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March 3, 2000, Cao, Summary Of Responses To Draft Cao Operational Guidelines, V.2., Cao Mar 2000

March 3, 2000, Cao, Summary Of Responses To Draft Cao Operational Guidelines, V.2., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


March 2, 2000, Ltr To M. Taylor, Cao, Regarding Comments From Bic, Ciel And Pacific Environment On Cao Draft Guidelines, Kay Treakle, Claudia Saladin, Doug Norlen Mar 2000

March 2, 2000, Ltr To M. Taylor, Cao, Regarding Comments From Bic, Ciel And Pacific Environment On Cao Draft Guidelines, Kay Treakle, Claudia Saladin, Doug Norlen

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Feb. 22. 2000, Memo To M. Taylor, From M. Orellana, Gabb, Comments To The Cao Operational Guidelines, Marcos A. Orellana Cruz Feb 2000

Feb. 22. 2000, Memo To M. Taylor, From M. Orellana, Gabb, Comments To The Cao Operational Guidelines, Marcos A. Orellana Cruz

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Feb. 10. 2000, Draft Comments From S. Langdon, Project Underground, Dft Comments On Cao Operational Guidelines, Shanna Langdon Feb 2000

Feb. 10. 2000, Draft Comments From S. Langdon, Project Underground, Dft Comments On Cao Operational Guidelines, Shanna Langdon

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Feb. 2000, Cao-Comments On The Operational Guidelines For The Office Of The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, Marcos A. Orellana Cruz Feb 2000

Feb. 2000, Cao-Comments On The Operational Guidelines For The Office Of The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, Marcos A. Orellana Cruz

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Feb. 2000, Oxfam Uk, Comments On The Draft Cao Operating Guidelines, P. Feeney, Patricia Feeney Feb 2000

Feb. 2000, Oxfam Uk, Comments On The Draft Cao Operating Guidelines, P. Feeney, Patricia Feeney

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Much Ado About Spam: Unsolicited Advertising, The Internet, And You., Scot M. Graydon Jan 2000

Much Ado About Spam: Unsolicited Advertising, The Internet, And You., Scot M. Graydon

St. Mary's Law Journal

Internet users need protection from unsolicited commercial emails (UCEs), and this protection should come from federal legislation. Despite seventeen states having passed some sort of legislation regulating UCEs, this is insufficient to protect Internet users from UCEs. State laws are not uniformed and UCEs frequently cross state lines. Internet advertisers prefer commercial emails because of the ability to market to millions of consumers at a low cost. Consumers, however, suffer delays to their Internet access because of the amount of data UCEs accumulate, and in some cases may have to pay additional fees if they exceed the data limits of …


A Holy Mess: School Prayer, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act Of Texas, And The First Amendment., David S. Stolle Jan 2000

A Holy Mess: School Prayer, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act Of Texas, And The First Amendment., David S. Stolle

St. Mary's Law Journal

In Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, the U.S. Supreme Court held the traditional compelling state interest standard for Free Exercise Clause jurisprudence should be replaced by a new test requiring a statute or government action to be facially neutral and generally applicable. In response to Smith, Congress, relying on its Enforcement Clause powers under the Fourteenth Amendment, attempted to resurrect the compelling state interest standard by passing the Religious Freedom of Restoration Act (RFRA). In June 1999, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA). This Comment argues the TRFRA is unnecessary …


Texas Workers' Compensation: A Ten-Year Survey - Strengths, Weaknesses, And Recommendations., Phil Hardberger Jan 2000

Texas Workers' Compensation: A Ten-Year Survey - Strengths, Weaknesses, And Recommendations., Phil Hardberger

St. Mary's Law Journal

The present Texas Workers’ Compensation system began development in January of 1989 and has been in effect since 1991. Texas is the only state in which workers’ compensation coverage is optional. Alternative benefits plans are provided in some cases; however, many injured workers receive less than they would under the Texas Workers’ Compensation system. The current system uses supplemental income benefits (SIBs), meaning injured workers can be cut off from benefits if they are less than 15% impaired, and the maximum time to appeal each case is ninety days (Rule 130.5(e)). The 71st Texas Legislature focused on decreasing attorney involvement …


Creative Sanctions For Discovery Abuse In Texas., Travis C. Headley Jan 2000

Creative Sanctions For Discovery Abuse In Texas., Travis C. Headley

St. Mary's Law Journal

Creative sanctions are necessary to deter litigants from abusing the discovery process. Under both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, creative sanctions are allowed and within a judge’s discretion. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 and Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 215 provide judges a non-exhaustive list of available sanctions to deter abusive discovery practices. Nonetheless, discovery abuse has continued to escalate, and limited precedence exists in the field despite the increased use of sanctions. An unprecedented creative sanction was imposed by Judge Brotman of the District Court for the Virgin Islands. On …


