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The Managerial Judge Goes To Trial, Elizabeth G. Thornbug May 2010

The Managerial Judge Goes To Trial, Elizabeth G. Thornbug

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sex, Drug Courts, And Recidivism, Doria Nour Dandan May 2010

Sex, Drug Courts, And Recidivism, Doria Nour Dandan

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Research studies have identified gender differences in the drug abusing patterns and treatment needs of men and women. Even so, studies on the drug court model have not assessed drug court effectiveness across sex. Using secondary data collected from the Ada County Drug Court, the recidivism rates of drug court participants (n=259) and probationers (n=235) were analyzed. Drug court participants were found to be less likely to recidivate compared to probationers, which supports previous research on drug court effectiveness. Regression analyses failed to find an interaction between group membership and sex, thereby indicating that the effect of the drug court …


Saving Stare Decisis: Preclusion, Precedent, And Procedural Due Process, Max Minzner May 2010

Saving Stare Decisis: Preclusion, Precedent, And Procedural Due Process, Max Minzner

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bombed Away: How The Second Circuit Destroyed Fourth Amendment Rights Of U.S. Citizens Abroad, Carla Crandall May 2010

Bombed Away: How The Second Circuit Destroyed Fourth Amendment Rights Of U.S. Citizens Abroad, Carla Crandall

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Terrorism And The Law: Show Trials And Why The Show Must Go On, Ibpp Editor Apr 2010

Terrorism And The Law: Show Trials And Why The Show Must Go On, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the nature and meaning of terrorism trials during the United States’ war on terror.


The Ripple Effect: Guantanamo Bay In The United Kingdom's Courts, C.R.G. Murray Apr 2010

The Ripple Effect: Guantanamo Bay In The United Kingdom's Courts, C.R.G. Murray

Pace International Law Review Online Companion

The human rights abuses suffered by detainees held at Guantánamo Bay have dominated many of the cases before the United Kingdom’s courts. The Human Rights Act of 1998, still relatively new to the statute book, played a central role in the detainees’ arguments. The ultimate court decisions, however, often relegate such factors to the background of the case. This article examines why the deciding courts declined to develop the law of diplomatic protection on the basis of human rights concerns, and why such arguments continue to be employed by detainees. Furthermore, the article assesses why the English courts have shown …


National Security Courts: A European Perspective, Mindia Vashakmadze Apr 2010

National Security Courts: A European Perspective, Mindia Vashakmadze

Pace International Law Review Online Companion

No abstract provided.


Jurisdictional Discovery In United States Federal Courts, S. I. Strong Apr 2010

Jurisdictional Discovery In United States Federal Courts, S. I. Strong

Faculty Publications

The article begins with a discussion of the historical development and jurisprudential bases for jurisdictional discovery, then analyzes the two major structural problems with the device, namely (1) the lack of any identifiable standard regarding when jurisdictional discovery will be ordered and (2) the absence of any understanding about the proper scope of such discovery. Next, the article describes the root causes of these structural inadequacies and proposes several ways to address the root concerns, relying on a new line of Supreme Court precedent (including Ashcroft v. Iqbal) as well as analogies to other common law jurisdictions. The paper concludes …


Tort Damages And The New Science Of Happiness, Rick Swedloff, Peter H. Huang Apr 2010

Tort Damages And The New Science Of Happiness, Rick Swedloff, Peter H. Huang

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Language Of Supreme Court Briefs: A Large-Scale Quantitative Investigation, Brady Coleman, Quy Phung Apr 2010

The Language Of Supreme Court Briefs: A Large-Scale Quantitative Investigation, Brady Coleman, Quy Phung

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Using Legislative History In Arkansas To Determine Legislative Intent: An Examination Of Cases And Review Of The Sources, Kathryn C. Fitzhugh, Melissa M. Serfass Apr 2010

Using Legislative History In Arkansas To Determine Legislative Intent: An Examination Of Cases And Review Of The Sources, Kathryn C. Fitzhugh, Melissa M. Serfass

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

This article summarizes the legislative process in Arkansas. It lists and provides descriptions of Arkansas's primary sources of legislation, including print and online resources. An examination of case law focuses on this question: what do Arkansas appellate courts mean when they say they consider legislative history in determining the intent of the legislature; specifically, what types of information will the courts consider? A brief discussion of several general rules of statutory construction in Arkansas precedes an examination of specific sources the courts have relied on. These sources include House and Senate Journals, act titles, preambles, emergency clauses, official commentary, executive …


State Supreme Court Opinions As Law Development, Victor Eugene Flango Apr 2010

State Supreme Court Opinions As Law Development, Victor Eugene Flango

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Matters In Abatement, Aaron R. Petty Apr 2010

Matters In Abatement, Aaron R. Petty

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Lethal Discrimination, J. Thomas Sullivan Apr 2010

Lethal Discrimination, J. Thomas Sullivan

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Usual Practice: Raising And Deciding Failure To Exhaust Administrative Remedies As An Affirmative Defense Under The Prison Litigation Reform Act, Joshua S. Moskovitz Apr 2010

The Usual Practice: Raising And Deciding Failure To Exhaust Administrative Remedies As An Affirmative Defense Under The Prison Litigation Reform Act, Joshua S. Moskovitz

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Law Versus Ideology: The Supreme Court And The Use Of Legislative History, David S. Law, David Zaring Apr 2010

Law Versus Ideology: The Supreme Court And The Use Of Legislative History, David S. Law, David Zaring

