challenges from within: the sort-of supporters who want to limit this representation system’s coverage in a number of ways, …

Totally Class-Less?: Examining Bristol-Myer's Applicability To Class Actions, Justin A. Stone

Fordham Law Review

In June 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court tightened the specific jurisdiction doctrine when it dismissed several plaintiffs’ claims in a mass tort action against pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) for lack of personal jurisdiction. The action was brought in a California state court and involved several hundred plaintiffs alleging that they were injured by Plavix, a drug BMS manufactures. The Supreme Court held that California could not constitutionally exercise personal jurisdiction over BMS as to the nonresident plaintiffs, who did not have an independent connection to California. While the nonresident plaintiffs argued that California had specific jurisdiction because their claims …

E-Notice, Christine P. Bartholomew

Journal Articles

Social media platforms and smartphone manufacturers face class action lawsuits, but how open are federal courts to using these very technologies to notify members of a class action? This Article details the results from an empirical analysis of over 2700 federal class notice decisions. It finds class notice changing, but very slowly. Supreme Court precedent demands a dynamic standard for class action notice. However, fears of change, technology, and imprecision keep courts tethered to twentieth-century modes of communication. This judicial fear encumbers E-Notice—at a cost to the utility of class action procedures.

The Impact Of International Lawyer Organizations On Lawyer Regulation, Leslie C. Braverman, Lynn M. Mather, Leny De Groot-Van Leeuwen

Journal Articles

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Democratizing Interpretation, Anya Bernstein

Journal Articles

Judges interpreting statutes sometimes seem eager to outsource the work. They quote ordinary speakers to define a statutory term, point to how an audience understands it, or pin it down with interpretive canons. But sometimes conduct that appears to diminish someone’s power instead sneakily enhances it. So it is, I argue, with these forms of interpretive outsourcing. Each seems to constrain judges’ authority by handing the reins to someone else, giving interpretation a democratized veneer. But in fact each funnels power right back to the judge.

The outsourcing approaches I describe show a disconnect between the questions judges pose and …

Table Of Contents & Masthead, Northern Illinois University Law Review Online Supplement, Vol. 10, No. 1, Fall 2018., Northern Illinois University Law Review Online Supplement

Northern Illinois Law Review Supplement

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When Daubert Is The Way: The Road Less Traveled By, Cynthia Ford

Faculty Journal Articles & Other Writings

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Vol. 39, No. 1, Fall 2018: Table Of Contents And Masthead, Northern Illinois University Law Review

Northern Illinois University Law Review

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الإحالة إلى المحكمة الاتحادية العليا في الدعوى الدستورية ( دراسة مقارنة), حنان المصطفى محمد شراج

Public Law Theses

من الدوافع التي جعلتني أهتم بهذا الموضوع مما لا شك فيه أن الدعوى الدستورية بأنواعها وصورها تعد الوسيلة الوحيدة التي تتم من خلالها الرقابة على دستورية القوانين وأنها تكفل أحد أهم حقوق الأف ا رد كما أن لهذه الدعوى دور كبير في تحقيق العدل وانصاف المتقاضين.

ومن خلال د ا راسة هذا الشق القانوني الذي يعتبر من أهم النظم القانونية وأكثرها حساسية في الدعوى الدستورية حيث تم التركيز في هذه الد ا راسة على الإحالة بصورتيها، الإحالة عن طريق الدفع الفرعي والذي يقوم بتحريك الدعوى فيه الأف ا رد، وكذلك الإحالة من المحاكم من تلقاء نفسها.وذلك ضمن النصوص القانونية …

السياسة العقابية للمشّرع الإماراتي في مواجهة الجرائم المعلوماتية في ظل المرسوم الاتحادي رقم 5 لسنة 2102 بشأن مكافحة جرائم تقنية المعلومات, عبد العزيز سالم السنيدي

