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Article I Of The Texas Rules Of Evidence And Articles I And Xi Of The Texas Rules Of Criminal Evidence: Applicability Of The Rules, Procedural Matters, And Preserving Error., Olin Guy Wellborn Iii

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Judicial Notice Under Article Ii Of The Texas Rules Of Evidence., Olin Guy Wellborn Iii

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Criminal Law - Right Of Confrontation - Admission Of Pre-Trial Videotaped Testimony Of Sexually Abused Child Pursuant To Article 38.071, Section 2, Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure Violates Right Of Confrontation And Due Process Case Note., Curtis L. Cukjati

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Family Law - Overview Of Significant 1987 Legislation Passed In The 70th Session Of The Texas Legislature Recent Development., Patricia A. Foster

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Responding To Misrepresentations, Nondisclosures And Incorrect Assumptions About The Age Of The Accused: The Jurisdictional Boundary Between Juvenile And Criminal Courts In Texas., Robert O. Dawson

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White Oil And Greenback Dollars: An Overview Of Controversies Surrounding Production Of Gas From The Panhandle Field Of Texas., Barron W. Dowling

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Civil Rights - Equal Protection - Race-Conscious Quotas Are Permissible Under The Equal Protection Clause Of The Fourteenth Amendment In Eliminating Discriminatory Promotional Policies Case Note., Iri I. Nathan

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On The Indeterminacy Crisis: Critiquing Critical Dogma, Lawrence B. Solum

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Critical legal scholarship challenges the liberal claim that modern western societies are characterized by "the rule of law." The liberal conception of the rule of law, critical scholars contend, serves to mystify and legitimate the legal system and thereby obscure the real issues behind individual cases as well as the real nature of the legal system. Frequently, the claim that legal rules are indeterminate is the starting point for such a critique of the rule of law. What I call the indeterminacy thesis goes roughly like this: the existing body of legal doctrines-statutes, administrative regulations, and court decisions-permits a judge …

Adjudication Is Not Interpretation: Some Reservations About The Law-As-Literature Movement, Robin West

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Among other achievements, the modern law-as-literature movement has prompted increasing numbers of legal scholars to embrace the claim that adjudication is interpretation, and more specifically, that constitutional adjudication is interpretation of the Constitution. That adjudication is interpretation -- that an adjudicative act is an interpretive act -- more than any other central commitment, unifies the otherwise diverse strands of the legal and constitutional theory of the late twentieth century.

In this article, I will argue in this article against both modern forms of interpretivism. The analogue of law to literature, on which much of modern interpretivism is based, although fruitful, …

Procedural Rights And Remedies Under The Texas Property Tax Code - A Guide To The Code, Recent Amendments, And Developing Case Law., Farley P. Katz, Charles J. Muller Iii

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Rendering Unto Caeser: Legal Responses To Religious Nonconformity In The Armed Forces., Michael F. Noone Jr.

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A New Tort For Texas: Breach Of The Duty Of Good Faith And Fair Dealing., Evelyn T. Ailts

St. Mary's Law Journal

The concept of good faith and fair dealing as a general derivative contractual obligation remains unrecognized in Texas. However, in English v. Fischer the Texas Supreme Court recognized a duty of good faith and fair dealing exists in some contracts. Subsequent courts, including the Texas Supreme Court, have refused to apply a purely contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing in every case. Instead, courts have recognized a good faith duty as arising out of “special” relationships of the contracting parties rather than being inherent in the contract itself. The courts focus on “special relationships” as a determinative of …

Interstate Banking And Branch Banking In Texas: An Overview Of The Constitutional And Statutory Provisions., Kimberly Cauthorn

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Fourth Amendment Does Not Prevent Police Officers From Donducting Inventory Search Of Closed Containers, Pursuant To Standard Police Procedures, Regardless Of Whether Less Intrusive Means Exist To Achieve Inventory's Purpose., Kathryn Jo Gilliam

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The Good Faith Exception To The Exclusionary Rule: The New Federalism And A Texas Proposal., Valerie L. Eiben

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The Parent-Child Privilege: A Response To Calls For Adoption., David A. Schlueter

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The Hague Evidence Convention: A Look At Its Provisions And Its Problems Comment., Georganne G. Gregory

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Shouting Incitement In The Courtroom: An Evolving Theory Of Civil Liability Comment., Michael P. Kopech

St. Mary's Law Journal

Civil incitement is an evolving theory, intended to ascribe liability to a publisher. Civil incitement charges that the contents of a publication proximately caused the plaintiff’s physical injury, thus holding publishers civilly liable for the physical consequences of their communications. However, the validity of civil incitement as an actionable tort clashes with the principles of freedom of speech and press embodied within the First Amendment. Incitement, as a successful cause of action, demands following the standards set out in Brandenburg v. Ohio. Prior attempts to hold publishers civilly liable for the physical consequences of their communications have rarely survived motions …

Civil Rights - Rehabilitation Act Of 1973 - Individual Affected With Contagious Disease Held Handicapped And Entitled To Protection Of Section 504 Recent Development., Michael E. Hilton

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Service Member Recovery For Military Medical Malpractice Under The Federal Tort Claims Act: A Judicial Response Comment., Keith B. Sieczkowski

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Criminal Procedure - Preventative Detention - Provision Of 1984 Bail Reform Act Permitting Pretrial Detention Of Arrestees Charged With Serious Felonies Who Are Found To Pose A Danger To The Community, Does Not, On Its Face, Violate Either The Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause Or The Eighth Amendment's Prohibition Of Excessive Bail Recent Development., Gillian Anne Foley

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Castleberry V. Branscum: A Divided Texas Supreme Court Increases Shareholder Liability For Corporate Contractual Obligations., Michael J. Shearn, Peter M. Koelling

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Ad Valorem Taxation Litigation And Recent Changes To The Property Tax Code., Robert J. Myers

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New Wave Land Use Regulation: The Impact Of Impact Fees On Texas Lenders., Wm. Terry Bray, David S. Caudill, Jack E. Owen Jr.

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Voting For Death: Lingering Doubts About The Constitutionality Of Texas' Capital Sentencing Procedure., Robert J. Clary

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Texas Statutory Notice Of Lis Pendens: A Deprivation Of Property Interest Without Due Process Comment., Herbert A. Janzen

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Criminal Law - Search And Seizure - Closey-Regulated Industry Exception To Fourth Amendment's Warrant Requirement Expanded To Vehicle Dismantling Industry On Basis Of State Regulatory Statute Case Note., L. Eric Friedland

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Real Property - Homestead - Covenant To Pay Assessments Enforced By Foreclosure Provision Is Superior To After-Acquired Homestead Exemption Case Note., Randy B. Warmbrodt

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Civil Rights - Title Vii - Public Employer May Consider Gender To Promote Employee Without Violating Title Vii Of Civil Rights Act Of 1964 When Enforcing A Valid Affirmative Action Plan Case Note., Marianne Malouf

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An Overview Of The Texas Bar Foundation Symposium On Cost Control At The Courthouse Held Semptember 30, 1987, Corpus Christi, Texas Recent Development., Mark P. Brewster, Mary Kathleen Finck, John P. Palmer

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