Oct. 29, 1999, Ciel Commentary On The 1999 Draft Cao Operational Guidelines, (On Draft, V.7), D. Hunter & C. Saladin, David Hunter, C. Saladin Oct 1999

Oct. 29, 1999, Ciel Commentary On The 1999 Draft Cao Operational Guidelines, (On Draft, V.7), D. Hunter & C. Saladin, David Hunter, C. Saladin

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Sept. 17, 1999, Cao New Accountability Mechanism At Ifc And Miga, Cao Sep 1999

Sept. 17, 1999, Cao New Accountability Mechanism At Ifc And Miga, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

In 1998 World Bank Group President Wolfensohn created the position of the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The CAO - like the Inspection Panel in the World Bank — is designed to provide a mechanism for local communities adversely affected by IFC and MIGA supported projects to raise then" concerns. The CAO is independent of line management and reports directly to the President. In addition to providing a route for local communities to raise issues and complaints about specific projects, the office is intended to provide independent and objective advice …


Sept.14.1999, Cao, Facilitators' Summary Of Issues Day 1 Of Roundtable, Cao Sep 1999

Sept.14.1999, Cao, Facilitators' Summary Of Issues Day 1 Of Roundtable, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Sept. 13-15 1999, Agenda, Cao Roundtable, Mtg On Proc's, Cao Sep 1999

Sept. 13-15 1999, Agenda, Cao Roundtable, Mtg On Proc's, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Sept.13-15, 1999, Cao Discussion Paper For Cao Roundtable Meeting (9.3.1999, Draft), Cao Sep 1999

Sept.13-15, 1999, Cao Discussion Paper For Cao Roundtable Meeting (9.3.1999, Draft), Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Sept. 1999, Draft, Measures For Success For Roundtable., Cao Sep 1999

Sept. 1999, Draft, Measures For Success For Roundtable., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Sept. 1999, Participants, Mtg On Developing Proc's To The Cao, Cao Sep 1999

Sept. 1999, Participants, Mtg On Developing Proc's To The Cao, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Jul. 8, 1999, Harmful Child Labor Interim Guidance, Ifc Jul 1999

Jul. 8, 1999, Harmful Child Labor Interim Guidance, Ifc

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.


March. 23.1999, Letter From R. Caines To D. Hunter, Participation In Ifc Envt Retreat, Richard Caines Mar 1999

March. 23.1999, Letter From R. Caines To D. Hunter, Participation In Ifc Envt Retreat, Richard Caines

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Can Cowboys Become Indians? Protecting Western Communities As Endangered Cultural Remnants, A. Dan Tarlock Mar 1999

Can Cowboys Become Indians? Protecting Western Communities As Endangered Cultural Remnants, A. Dan Tarlock

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Loss Of Earning Capcity Benefits In The Community Property Jurisdiction - How Do You Figure., Aloysius A. Leopold Jan 1999

Loss Of Earning Capcity Benefits In The Community Property Jurisdiction - How Do You Figure., Aloysius A. Leopold

St. Mary's Law Journal

In the interest of uniformity, benefits for the loss of earning capacity should be subject to the same legal principle when determining marital property rights, regardless of the context in which those rights arise. However, courts throughout the United States have relied upon four different methods to determine title to loss of earning capacity benefits upon divorce. These approaches include the unitary approach, the analytic approach, the mechanistic approach, and the case-by-case approach. Because the determination of title to benefits varies tremendously, the need for certainty in this area of the law is necessary particularly in light of the Texas …


1999 (Undated), Ifc, Historical Summary Leading To Cao, Annex A, Cao Jan 1999

1999 (Undated), Ifc, Historical Summary Leading To Cao, Annex A, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Texas Rule Of Evidence 503: Defining Scope Of Employment For Corporations Comment., Craig W. Saunders Jan 1999

Texas Rule Of Evidence 503: Defining Scope Of Employment For Corporations Comment., Craig W. Saunders

St. Mary's Law Journal

The attorney-corporate client privilege should be regarded as encompassing only communications made to the corporation’s counsel by employees in the scope of their employment. The Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the merger of the Civil and Criminal Rules of Evidence. The merger became effective on March 1, 1998 and is now known as the Texas Rules of Evidence. Although the civil and criminal rules often mirror each other, one monumental change is in the new version of Rule 503. This new version significantly alters the analysis used in a corporate context and determines …


Silencing The Past: Public Monuments And The Tutelary State, Sanford Levinson Jan 1999

