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Bias, The Brain, And Student Evaluations Of Teaching, Deborah J Merritt

ExpressO

Student evaluations of teaching are a common fixture at American law schools, but they harbor surprising biases. Extensive psychology research demonstrates that these assessments respond overwhelmingly to a professor’s appearance and nonverbal behavior; ratings based on just thirty seconds of silent videotape correlate strongly with end-of-semester evaluations. The nonverbal behaviors that influence teaching evaluations are rooted in physiology, culture, and habit, allowing characteristics like race and gender to affect evaluations. The current process of gathering evaluations, moreover, allows social stereotypes to filter students’ perceptions, increasing risks of bias. These distortions are inevitable products of the intuitive, “system one” cognitive processes …

Cyber-Extortion: Duties And Liabilities Related To The Elephant In The Server Room, Adam J. Sulkowski

ExpressO

This is a comprehensive analysis of the legal frameworks related to cyber-extortion – the practice of demanding money in exchange for not carrying out threats to commit harm that would involve a victim's information systems. The author hopes it will catalyze an urgently needed discussion of relevant public policy concerns.

Cyber-extortion has, by all accounts, become a common, professionalized and profit-driven criminal pursuit targeting businesses. 17% of businesses in a recent survey indicated having received a cyber-extortion demand. An additional 13% of respondents were not sure if their business had received such a demand.

Awareness of the risks of cybercrime …

In Defence Of The Supreme Court: A Conservative View, Shubhankar Dam

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

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How Do We Deal With This Mess? A Primer For State And Local Governments On Navigating The Legal Complexities Of Debris Issues Following Mass Disasters, Ryan M. Seidemann, Megan K. Terrell, Christopher D. Matchett

ExpressO

The devastation wrought by the 2005 hurricane season brought into bold relief the need for comprehensive debris management plans in the United States. As cleanup efforts commenced following Hurricane Katrina, it became abundantly apparent that the local governments were not prepared to deal with the massive scope of the debris problem.

Disasters will occur. It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when. The entire nation is at risk of being struck by some type of disaster at some time. The best way to deal with the outfall from these disasters is to be prepared for them …

Content On The Fly: The Growing Need For Regulation Of Video Content Delivered Via Cellular Telephony, Jacob M. Chapman

ExpressO

Technological advancements in the last twenty years have substantially altered the ways in which people work, communicate, and are entertained. Many of these advancements have occurred in areas generally thought to fall under the regulatory purview of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). These advancements have included the personal computer, the internet, digital cable, direct broadcast satellites (DBS), and cellular phones. Of all these increasingly available and inexpensive technologies, perhaps the most ubiquitous is the cellular phone. Thus far, the FCC has struggled to apply its public interest mandate to the ever shifting sands of technological development with varying degrees of …

The Impact Of Specialized Courts On Federal Judicial System 1925-1981: A Study Of Federal Circuits' Decision Of Reversal, Yu Wang

ExpressO

Today a considerable volume of federal caseload is under the jurisdiction of specialized courts at both district level and circuit level. Ironically, neither judicial scholars nor political scientists treat this topic as a priority in their research agenda. Therefore, what the exact impact of specialized courts on the federal judicial system has yet been carefully explored. The current study makes a primary effort to empirically figure out the systematic impact of specialized trial courts on the U.S. federal judicial system. By focusing on the simplest situation in history where both generalist trial courts and specialized trial courts were only under …

Mississippi River Stories: Lessons From A Century Of Unnatural Disasters, Sandi Zellmer, Christine Klein

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the nation pondered how a relatively weak Category 3 storm could have destroyed an entire region. Few appreciated the extent to which a flawed federal water development policy transformed this apparently natural disaster into a “man-made” disaster; fewer still appreciated how the disaster was the predictable, and indeed predicted, sequel to almost a century of similar disasters. This article focuses upon three such stories: the Great Flood of 1927, the Midwest Flood of 1993, and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita of 2005. Taken together, the stories reveal important lessons, including the inadequacy of engineered flood …

Thompson V. Hud: Groundbreaking Housing Desegregation Litigation, And The Significant Task Ahead Of Achieving An Effective Desegregation Remedy Without Engendering New Social Harms, Gina Kline

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

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The Impact On Maryland's Budget Of Allowing Same-Sex Couples To Marry, M.V. Lee Badgett, Amanda K. Baumle, Shawn Kravich, Adam P. Romero

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

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Trademarks Of Privilege: Naming Rights And The Physical Public Domain, Ann Bartow

Law Faculty Scholarship

This paper critiques the branding and labeling of the physical public domain with the names of corporations, commercial products, and individuals. It suggests that under-recognized public policy conflicts exist between the naming policies and practices of political subdivisions, trademark law, and right of publicity doctrines. It further argues that naming acts are often undemocratic and unfair, illegitimately appropriate public assets for private use, and constitute a limited form of compelled speech. It concludes by considering alternative mechanisms by which the names of public facilities could be chosen.

Some Peer-To-Peer, Democratically And Voluntarily Produced Thoughts About 'The Wealth Of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets And Freedom,' By Yochai Benkler, Ann Bartow

Law Faculty Scholarship

In this review essay, Bartow concludes that The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom by Yochai Benkler is a book well worth reading, but that Benkler still has a bit more work to do before his Grand Unifying Theory of Life, The Internet, and Everything is satisfactorily complete. It isn't enough to concede that the Internet won't benefit everyone. He needs to more thoroughly consider the ways in which the lives of poor people actually worsen when previously accessible information, goods and services are rendered less convenient or completely unattainable by their migration online. Additionally, the …

All In The Family: The Influence Of Social Networks On Dispute Processing, Manuel A. Gómez

Faculty Publications

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Letter From The Executive Board, The Modern American

The Modern American

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Volume 3, Issue 1, The Modern American

The Modern American

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Hitting The Legal Diversity Market Home: Minority Women Strike Out , Leeann O'Neill

The Modern American

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Please Don't Feed The Homeless: Pottinger Revisited , Shirley D. Howell

The Modern American

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The Rubric Of Force: Employment Discrimination In The Context Of Subtle Biases And Judicial Hostility, Anand Swaminathan

The Modern American

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Book Review: The Trouble With Simplicity, Shannon Reeves

The Modern American

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Electing One Of Our Own: The Importance Of Black Communities In The Context Of Local Government , Royce Brooks

The Modern American

No abstract provided.

Book Review: The Color Of Wealth, Ian Harris

The Modern American

No abstract provided.

Letter From The Executive Board, The Modern American

The Modern American

No abstract provided.

Volume 3, Issue 2 , The Modern American

The Modern American

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Building A New Paradigm For The Women's Movement: Spotlight On Kiran Ahuja , Parag Khandhar

The Modern American

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Don't You Be My Neighbor: Restrictive Housing Ordinances As The New Jim Crow , Marisa Bono

The Modern American

No abstract provided.

Reflections Of A Community Lawyer, Luz E. Herrera

The Modern American

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Putting Thoughts Into Action: The Creation Of The Latino/A Alumni Association Of The Washington College Of Law , Carlos Quintana

The Modern American

No abstract provided.

All In A Day's Work: Advocating The Employment Rights Of Day Laborers , Liza Zamd

The Modern American

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"White Latino" Leaders: A Foregone Conclusion Or Mischaracterization Of Latino Society , Eric M. Gutierrez

The Modern American

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Lesbian And Transgender Issues In Education: Programs, Policies, And Practices , Justin K. Terres

The Modern American

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Gambling And The Law®: The International Law Of Remote Wagering, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1159 (2007), I. Nelson Rose

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.