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Discovery And Sanctions For Discovery Abuse., Joe K. Longley, Mark L. Kincaid

St. Mary's Law Journal

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The Vestiges Of The Texas Employment At-Will Doctrine In The Wake Of Progressive Law: The Employment Handbook Exception Comment., Brian Kennington Lowry

St. Mary's Law Journal

Under a traditional approach of the at-will rule, if an employer hires an employee for an indefinite term then the employer may terminate the employee at will. Modification of the at-will rule has gained widespread support throughout the country. A majority of states now follow the progressive view, which allows the employment manual to become part of the labor contract, thereby obligating employers to abide by manual provisions. The progressive view maintains that an employee’s continued service after an employer issues a manual, constitutes ample consideration to make the document binding. Once a court recognizes the existence of independent consideration, …

Teacher Termination And Nonrenewal In Texas Public Schools Symposium On Education Law., William T. Armstrong, Rosemary L. Hollan

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Issues In School Asbestos Hazard Abatement Litigation Symposium On Education Law - Comment., John P. Kincade

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Interrelationship Of Tort Liability, Governmental Immunity, And The Civil Rights Statutes Symposium On Education Law., Kelly Frels, Jeffrey J. Horner

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Free Speech And Public Education: An Overview Of Legal, Social, And Political Issues Symposium On Education Law., Ralph D. Mawdsley, Steven Permuth

St. Mary's Law Journal

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The University Interscholastic League Of Texas: Who Are These Guys And What Can They Do Symposium On Education Law - Comment., Stephen S. Goodman Iv

St. Mary's Law Journal

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A Survey Of The Texas Reform Package: House Bill No. 72 Symposium On Education Law., William C. Bednar Jr.

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Renaissance In American Education: The New Role Of The Federal Government - Foreword Symposium On Education Law - Foreword., T.H. Bell

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Introduction To Education Symposium Symposium On Education Law - Introduction., Mark G. Yudof

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Student Competency Testing In Texas Symposium On Education Law., Ellen Smith Pryor

St. Mary's Law Journal

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New Jersey V. T.L.O.: The Supreme Court's Lesson On School Searches Symposium On Education Law., Gerald S. Reamey

St. Mary's Law Journal

Considerable disagreement persists as to the fourth amendment rights of students within schools. Particularly, this disagreement regards the extent to which fourth amendment rights possessed by students may frustrate reasonable attempts by educators to maintain the order necessary to preserve an educational environment. In New Jersey v. T.L.O., the Supreme Court considered an argument advanced by the State of New Jersey that the “pervasive supervision” of school children diminishes the legitimate expectation of privacy a child may have in property “unnecessarily” brought to school. The Court concluded that the necessity of maintaining security and order in the educational environment was …

Education - Title Ix - Receipt By Private College Students Of Basic Educational Opportunity Grants Constitutes Federal Financial Assistance To The Specific Program Benefited Thereby Requiring Compliance With Title Ix Symposium On Education Law - Case Note., John F. Carroll

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Law In A Reign Of Terror, Alan Watson

Scholarly Works

A few years ago I published a book, The Nature of Law, which was activated primarily by three long held beliefs. First, law is a means, not an end in itself; and legal rules, principles, decisions do not come into being without some purpose. The end envisaged for a legal rule or decision may be immediate -- to give financial compensation to a particular victim of negligence, for instance -- or more remote -- to promote general happiness or bolster the economic dominance of the ruling class, for example -- but that does not concern us here. What, in …

Institutionalized Conflicts Between Law And Policy, Joseph P. Tomain

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

Law and policy do not mix well. The legal system is a significant force which contributes to the splintering of substantive policies. While this argument is made with specific reference to energy law and policy, it also has a general application to other classes of complex cases.

The "signs" that law and policy do not interact neatly manifest themselves in the form of conflicts of two different categories. In the first category are conflicts between the ends and purposes of law and policy. These are addressed in Section 11 of this article. In the second category are conflicts within the …

Manners, Metaprinciples, Metapolitics And Kennedy's Form And Substance, William W. Bratton Jr.

