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Speaking With Conviction: The Importance Of Effective And Precise Communications, David Spratt Jan 2014

Speaking With Conviction: The Importance Of Effective And Precise Communications, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Maryland Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, Adeen Postar, Khelani Clay Jan 2014

Maryland Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, Adeen Postar, Khelani Clay

Contributions to Books

This chapter is intended to cover Maryland Law in its entire complexity and for the most part is intended for current use by practitioners. Whenever possible, it includes references to online sources of material, including LexisNexis, Westlaw, and authoritative sites available on the Internet. We have not included references to WestlawNext as many Maryland specific materials have not been included there as this project was concluding in November 2011.


Why Punctuation Matters: Part Three, David Spratt Jan 2013

Why Punctuation Matters: Part Three, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Giving Purpose To Your Life As A Legal Writer, David Spratt Jan 2013

Giving Purpose To Your Life As A Legal Writer, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Playing To The Audience, David Spratt Jan 2013

Playing To The Audience, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Environmental Law Research, Ripple Weistling Mar 2012

Environmental Law Research, Ripple Weistling

Research Guides

This research guides provides an overview of resources and search strategies for researching U.S., state, and foreign Environmental Law: subject headings, major U.S. laws, federal agencies, and court and agency decisions. It also identifies loose-leaf sources for staying current on legal, legislative, regulatory, and policy developments in environmental law; sources for tracking proposed legislation and regulation; and sources for researching legislative histories. Additionally, this guide lists selected secondary sources - journals, specialized databases, and websites.


Teaching Rule Synthesis With Real Cases, Paul Figley Nov 2011

Teaching Rule Synthesis With Real Cases, Paul Figley

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Rule synthesis is the process of integrating a rule or principle from several cases. It is a skill attorneys and judges use on a daily basis to formulate effective arguments, develop jurisprudence, and anticipate future problems. Teaching new law students how to synthesize rules is a critical component in training them to think like lawyers. This article suggests how rule synthesis might be taught in one classroom session using real cases. It advocates a three-part approach. First, explain the nature of rule synthesis to the students. Second, do a whimsical exercise with them to show how rule synthesis works. Finally, …


Federal Register 2.0: Public Participation In The Twenty-First Century, Lauren R. Dudley Jun 2011

Federal Register 2.0: Public Participation In The Twenty-First Century, Lauren R. Dudley

Legislation and Policy Brief

On July 26, 2010, the Office of the Federal Register and the Government Printing Office (GPO) launched “Federal Register 2.0,” a web version of the daily Federal Register. As of now, the site is only a prototype; therefore, “Federal Register 2.0” is not yet an official legal edition of the Federal Register, and it will not become official until the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR) issues a regulation granting “Federal Register 2.0” official legal status. Once “Federal Register 2.0” becomes official, the website will allow the public to receive notice of proposed agency regulations, link to a separate …


Securities Law Research, Adeen Postar Apr 2011

Securities Law Research, Adeen Postar

Research Guides

This research guide provides an overview of resources and search strategies for researching Securities Law: primary and secondary materials, specialized databases, and government websites. It also identifies sources for researching case law.


Sometimes Putting Pen To Paper Is Tougher Than It Seems, Heather Ridenour, David Spratt Jan 2011

Sometimes Putting Pen To Paper Is Tougher Than It Seems, Heather Ridenour, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


The Proof(Reading) Is In The Pudding, David Spratt Jan 2011

The Proof(Reading) Is In The Pudding, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Paul Verkuil's Projects For The Administrative Conference Of The U.S. 1974-1992, Jeffrey Lubbers Jan 2011

Paul Verkuil's Projects For The Administrative Conference Of The U.S. 1974-1992, Jeffrey Lubbers

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

I am really happy to be part of this tribute to Paul Verkuil. It may surprise those in the audience to learn that I am bringing some needed diversity to today's proceedings - I am the only other Dutch American on the program! But perhaps my twenty years at the "Administrative Conference" also qualifies me to say a few words about how thrilled I am that we have it back - "ACUS 2.0" we can call it, complete with a website this time- and that Paul is at its helm. And I want to thank Paul for bringing me back …


Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles Jan 2011

Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


A Synergistic Pedagogical Approach To First-Year Teaching, Jamie Abrams Apr 2010

A Synergistic Pedagogical Approach To First-Year Teaching, Jamie Abrams

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

The First “Colonial Frontier” Legal Writing Conference, held at Duquesne University School of Law, focused on Engendering Hope in the Legal Writing Classroom: Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Attitude. This conference built on the foundational work of Allison Martin and Kevin Rand in which these scholars call for educators to engender hope in law students to prepare them for practice. Martin and Rand conclude that hope is a predictor of students’ academic performance and psychological health during the first semester of law school and recommend that law professors “maintain and creat[e] hope in law students” by embracing five core principles. Martin and …


Legislative History Sources, Susan Lewis-Somers Jan 2010

Legislative History Sources, Susan Lewis-Somers

Research Guides

This research guides provides an overview of resources for researching legislative histories: complete legislative histories, legislative history summaries, bill tracking sources, and selected secondary sources. It also identifies the documents that comprise a complete legislative history and sources for locating these documents.


Federal Tax Law Research, Susan Lewis-Somers Jan 2010

Federal Tax Law Research, Susan Lewis-Somers

Research Guides

This research guide provides an overview of sources for researching Federal Tax Law: treatises, tax services and reporters, Internal Revenue regulations, and court decisions.


Writer's Block: The "Ins And Outs" Of Good Legal Writing, Part One, David Spratt Jan 2010

Writer's Block: The "Ins And Outs" Of Good Legal Writing, Part One, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Bobbitt, The Rise Of The Market State, And Race, George A. Martinez Jan 2010

Bobbitt, The Rise Of The Market State, And Race, George A. Martinez

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Grooming Good Legal Writers Through Tailored, Constructive Feedback, David Spratt Jan 2010

Grooming Good Legal Writers Through Tailored, Constructive Feedback, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Writer's Block: Why Punctuation Matters, Part Two, David Spratt Jan 2010

Writer's Block: Why Punctuation Matters, Part Two, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Misplaced Modifiers - Say What, David Spratt Jan 2010

Misplaced Modifiers - Say What, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Why Punctuation Matters; Part One, David Spratt Jan 2009

Why Punctuation Matters; Part One, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Grammar Confidential: Dispelling Common Writing Myths, David Spratt Jan 2009

Grammar Confidential: Dispelling Common Writing Myths, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Writer's Block - Resolve To Become A Better Writer, David Spratt Jan 2009

Writer's Block - Resolve To Become A Better Writer, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Never Too Late To Go Home Again, David Spratt Jan 2009

Never Too Late To Go Home Again, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Writer's Block, David Spratt Jan 2008

Writer's Block, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Empiricism And International Law: Insights For Investment Treaty Dispute Resolution, Susan Franck Jan 2007

Empiricism And International Law: Insights For Investment Treaty Dispute Resolution, Susan Franck

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

While scholars in the United States increasingly focus on the empirical dimension of legal scholarship, there have been challenges in using empiricism to explore international legal issues. Rather than relying on logic or instinct alone, empirical methodologies can provide scholars with tools to gain new facts, see existing ideas through a different lens, and engage in a more nuanced analysis of international law phenomena. There appears to be a natural synergy between empiricism and international investment treaty dispute resolution. With calls for trade time outs by U.S. presidential candidates, there is interest in how investment treaties function, whether they achieve …


Writing Like A Contemporary (And Effective Lawyer): The Joys And Pitfalls Of Legal Writing, David Spratt Jan 2005

Writing Like A Contemporary (And Effective Lawyer): The Joys And Pitfalls Of Legal Writing, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Lesbian And Gay Parenting: The Last Thirty Years, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2005

Lesbian And Gay Parenting: The Last Thirty Years, Nancy Polikoff

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2000

Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman, Nancy Polikoff

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.