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Getting Past The Politics: How The Healthcare Reform Affects You, Fazal Khan, Sylvia Caley, David Howard, Glenn Pearson

Working in the Public Interest Conferences

Discusses the anticipated implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Georgia residents with particular focus on specific demographic groups.

Bringing The Harlem Children's Zone To Georgia: Making The Program Work In Small-Town America, Andrea L. Dennis, Tim Johnson, Rasuli Lewis, Robin Shearer

Working in the Public Interest Conferences

Explains how the Harlem Children's Zone helps students graduate from post-secondary schools despite some legal and political barriers, and explores the program's potential in Athens, Georgia.

The Great Fleecing Of The The Greatest Generation: Employment Discrimination And Consumer Fraud Harming The Elderly During The Tough Economic Times, Sherry L. Jackson, Bill Broker, Chris Couillou, Natalie Thomas

Working in the Public Interest Conferences

Considers the challenges facing older Americans in terms of finding employment and avoiding consumer fraud and the legal recourse available to this demographic group.

Loan Repayment And Personal Finance For Aspiring Public Servants, Ryan Nofsinger

Working in the Public Interest Conferences

Shares federal loan repayments programs, based on income levels, available to Law School graduates.

The Financial Costs And Legal Repercussions Of Marriage Inequality, Lisa Milot, Kim Mellen

Working in the Public Interest Conferences

Discusses the financial and legal consequences that couples face when their unions are not recognized by the State.

Arizona's Grand Question: Who Can Regulate The Hire Of Unauthorized Labor Under Chamber Of Commerce V. Whiting?, Larry Nackerud, Dale Schwartz, Karen Weinstock

Working in the Public Interest Conferences

Explores recent state legislation that cracks down on employers who hire illegal immigrants, and considers that larger impact on national immigration reform.

Game Over: Violent Video Games And Juvenile Crimes, Randy Beck, Cheryl Olson, Gerry Weber, Dan Islett

Working in the Public Interest Conferences

Discussion of possible relationship between video games and childhood violence. Includes considerations of First-Amendment rights of manufacturers and implications of Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association.

April 2, 2011: The Great Separation, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Great Separation“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Energy Poverty: Can We Make Modern Energy Accessuniversal? Focus On Financing Appropriate Sustainableenergy Technologies, Raffaella Centurelli

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Keynote Address, Steve Gottlieb

Working in the Public Interest Conferences

Steve Gottlieb has worked for the Atlanta Legal Aid Society (ALAS) since 1969, becoming the Director in 1980. The ALAS provides legal counsel on civil matters for low income clients in Fulton, DeKalb, Calyton, Cobb, and Gwinnett Counties.

Panel Discussion Presentation: Everything Is Connected — Why Mexico’S Problems Are Everyone’S Problems On The Colorado River, And The Other Way Around, Bret C. Birdsong

North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable

Panel Discussion: U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Perspectives

Colorado River Compact:

Allocates water among Upper Basin and Lower Basin
- 7.5 maf for each basin
- Extra 1 maf for lower basin

Supplies Mexico first from surplus above total apportionment to upper an lower basins
- If surplus insufficient to supply Mexico, then Mexico’s share supplied equally by upper and lower basins

Upper division states “shall not cause” flow to lower basin to be less than 75 maf in 10 years

Environmental Perspectives: Spring 2011, Environmental Law Program

Environmental and Energy Law Perspectives

No abstract provided.

To Incorporate Or Not To Incorporate - That Is The Question: How State V. Custard Clarified Corporate Governance In North Carolina, Lauren J. Allen

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

New Financial Regulation Reform: A Good Measure For African Americans, Alexander J. Chenault

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

Employment Discrimination: Some Economic Definitions, Critique And Legal Implications, Menahem Pasternak

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Equal Access Act Requires Equal Access For All: Why The Rowan-Salisbury School System's Policy Against Sex-Based Clubs, Developed To Ban Gay-Straight Alliances, Is Illegal, M. Blake Huffman

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

Defending Profiling While Combating Racism: A Companion To Ogletree's Presumption Of Guilt, Amos N. Jones

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

Road Scholars - April 2011, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

Boyd Briefs / Road Scholars

The April 2011 issue of Road Scholars highlights law faculty members' scholarly activities beyond the walls of the William S. Boyd School of Law.

When Your Boss "Friends" You: Social Media And The Hostile Environment Claim, Stephanie A. Kevil

DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law

No abstract provided.

Putting Down The Pom Poms: The National Collegiate Athletic Association Should Stop Ignoring Competitive Cheer And Grant These Athletic Teams Ncaa Emerging Sport Status, E. Emily Richards

DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law

No abstract provided.

Name Calling On The Internet: The Problems Faced By Victims Of Defamatory Content In Cyberspace, Sarudzai Chitsa

Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference Papers

In the past decade or so, internet libel has become one of the hot topics in internet law. Internationally, courts have dealt with an enormous amount of cases brought by both the suppliers and consumers of the internet services. Although the advent of the World Wide Web has come with many legal problems; this paper will only focus at the problems that are being faced by the victims of defamatory speech on the internet in trying to seek compensation through the courts. These problems include, inter alia, the reluctance of the courts in unmasking the identity of the authors of …

In Light Of Oklahoma Sq 755: How Islamic Law Antecedes In Solving Minorities’ Personal Law Issues?, Mansour A. Alhaidary

Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference Papers

In November 2010, a proposal was passed to amend Section 1 of Article VII of the Oklahoma State Constitution to prevent considering Sharia Law in making judicial decisions as well as international law. This amendment is being challenged in the court by Muslims and a temporary restraining order has been granted. In this paper, I will show, in contrast to what Oklahoma legislators wanted to enact, how Islamic law of 1400 years ago provided freedom of application of personal law for religious minorities more than any other legal system. Although other legal systems provide one type of freedom or another, …

The China Currency Issue: Why The World Trade Organization Would Fail To Provide The United States With An Effective Remedy, Marcus Sohlberg

Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference Papers

A critical issue in the global trading system that came to the forefront in 2010 concerns exchange rates. Having suffered to various degrees through the worst economic and financial downturn since the Great Depression, many large trading nations have sought to achieve economic recovery through export-led growth. In order to boost international competitiveness, many have engaged in competitive devaluations, i.e. interventions in currency markets to devalue domestic currency. According to Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega this situation has escalated into a “global currency war”.

This paper focuses on China’s practice of maintaining an artificially undervalued currency, and addresses the question …

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring-Summer 2011

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

In Closing The Door To Environmental Public Nuisance Claims, Did The Fourth Circuit Leave A Window Cracked? North Carolina Ex Rel. Cooper V. Tennessee Valley Authority, Katherine E. Vogt

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

What's In A Label? Fifra Regulations And The Preemption Of State Tort Claims Of Label Misrepresentation. Indian Brand Farms, Inc. V. Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., Kristin R. Michael

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Risks And Benefits Of Hydraulic Fracturing , Jesica Rivero Gilbert

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Stop The Beach Renourishment: Why Judicial Takings May Have Meant Taking A Little Too Much. Stop The Beach Renourishment, Inc. V. Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Rachel S. Meystedt

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Attempting To (De)Regulate Genetically Modified Crops: The Supreme Court Overrules The Injunction Denying Deregulation Of Roundup Ready Alfafa. Monsanto V. Geertson Seed Farms, Christine K. Lesicko

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

The Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement: The Beginning Of The End Of Egyptian Hydro-Political Hegemony, Abadir M. Ibrahim

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.