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Sales Contracts And Impracticability In A Changing World., Thomas Black

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Parental Child-Snatching: Out Of A No-Man's-Land Of Law., Wayne Young

St. Mary's Law Journal

Approximately 100,000 parental child-snatchings occur annually. When a parent takes a kidnapped child to another jurisdiction, the injured parent must convince the court to recognize a foreign custody decree and persuade the same court to enforce that decree. Congress enacted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) to eliminate relitigation of custody decrees in other states and end court practices which protect the kidnapping parent. However, the UCCJA does not resolve parental child-snatching because the Act is ineffective in non-adopting states and the Act fails to aid a state in locating the abducting parent. Non-UCCJA states such as Texas have …

The Erosion Of The Noerr Pennington Immunity.

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Shipowner Has No Duty To Supervise Or Inspect Cargo Operation Area Once Stevedore Has Begun Cargo Operations, Absent Knowledge Of Defects, Contract Provision, Positive Law, Or Custom., Ken D. Hamilton

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Exhaustion Of State Administrative Remedies In A Prerequisite To 42 U.S.C. 1983 Action., Russell W. Heald

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Suppression Of Demonstration Permits Represents Invalid Prior Restraint On Free Speech, For Which Temporary Injunctive Relief Appropriate., Diana K. Miller

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Admission Of Compelled Psychiatric Testimony At Sentencing Phase Violates Defendant's Fifth And Sixth Amendment Rights., Jane S. Snow

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Trial Judge Required, Upon Proper Request, To Instruct Jury Not To Draw Adverse Inferences From A Defendant's Failure To Testify., Susan L. Gellis

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Control Group Test Unacceptable As Standard For Assertion Of Attorney-Client By Corporations., Thomas D. Anthony

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Manufacturing Process Which Includes Use Of Mathematical Formula And Computer Program Constitutes Patentable Subject Matter., Edward W. Roush Jr.

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Declaratory Judgments In Texas - Mandatory Or Discretionary., Robert W. Calvert

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Overview: Plea Bargaining In Texas., Phillip R. Spicer Jr.

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Offensive Collateral Estoppel And Products Liability: Reasoning The Unreasonable., Kurt Erlenbach

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Civil Procedure - In Personam Jurisdiction - In Personam Jurisdiction May Be Exercised Over A Foreign Corporation Which Has Engaged In Continuous And Substantial Business Transactions In Texas For Cuases Of Action Unrelated To Those Transactions., David H. Brock

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Bona Fide Seniority Systems Adopted Before And After Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Are Immune From Attack Unless Result Of Intention To Discriminate., Diane M. Weidert

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Sixth Amendment Right To Speedy Trial Does Not Apply During Interim Between Dismissal Of Charges And Subsequent Indictment By Same Sovereign., Nancy Nowlin Kerr

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Neither Conservation Amendment Nor Police Power Of State Justifies The Taking Of Vested Riparian Rights Without Compensation Under Texas Water Rights Adjudicated Act Of 1967., Janet M. Drewry

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Case Digest

1. ACT OF STATE ACT OF STATE DOCTRINE APPLIES TO INFORMAL ACTIONS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS IF THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENT ACTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS AUTHORITY

2. ADMIRALTY SIGNIFICANT--RELATIONSHIP-TO-MARITIME-ACTIVITY TEST USED TO DETERMINE ADMIRALTY TORT JURISDICTION

3. ALIEN'S RIGHTS REGULATIONS EXCLUDING RESIDENT ALIENS FROM EMPLOYMENT IN FEDERAL COMPETITIVE CIVIL SERVICE VIOLATE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE OF FIFTH AMENDMENT

4. AVIATION MENTAL DISTRESS ATTACHES TO AN AIR CARRIER'S STRICT LIABILITY FOR BODILY INJURY UNDER THE WARSAW CONVENTION

5. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION CONGRESS MAY GRANT CITIZENSHIP TO FOREIGN-BORN CHILDREN OF CITIZEN FATHERS, WHILE DENYING SAME TO OFFSPRING OF CITIZEN MOTHERS

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Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Appeal and Error--Meaning of "Person Aggrieved"; Bankruptcy--dower Rights of Bankrupt's Wife; Bankruptcy--Mechanic's Lien--Set Off; Bills and Notes--Usury--when note is Void as to Both Principal and Interest; Boundaries--Meander Line--Riparian Rights; Citizenship--Marriage of Alien Woman to a Citizen--Naturalization; Constitutional law--Constitutionality of Office of Supreme Judge--Construction of State Constitution; Constitutional Law--Full Faith and Credit--Chancery Power to Affect Foreign Property; Constitutional Law--Police Power--License and Registration of Automobiles; Contracts--Restraint of Trade--Limitation as to Time; Damages--Breach of Warranty of Title--Attorney's Fees and Costs; Deeds--Support and Maintenance as Consideration--Condition Subsequent; Evidence--Crimes Affecting Credibility of Witnesses; Evidence--Letters Between Husband and Wife--Not Privileged in Hands of Third Parties; Husband …