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The Dash-“A Hasty Stroke Of The Pen”, K.K. Duvivier

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

The dash is one of the most versatile punctuation marks. However, its very versatility makes it a mark to use with care. First, the dash should be distinguished from the hyphen. Al- though these two punctuation marks look similar, they differ both in form and function. In form, the dash is more elongated and does not appear as a separate symbol on most keyboards.

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A List of Books Received by theMichigan Law Review.

Courts In Cyberspace, Theodore Eisenberg, Kevin M. Clermont

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A List of Books Received by Michigan Law Review.

The Apostrophe: Reports Of Its Death Are Greatly Exaggerated, K.K. Duvivier

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

The apostrophe is on its deathbed, if you believe Charles Larson, a professor of literature at American University. Larson argues that the apostrophe's murderers are those younger than thirty-five who persist in abusing this punctuation mark I agree with Larson that the apostrophe, as we now know it, seems endangered. However, I disagree with Larson's diagnosis of the cause.

1995 John Marshall National Moot Court Competition In Information Technology And Privacy Law: Bench Memorandum, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 563 (1996), Gary L. Gassman

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

This is a Bench memorandum for the 1995 John Marshall National Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law. It is an interlocutory appeal from a circuit court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s defamation action. The facts include the defendant, Robert Jacobs, posting an allegedly defamatory comment aimed at the plaintiff, Jennifer Fetty on an online discussion board during a debate on abortion. Both reside in Illinois, but the comment was read and replied to by David Bornmann, a resident of the State of Marshall. The issues include whether defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction …

1995 John Marshall National Moot Court Competition In Information Technology And Privacy Law: Brief For The Petitioner, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 595 (1996), Aaron Reber, Todd Schrader, Rachelle Zidar

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.

1995 John Marshall National Moot Court Competition In Information Technology And Privacy Law: Brief For The Respondent, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 627 (1996), John Matney, Carmen Symes, Laura Underwood

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.

From Courtroom To Classroom: Creating An Academic Component To Enhance The Skills And Values Learned In A Student Judicial Clerkship Clinic, Stacy Caplow

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Regulatory Sins Versus Market Legacies: A Short Reply To Mr. Leech, 29 J. Marshall L. Rev. 617 (1996), Richard A. Epstein

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Is There Life After Forty: The John Marshall Law School's Fortieth Annual Conference On Intellectual Property, 29 J. Marshall L. Rev. 841 (1996), Donald W. Banner

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Legal Skills Training In The First Year Of Law School: Research? Writing? Analysis? Or More?, Lucia A. Silecchia

Scholarly Articles

This Article will explore the issues that arise as more and more law schools face important definitional questions: To what extent should first year programs focus on providing in-depth research and writing training? To what extent should those programs adopt a more holistic curriculum that exposes students to a range of skills beyond research and writing?

The Article will begin with a description of what is actually done in first year programs at American law schools. This information was gathered in a Spring 1995 survey of law school research and writing programs, to which representatives of 111 schools responded. It …

Long Island Sound: A Bibliography Of Legal And Related Materials, Ann Powers

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

This bibliography is a contribution toward restoring and preserving Long Island Sound.

New York Law School Reporter, Vol 11, No. 5 February 1996, New York Law School

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

An Un-Uniform System Of Citation: Surviving With The New Bluebook, 26 Stetson L. Rev. 53 (1996), Darby Dickerson

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Navigating The Dark Morass: A First-Year Student's Guide To The Library, 19 Campbell L. Rev. 115 (1996), Maureen Straub Kordesh

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Breaking Into The Acadamy: The 1996-97 Michigan Journal Of Race & Law Guide For Aspiring Law Professors, Gabriel J. Chin, Denise C. Morgan

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

I was not very far into my law school experience when I realized that my professors had the best job in town-it took me quite a bit longer to discover that I, too, could get in on the deal. Do not misunderstand me-being a law professor is not easy. In fact, when done correctly, the job requires a tremendous amount of intellectual energy, emotional commitment, long hours, and hard work. However, if you enjoy writing, research, public speaking, and developing mentoring relationships, being a law professor could be the career for you. This Article, and the listings of helpful organizations …