William & Mary Law Review

Much of the social science literature on judicial behavior has focused on the impact of ideology on how judges vote. For the most part, however, legal scholars have been reluctant to embrace empirical scholarship that fails to address the impact of legal constraints and the means by which judges reason their way to particular outcomes. This Article attempts to integrate and address the concerns of both audiences by way of an empirical examination of the Supreme Court’s use of a particular interpretive technique— namely, the use of legislative history to determine the purpose and meaning of a statute. We analyzed …


Xilinx Revisited, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah Mar 2010

Xilinx Revisited, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

Articles

On March 22 the Ninth Circuit released its new opinion in Xilinx v. Commissioner, Doc 2010-6163, 2010 WTD 55-42. 1 As has been expected since the panel withdrew its original opinion, it reversed itself and in a 2-1 opinion held for the taxpayer. The opinion makes it pretty clear why the reversal occurred. It was the result of concentrated pressure by the international tax community and the fact that the government was unwilling to defend the theory on which the panel originally decided the case: that the arm’s-length standard of the section 482 regulations does not apply to cost sharing. …


Selman And Kitzmiller And The Imposition Of Darwinian Orthodoxy, Robert J. D'Agostino Mar 2010

Selman And Kitzmiller And The Imposition Of Darwinian Orthodoxy, Robert J. D'Agostino

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Issue 3: Table Of Contents Mar 2010

Issue 3: Table Of Contents

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Impeachment As Judicial Selection?, Tuan Samahon Mar 2010

Impeachment As Judicial Selection?, Tuan Samahon

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Smart Grid Technology: The Future Of The Electric Utility Industry, Michael W. Yackira Mar 2010

Smart Grid Technology: The Future Of The Electric Utility Industry, Michael W. Yackira

University of Richmond Law Review

Energy is leading many agendas these days, and, indeed, the energy landscape is changing-taking it a step further, it is actually transforming. This could be as big a transformation for the electric utility industry as the automated teller machine was for the banking industry and the cell phone was for telecommunications.


The Place Of The Filmed Witness: From Nuremberg To The Khmer Rouge Trial, Christian Delage Mar 2010

The Place Of The Filmed Witness: From Nuremberg To The Khmer Rouge Trial, Christian Delage

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Shakespeare On Screen: A Window To The Soul Of Law, Paul Raffield Mar 2010

Shakespeare On Screen: A Window To The Soul Of Law, Paul Raffield

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Tax Injunction Act And Federal Jurisdiction: Reasoning From The Underlying Goals Of Federalism And Comity, David Fautsch Mar 2010

The Tax Injunction Act And Federal Jurisdiction: Reasoning From The Underlying Goals Of Federalism And Comity, David Fautsch

Michigan Law Review

States routinely contest federal jurisdiction when a state tax is challenged in federal district court on federal constitutional grounds. States argue that the Tax Injunction Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1341 (2006), bars jurisdiction and, even if the Tax Injunction Act does not apply, the principals of federalism and comity require abstention. The United States Supreme Court has not squarely addressed the scope of federalism and comity in relation to the Tax Injunction Act, and federal courts of appeal are split. In the Fourth and Tenth Circuits, federalism and comity require federal district courts to abstain even where the Tax Injunction …


Introduction To The First Annual Survey Of The Ninth And Tenth Circuits Mar 2010

Introduction To The First Annual Survey Of The Ninth And Tenth Circuits

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Victory For Clergy Sexual Abuse Victims: The Ninth Circuit Strips The Holy See Of Foreign Sovereign Victory For Clergy Sexual Abuse Victims: The Ninth Circuit Strips The Holy See Of Foreign Sovereign Immunity In Doe V. Holy See, Edan Burkett Mar 2010

Victory For Clergy Sexual Abuse Victims: The Ninth Circuit Strips The Holy See Of Foreign Sovereign Victory For Clergy Sexual Abuse Victims: The Ninth Circuit Strips The Holy See Of Foreign Sovereign Immunity In Doe V. Holy See, Edan Burkett

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lopez-Rodriguez V. Mukasey: The Ninth Circuit’S Expansion Of The Exclusionary Rule In Immigration Hearings Contradicts The Supreme Court’S Lopezmendoza Decision, Eric W. Clarke Mar 2010

Lopez-Rodriguez V. Mukasey: The Ninth Circuit’S Expansion Of The Exclusionary Rule In Immigration Hearings Contradicts The Supreme Court’S Lopezmendoza Decision, Eric W. Clarke

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Catholic League For Religious And Civil Rights V. City Of San Francisco: How The Ninth Circuit Abandoned Judicial Neutrality To Strike A Blow At Religion , Jonathan W. Heaton Mar 2010

Catholic League For Religious And Civil Rights V. City Of San Francisco: How The Ninth Circuit Abandoned Judicial Neutrality To Strike A Blow At Religion , Jonathan W. Heaton

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Torture And Public Policy: Mohamed V. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., Allows “Extraordinary Rendition” Victims To Litigate Around State Secrets Doctrine , Michael P. Jensen Mar 2010

Torture And Public Policy: Mohamed V. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., Allows “Extraordinary Rendition” Victims To Litigate Around State Secrets Doctrine , Michael P. Jensen

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Golden Gate And The Ninth Circuit’S Threat To Erisa’S Uniformity And Jurisprudence , Landon Wade Magnusson Mar 2010

Golden Gate And The Ninth Circuit’S Threat To Erisa’S Uniformity And Jurisprudence , Landon Wade Magnusson

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.