Cardozo Law Review

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Book Review Of Passion: An Essay On Personality , Richard F. Devlin Frsc

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Passion is a cogently structured, compel Jingly argued and seductively enthralling masterpiece which, in years to come, will undoubtedly stand out as an inspirational source for many who seek social transformation. Unger's style, in this essay at least, is lucid and inviting. Substantively, Passion demonstrates not only the depth of his penetrating intellect but also his command of an array of' disciplines. Unger's polymathy is all the more impressive when we remember that ours is an era in which idiosyncratic specialization is the norm.

Yellow Pages Legal Ads In Texas: The Complexities Of Dr 2-101(B) & (And) (C)., Vincent Robert Johnson

St. Mary's Law Journal

This Article explains how attorneys can avoid private reprimands for advertisements in the Yellow Pages pursuant to subsection (B) and (C) of the Texas Code of Professional Responsibility Disciplinary Rule 2-101, given there is no scholarship or precedent. Subsection (B) requires an advertisement to include the name of a lawyer who is licensed to practice law in Texas, who will be responsible for performing the legal service, and the areas of law in which they practice. Subsection (C) requires detailed statements be included concerning whether the individuals named in compliance with subsection (B) are certified with the Texas Board of …

Reexamining Roe: Nineteenth-Century Abortion Statutes And The Fourteenth Amendment., James S. Witherspoon

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Ethical, Statutory, And Regulatory Conflicts Of Interest In Real Estate Transactions., Jeb C. Sanford

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Surface Damages In Texas: A Proposal For Legislative Intervention., Steven John Berry

St. Mary's Law Journal

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A New Twist For Texas Lemon Owners., Ayala Alexopoulos

St. Mary's Law Journal

Twenty-five percent of the consumers with car warranty problems are dissatisfied with the complaint-handling process in the automobile industry and the result of their grievances. In response to the frustrations of defective car owners, Texas, along with many other states, passed a “lemon law” providing more definitive relief for consumer. Lemon laws provide a clearly defined cause of action against the manufacturer and provide the consumer with a low-cost, readily available mechanism for resolving their disputes. Most states’ lemon laws require the consumer to resort to arbitration provisions before initiating a court action if a manufacturer sets up a dispute …

Determining Mineral Ownership In Texas After Moser V. United States Steel Corp. - The Surface Destruction Nightmare Continues., David A. Scott

St. Mary's Law Journal

Total abandonment of the surface destruction test is essential for achieving mineral title certainty in Texas. Many instruments which grant or reserve mineral rights in Texas contain the words “other minerals.” When the instrument does not specifically list which substances the contracting parties include as minerals, a dispute often arises as to ownership of the unspecified substances. To resolve ownership disputes, Texas courts adopted the surface destruction test. This test focuses on the destructive effects removal of a particular substance would have on the surface of the land. Unfortunately, the surface destruction test yielded unpredictable results, causing uncertainty in mineral …

Contempt Of Court - Right To Jury Trial - A Fine Of $104,000 And Thirty Day Jail Sentence Is Serious Offense Entitling Contemnor To Trial By Jury., Kathryn E. Eriksen

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Revitalizing American Liberalism, David Gregory

Buffalo Law Review

Book review of Brue Ackerman's Reconstructing American Law

Press Privacy And Malice: Reflections On New York Times Co. V. Sullivan, Irving R. Kaufman

Cardozo Law Review

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Adjudicative Resolution Of Commercial Disputes Between Nationals Of The United States And Mexico., Edward H. Kurth

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Fundamentals Of Doing Business With Mexico: After The Exchange Control., Carlos R. Valencia Barrera, Rodrigo Sanchez-Mejorada Rodrigo

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Historic District Zoning: A Texas Overview., Margaret Corning Boldrick

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Constitutional Rights Of The Involuntarily Committed Mentally Retarded After Youngberg V. Romeo Symposium - Selected Topics On Constitutional Law - Comment., Diane M. Weidert

St. Mary's Law Journal

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