Silencing The Past: Public Monuments And The Tutelary State, Sanford Levinson

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Constitution And Reconstitution Of The Standing Doctrine Comment., Laveta Casdorph Jan 1999

The Constitution And Reconstitution Of The Standing Doctrine Comment., Laveta Casdorph

St. Mary's Law Journal

The most effective response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s construction of Article III standards will be to revise citizen suit statutes to reaffirm its important role in giving the injured citizen a voice against the administrative state. With the rise of the administrative state in the late 1930s and 40s, the Court developed a conservative doctrine of standing to protect New Deal legislation from court-based attacks. As individual constitutional rights expanded, standing rules were liberalized, allowing litigants to challenge the actions and decisions of administrative agencies more easily. Congress passed numerous environmental statutes containing “citizen suit” provisions in the 1960s …


Dead Man Talking: Competing Narratives And Effective Representation In Capital Cases Essay., Jeffrey J. Pokorak Jan 1999

Dead Man Talking: Competing Narratives And Effective Representation In Capital Cases Essay., Jeffrey J. Pokorak

St. Mary's Law Journal

As Karl Hammond’s case indicates, to serve justice, balance between the Kill Story and Human Story is necessary in a capital trial. This Essay seeks, through deconstruction of Karl Hammond’s case, to identify and illustrate the values of telling these combating stories. Part III describes the Kill Story and the Human Story in Karl’s case from the record of his trial, appeals, and petitions. Part III also demonstrates how the failure to tell one side of the story in either the guilt-innocence phase or the punishment phase can have a prejudicial effect on the jury’s decision. Part IV then discusses …


The Lautenberg Amendment: Congress Hit The Mark By Banning Firearms From Domestic Violence Offenders Comment., Polly Mccann Pruneda Jan 1999

The Lautenberg Amendment: Congress Hit The Mark By Banning Firearms From Domestic Violence Offenders Comment., Polly Mccann Pruneda

St. Mary's Law Journal

Immediate action is critical to preserve the goals of the Lautenberg Amendment to protect victims of domestic violence from future abuse and their abusers. Incidents of gun-related domestic violence are not uncommon in the United States. Statistics show that domestic violence takes one life every three days and the combination of guns and domestic violence cause more deaths than incidents which are not associated with guns. In 1996, Congress attempted to find a solution to this problem. The Lautenberg Amendment, enacted pursuant to Congress’ Commerce Clause power, seeks to protect individuals from gun related injury or death occurring within domestic …


Beyond Black And White: Selected Writings By Asian Americans Within The Critical Race Theory Movement Perspective., Harvey Gee Jan 1999

Beyond Black And White: Selected Writings By Asian Americans Within The Critical Race Theory Movement Perspective., Harvey Gee

St. Mary's Law Journal

A new generation of progressive intellectuals has evolved, attempting to transform the manner in which law, race, and racial power are understood and discussed in America. The latter half of the twentieth century proved to be a time of profound demographic changes. Racial and political reform policies of the post-modern Civil Rights Movement failed to fully respond to these dramatic social changes. A theory was created to address social racism because the “color-blind” model posited by the Supreme Court of the United States perpetuated racism by supporting the existing hierarchy. Critical Race Theory attempts to tackle these dramatic social changes …


Splitting The Atom Or Splitting Hairs - The Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 1999 Note., Andrew M. Gilbert, Eric D. Marchand Jan 1999

Splitting The Atom Or Splitting Hairs - The Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 1999 Note., Andrew M. Gilbert, Eric D. Marchand

St. Mary's Law Journal

Problems of bias-motivated violence plague our nation and threaten to erase the progress made during the civil rights era. Recent statistical surveys conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indicate the number of hate crimes has generally increased over the past few years. In 1996, over 11,000 individuals were victims of hate crimes—five percent more than reported the previous year. Hate crimes are not only injurious to the individual victim, but also fracture surrounding communities and create disharmony among citizens. As a result, some states implemented legislation in the 1980s to deter hate-motived crimes and a few states have …


America's Preoccupation With Ethics In Government Essay., Vincent R. Johnson Jan 1999

America's Preoccupation With Ethics In Government Essay., Vincent R. Johnson

St. Mary's Law Journal

Many Americans today expect that the law can, should, and will be used to ensure a level playing field in public life. Americans expect the law to eliminate, insofar as possible, any unfair advantage that might be gained through the use of special connections to those who exercise the power of government. There are numerous rules applicable to judges, lawyers, and public officials that each seek to promote equal treatment for all persons by limiting the ability of persons to use special connections and privileged relationships to gain an advantage in public affairs. There were two threads of development in …