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Raising The Bar: The Aba’S Pulling Of Accreditation And Its Oversight In Legal Education, Alex Gass

SLU Law Journal Online

The American Bar Association's role in accrediting and disciplining law schools has entered a new and contentious era: litigation. In this article, Alex Gass discusses the history of law school accreditation and the recent lawsuits against the ABA by law schools disciplined for their failure to adhere to ABA standards.

A Constitutional Hope: An Alternative Approach To The Right Of Privacy And Marijuana Laws Using Argentina As An Example, Kevin E. Szmuc

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Durand Line: Analysis Of The Legal Status Of The Disputed Afghanistan-Pakistan Frontier, Bijan Omrani

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

1927- Digest Of Decisions Of The Department Of The Interior In Cases Relating To The Public Lands, Part 2, Volumes 1 To 50, Inclusive

US Government Legislation and Statutes

Compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

From Sex Objects To Sisters-In-Arms: Reducing Military Sexual Assault Through Integrated Basic Training And Housing, Gabrielle Lucero

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Voluntary Sterilization Of Inmates For Reduced Prison Sentences, Elise B. Adams

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

In May 2017, a Tennessee judge issued a standing order allowing inmates to receive thirty days’ jail credit in exchange for undergoing a voluntary sterilization procedure. Although the order was ultimately rescinded, this Article will address the constitutional and ethical concerns that a district court would have considered had the order not been rescinded. While inmates can always choose to waive their constitutional rights, the coercive nature of prisons—explained in the unconstitutional conditions doctrine—may compromise a prisoner’s ability to provide voluntary consent. The constitutionality of the order largely depends on the level of scrutiny a court applies. Regardless of the …

Using Federal Nondiscrimination Laws To Avoid Erisa: Securing Protection From Transgender Discrimination In Employee Health Benefit Plans, Bridget Schaaff

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

Recent attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and the potential rollback of the interpretation of the protections the Act affords transgender people put transgender people at risk of being denied services and coverage for gender-affirming care. This Article provides advocates with alternative legal arguments to help employees bring claims when their employer provides a health benefit plan that discriminates on the basis of gender identity. These arguments can avoid the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s broad preemption scheme and lack of nondiscrimination provisions. This Article proposes that, based on a narrow exception to preemption regarding the Employee Retirement Income …

Journal Staff

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Immigration Law Under The Mclachlin Court, Catherine Dauvergne

All Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

1900 - Decisions Of The Department Of Interior And General Land Office From July 1, 1899 To April 30, 1900

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1898 - Decisions Of The Department Of Interior And General Land Office From July 1897 To December 1897

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1901 - Decisions Of The Department Of Interior And General Land Office From May 1, 1900 To June 30, 1901

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1908 - Decisions Of The Department Of Interior And General Land Office, July 1, 1907 - June 30, 1908

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1928 - Digest Of Decisions Of The Department Of The Interior In Cases Relating To The Public Lands (Indian Matters Included), Part I, Volumes 41-51, Inclusive

US Government Legislation and Statutes

Compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1897 - Digest Of Decisions Of The Department Of The Interior An General Land Office In Cases Relating To The Public Lands; Volumes 1 To Xxii Inclusive

US Government Legislation and Statutes

Compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1913 - Digest Of Decisions Of The Department Of The Interior An General Land Office In Cases Relating To Public Lands, Volumes 1 To 40, Inclusive, Part 1 And Part 2

US Government Legislation and Statutes

Compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1885 - Decisions Of The Department Of Interior And General Land Office From July 1884 To June 1885

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1897 - Decisions Of Department Of Interior And General Land Office From January 1897 To June 1897

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1904 - Decisions Of The Department Of Interior And General Land Office From January 1904 Through May 1904

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1906 - Decisions Of Department Of Interior And General Land Office, July 1, 1905 To June 30, 1906

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

Brackeen V. Zinke, Bradley E. Tinker

Public Land & Resources Law Review

In 1978, Congress enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act to counter practices of removing Indian children from their homes, and to ensure the continued existence of Indian tribes through their children. The law created a framework establishing how Indian children are adopted as a way to protect those children and their relationship with their tribe. ICWA also established federal standards for Indian children being placed into non-Indian adoptive homes. Brackeen v. Zinke made an important distinction for the placement preferences of the Indian children adopted by non-Indian plaintiffs; rather than viewing the placement preferences in ICWA as based upon Indians’ …

