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Legislating Through The Use Of Commentary: The Sentencing Commission's Interpretation Of 994(H) Of The Sentencing Reform Act, Jeffrey H. Knox

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Mental Illness: A Sexually Violent Predator Is Punished Twice For One Crime, Eli M. Rollman

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Physician-Assisted Suicide And Voluntary Euthanasia: Some Relevant Differences, John Deigh

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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An Inquiry Into The Right Of Criminal Juries To Determine The Law In Colonial America, Stanton D. Krauss

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Recent Books

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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“To Learn And Make Respectable Hereafter:” The Litchfield Law School In Cultural Context, Andrew Siegel

Faculty Articles

This article details the historical moment in which the Law School emerged, sketching both the political and social structure of colonial Connecticut and the multifaceted crisis facing that state's leaders in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It describes the response of Litchfield's elite to this unfolding crisis, focusing in detail on the innovative institutions they founded and nurtured during this period, including the Law School and the Litchfield Female Academy. The article then attempts to place the Law School in historical and cultural context, providing, sequentially, an exploration of the social vision propounded in its classroom, a brief …

A Comment On The 1996 United Kingdom Arbitration Act, Thomas E. Carbonneau

Faculty Scholarship

The 1996 United Kingdom Arbitration Act is a remarkable piece of legislation. It is a highly accessible statutory framework both from a linguistic and organizational standpoint. The 1996 Act represents a substantial improvement over prior English arbitration statutes,including the 1979 Act. The new legislation is comprehensive, thorough, cogent and coherent. In its presentation and content, it easily rivals both longstanding and recentlegislative enactments on arbitration. It is built upon a wealth of knowledge and expertise of arbitration law and practice, and embodies a very contemporary and integrated concept of arbitration. This commentary endeavors to highlight and appraise the most significant …

Alcohol And Homicide In The United States 1934-1995--Or One Reason Why U.S. Rates Of Violence May Be Going Down, Robert Nash Parker, Randi S. Cartmill

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Asymmetrical Causation And Criminal Desistance, Christopher Uggen, Irving Piliavin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Understanding The Time Path Of Crime, John J. Donohue

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Another Stab At Schneckloth: The Problem Of Limited Consent Searches And Plain View Seizures, Michael J. Friedman

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Lindesmith V. Anslinger: An Early Government Victory In The Failed War On Drugs, John F. Galliher, David P. Keys, Michael Elsner

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Does Congress Abuse Its Spending Clause Power By Attaching Conditions On The Receipt Of Federal Law Enforcement Funds To A State's Compliance With Megan's Law, W. Paul Koenig

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Misappropriation Theory: A Valid Application Of 10(B) To Protect Property Rights In Information, Keith Adam Simon

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Effect Of Lifting The Blindfold From Civil Juries Charged With Apportioning Damages In Modified Comparative Fault Cases: An Empirical Study Of The Alternatives, Jordan H. Leibman, Robert B. Bennett, Richard Fetter

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Focuses on a study on the effect of lifting the blindfold from civil juries charged with apportioning damages in modified comparative fault cases. Historical background on comparative fault in the United States; Origin of blindfolding; Comparison of blindfold modified comparative fault verdicts with sunshine verdicts; Conclusions.

Standards Of Review In Texas., W. Wendell Hall

St. Mary's Law Journal

This Article presents a substantial and comprehensive update of the standards of review applied by Texas appellate courts. It focuses on appellate standards for reviewing trial court rulings on pretrial, trial, and posttrial proceedings. Standards of review distribute power within the judicial branch by defining the relationship between trial and appellate courts. These standards “frame the issues, define the depth of review, assign power among judicial actors, and declare the proper materials to review.” Sometimes a trial court’s errors are so egregious and harmful that reversing the trial court is relatively simple. When the trial court’s error is only marginal …

Texas Rule Of Civil Procedure 166a(I): A New Weapon For Texas Defendants Comment., Robert W. Clore

St. Mary's Law Journal

This Comment analyzes the Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a(i) for a “no evidence” motion and discusses its likely application in Texas courts. Part II reviews summary judgment practice in federal and Texas state courts in order to determine the likely construction of the new rule. Part III discusses Rule 166a(i) and explores the role of litigation reform in shaping the no-evidence motion. This part also addresses the procedural shortcomings of the new rule and compares Rule 166a(i) with federal summary judgment practice. Part IV assesses whether Rule 166a(i) violates the Texas Constitution by denying citizens the right to a …

Feminism And Defending Men On Death Row Symposium: Thoughts On Death Penalty Issues 25 Years After Furman V. Georgia., Phyllis L. Crocker

St. Mary's Law Journal

In this Essay I explore the relationship between being a feminist and representing men on death row. It is appropriate to engage in this inquiry in considering how the law has developed in the twenty-five years since Furman v. Georgia. During that time both Furman and the advent of feminist legal theory have required a restructuring in the way we think about two fundamental legal questions: for death penalty jurisprudence, how and why we sentence individuals to death; and for feminist jurisprudence, how the law views crimes of violence against women. The relationship between these two developments becomes apparent when …

The Constitutional Regulation Of Capital Punishment Since Furman V. Georgia Symposium: Thoughts On Death Penalty Issues 25 Years After Furman V. Georgia., Carol S. Steiker, Jordan M. Steiker

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Institutional Analysis And Physicians’ Rights After Vacco V. Quill, Larry I. Palmer

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Schoolhouses, Courthouses, And Statehouses: Educational Finance, Constitutional Structure, And The Separation Of Powers Doctrine, Michael Heise

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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A Discussion And A Defense Of The Restatement (Third) Of Torts: Products Liability, James A. Henderson Jr.

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Antilegalistic Approaches To Resolving Disputes Between Governments: A Comparison Of The International Tax And Trade Regimes, Robert A. Green

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Commentary On Presentations Of Prof. Roberta S. Karmel & Prof. James A. Fanto, Gregory S. Alexander

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Bibliographical Essay: Women And The Legal Profession, Cynthia Grant Bowman

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Evidence: 1996-1997 Survey Of New York Law, Faust Rossi

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The Limits Of Feminism, Emily Sherwin

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The Illusions And Realities Of Jurors' Treatment Of Corporate Defendants, Valerie P. Hans

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Business leaders have voiced the opinion that they are often victimized by civil juries, who rule against them more on the basis of deep-seated hostility to business than on the grounds of actual negligence. Claims that the jury engages in undeservedly negative treatment of the business corporation have been central to heated debate over the role of the jury and its place in an alleged litigation crisis, which in turn has fueled tort reform efforts across the nation. This Article contrasts the illusions and realities of jurors' treatment of corporate defendants in civil litigation.

In this Article, I argue that …

Attorneys As Gatekeepers To The Court: The Potential Liability Of Attorneys Bringing Suits Based On Recovered Memories Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Cynthia Grant Bowman, Elizabeth Mertz

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Susanna And The Elders: A Note On The Regulation Of Families, Carol Weisbrod

Faculty Articles and Papers

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