Public Law Theses

يتناول البحث موضوع الدراسة فلسفة وتطور العقوبات المقررة على الجرائم المستحدثة عن طريق استخدام وسائل التقنية الحديثة وفقا للمرسوم بقانون رقم (5) لسنة 2102 بشأن مكافحة جرائم تقنية المعلومات، فالبحث والدراسة في فلسفة ونهج المشّرع للعقوبات التي يقررها يعد ذا أهمية بالغة خصوصا في الجرائم المعلوماتية كون أن هذا النوع يعد من الجرائم الجديدة في إطار القانون الجنائي، فكان لا بد من تصدي للمشّرع من خلال النص على عقوبات رادعة تحد من الآثار السلبية التي قد تنجم عنها ومن أبرز تلك الآثار المتعلق بالجانب الأمني والاجتماعي والاقتصادي، وبمرور الوقت وعبور تلك الجرائم للقارات وعدم اعترافها بالحدود المكانية أصبحت الدول في …

التنظيم القانوني لاتفاق التحكيم الإلكتروني في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, عبد الله سعيد عبد الله بن رشيد الكتبي

Private Law Theses

يدور البحث حول دراسة التنظيم القانوني لاتفاق التحكيم الإلكتروني في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، وذلك بسبب التقدم العلمي والتقني الذي تشهده الوسائل الالكترونية في الوقت الحالي وتزايد استخدامها في إبرام العقود المختلفة وتنفيذها وخاصة عقود التجارة الالكترونية، فنتج عن هذه العقود منازعات الكترونية والتي تطلبت بدورها البحث عن وسائل لحلها تتماشى مع خصوصيتها الإلكترونية فظهرت الوسائل البديلة لحل المنازعات الالكترونية.

ولعل من أهم هذه الوسائل البديلة هو التحكيم الإلكتروني، وهو ما تطلب وضع قواعد قانونية تنظمه وتراعي خصوصيته وتحافظ على استقرار التعامل الالكتروني. وعلى مستوى دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة يتضح أنه لا توجد قواعد قانونية مخصوصة بالتحكيم الإلكتروني، على الرغم …

رقا بة ديوان المحاسبة على المال العام في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, شيرين شير محمد عبد المجيد

Private Law Theses

يعد المال العام الداعم الأساسي لعمل المرفق العام والمؤسسات الحكومية، لذا كان لابد من سن إجراءات قانونية وإدارية لحماية هذه الأموال.

حيث تستدف هذه الدراسة إلى توضيح دور ديوان المحاسبة في الرقابة على المال العام في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، فيعد ديوان المحاسبة الوسيلة الفعالة لحماية الأموال العامة. وقد قام المشرع الإماراتي بمنح العديد من الضمانات لديوان المحاسبة مما يكفل له القيام بدوره بشكل حيادي ومستقل.

وقد خلصت هذه الدراسة إلى التعريف بديوان المحاسبة وتشكيلة وتحديد اختصاصه والإجراءات التي يقوم بها للحفاظ على المال العام المملوك للدولة والتأكد من سلامة ومشروعية التصرفات المالية التنفيذية ومدى مطابقته مع للقوانين واللوائح المنظمة …

Law School News: Bailey And Kilpatrick Join Rwu School Of Law Board 11/01/2018, Edward Fitzpatrick

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Revenge Porn, Thomas Lonardo, Tricia P. Martland, Rhode Island Bar Journal

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Legal Influences On Shellfish Aquaculture Nursery Facility Siting In Rhode Island, Marine Affairs Institute, Roger Williams University School Of Law, Jordan Viana, Joseph Bingaman, Read Porter

Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications

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Law Library Blog (November 2018): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Wills, Trusts, And Estates, J. William Gray Jr., Katherine E. Ramsey

University of Richmond Law Review

The 2018 Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation to conform the interpretation of wills with trusts, revised the recent trust decanting and augmented estate statutes, and provided a procedure for resolving doctor/patient disputes over appropriate medical care. It also confirmed the creditor protection available for life insurance and annuities, and addressed certain entities’ eligibility for real and personal property tax exemptions, annual disclosures of charitable organizations’ administrative and charitable service expenses, virtual nonstock corporation member meetings, bank directors’ stock holdings, the disposition of unused tax credits at the taxpayer’s death, and fiduciary qualification without surety. The Supreme Court of Virginia handed …

Virginia Ranks Forty-Ninth Of Fifty: The Need For Stronger Laws Supporting Foster Youth, Nadine Marsh-Carter, Bruin S. Richardson Iii, Laura Ash-Brackley, Cassie Baudeán Cunningham

University of Richmond Law Review

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