Mission Product Holdings, Inc. V. Tempnology, Llc, Nka Old Cold Llc: Brief Of Law Professors As Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioner, John A. E. Pottow

Appellate Briefs

Amici, whose names and affiliations are set forth in alphabetical order in the attached Appendix, are law professors who study the United States bankruptcy system. They write solely to share their disinterested views regarding the important question of federal bankruptcy law presented in this case. To the best of their knowledge, no amicus has any financial interest in the outcome of this case.

The First Circuit's decision below inexplicably resuscitates a long-rejected decision-Lubrizol Enters., Inc. v. Richmond Metal Finishers, Inc., 756 F.2d 1043 (4th Cir. 1985) that allowed intellectual property licensors to exploit a bankruptcy filing to unilaterally …

Department Of Homeland Security V. Regents Of The University Of California: Brief In Opposition For Respondents Dulce Garcia, Miriam Gonzalez Avila, Saul Jimenez Suarez, Viridiana Chabolla Mendoza, Norma Ramirez, Jirayut Latthivongskorn, The County Of Santa Clara, And Service Employees International Union Local 521, Leah Litman

Appellate Briefs

Questions Presented: The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program enables nearly 700,000 undocumented individuals who were brought to the United States as children to live and work here without fear of deportation, so long as they play by the rules. In September 2017, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, on the advice of the Attorney General, abruptly decided to terminate the program.

Respondents brought suit to challenge that decision. The district court granted respondents' motion for a preliminary injunction and also denied the government's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The court of appeals affirmed.

The questions presented …

Nancy Johnson Order On Certain Discovery Related Motions, Objections And Requests, Melvin Westmoreland

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

Two-Tiered Trademarks, Glynn Lunney

Faculty Scholarship

Today, we have a two-tiered trademark system. In the top tier, both parties can afford to litigate. In the lower tier, only one party can. This two-tiered system has arisen over the last century because courts refused to follow the law. Faced with trademark law that led to seemingly unjust outcomes in the case before them, courts rewrote trademark law. When those initial rewrites led to different sorts of seeming injustice as cases continued to arise, courts rewrote trademark law again and again. Moreover, judges rewrote trademark law not as part of any systemic and coherent plan for trademark law, …

Consumer Perceptions: From Myths To Action, Michael P. Vandenbergh, Kristian Steensen Nielsen

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Rapid and transformative changes are required to reduce the adverse consequences of climate change. A growing literature suggests that households can be an important part of efforts to reduce GHG emissions. Transformative change implies modifying actions across different life and consumption domains, but not all actions are equally important. The most promising efforts focus on behaviours with high technical potential (the total emissions reductions possible from the behaviour change) and behavioural plasticity (the extent to which the behaviour can be changed in a given decision environment). Shifting towards a plant-based diet has technical potential that is among the highest of …

United States Department Of Defense Scientific Integrity Policy

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

US DOD SIP

A Grand Challenges-Based Research Agenda For Scholarly Communication And Information Science [Mit Grand Challenge Pubpub Participation Platform], Micah Altman, Chris Bourg

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Identifying Grand Challenges

A global and multidisciplinary community of stakeholders came together in March 2018 to identify, scope, and prioritize a common vision for specific grand research challenges related to the fields of information science and scholarly communications. The participants included domain researchers in academia, practitioners, and those who are aiming to democratize scholarship. An explicit goal of the summit was to identify research needs related to barriers in the development of scalable, interoperable, socially beneficial, and equitable systems for scholarly information; and to explore the development of non-market approaches to governing the scholarly knowledge ecosystem.

To spur discussion and …

1894 - Decisions Of Department Of Interior And General Land Office From July 1, 1893 To December 31, 1893

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.

1896 - Decisions Of Department Of Interior And General Land Office, From January 1896 To July 1896

US Government Legislation and Statutes

A compilation of the decisions of the Department of Interior and General Land Office concerning the administration of the United States public land laws.