International Law And The Information Age, John K. Gamble

Michigan Journal of International Law

The subject of this article is problematic because of the paucity of other work addressing the topic and its amorphous and technical nature. The author shall argue that the information age will affect almost all aspects of how international law is made and studied, everything from theory to sources to research to teaching. Rather than limiting the article to one or two aspects of the changes brought by the information age, the author offers a tour d'horizon. This risks superficiality, but is consonant with the goal of stimulating discussion about issues that are important to the future of international …

The United Nations Convention On Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods: Guide To Research And Literature, Claire M. Germain

UF Law Faculty Publications

This article maps research strategies concerning the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and explores some research issues relating to the Convention and its interpretation. More specifically, it provides guidance on where to start, how to find the leading texts, commentaries and practitioners' guides, and where to find the texts of documents. Finally, this article describes some new Internet-based projects, examines where to find additional information, and examines how to keep "up-to-date" with this burgeoning area of international sales law.

Internet For Legal Information: The U.S. Experience, Claire M. Germain, Patricia G. Court, Jean Wenger, Scott Childs

UF Law Faculty Publications

This empirical study starts from the newest medium, the internet, and explains briefly what researchers can expect to find there in terms of legal information, and how to find the needed information. It focuses on U.S. legal information, but also touches on foreign and international law. It includes comparisons with other legal research platforms and raises a few issues.

Implications Of Foundational Crisis In Mathematics: A Case Study In Interdisciplinary Legal Research, Mike Townsend

Washington Law Review

As a result of a sequence of so-called foundational crises, mathematicians have come to realize that foundational inquiries are difficult and perhaps never ending. Accounts of the last of these crises have appeared with increasing frequency in the legal literature, and one piece of this Article examines these invocations with a critical eye. The other piece introduces a framework for thinking about law as a discipline. On the one hand, the disciplinary framework helps explain how esoteric mathematical topics made their way into the legal literature. On the other hand, the mathematics can be used to examine some aspects of …

Straying From The Path Of The Law After One Hundred Years, The, Tracy E. Higgins

Faculty Scholarship

What common ground can be found between modern feminist legal theory and a century-old essay advocating understanding the law from the perspective of the "bad man"? The question admits of no simple answer. Feminists, including myself, might agree with some irony that "[i]f you want to know the law and nothing else, you must look at it as a bad man" but would add that this is precisely the problem. Of course, Holmes does not use the concept of the bad man in a feminist sense to suggest that the law empowers the bad man at the expense of women. …

The Aall And Its Government Relations Program: Part I And Ii, Timothy L. Coggins

Law Faculty Publications

The Government Relations Policy [hereinafter Policy] of the AALL outlines the objectives of its government relations program. The Policy emphasizes that a primary goal of this Association's program is to ensure timely and equitable access to government and legal information. This Policy represents the views of an association with more than 5,000 members who provide law library services to government officials, the bench, the bar, legal scholars and the public in nearly 1,900 libraries. AALL, its members and its users are affected by a broad span of public policy concerns "ranging from the development of the National Information Infrastructure and …

The National Conference On Legal Information Issues: Selected Essays, Timothy L. Coggins

Law Faculty Publications

During the past decade, information technology developments have the dissemination and use of legal and legal-related In 1995, the American Association of Law Libraries, a organization with more than 5,000 members, convened the first "National Conference on Legal Information Issues" in conjunction with its eighty-eighth meeting. National Conference provided a forum for members of the legal and information communities to discuss the challenging problems and issues arising from the dynamic technological changes that have impacted the creation, dissemination and use of legal information. The National Conference assembled more than 2,500 librarians, law faculty and deans, judges court administrators, practicing attorneys …

The Empirical Legal Research Initiative: An Interim Report To The Academy, Robert B. Bennett, Jordan H. Leibman, Richard Fetter

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Holcomb Research Institute and the College of Business at Butler University, the Summer Grant Program of the School of Business at Indiana University, the Faculty Development Grant Program of Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis and the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

Internet For Legal Information - The U.S. Experience, Claire M. Germain, Pat Court, Jean Wenger, Scott Childs

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Swift, Modest Proposals, Babies, And Bathwater: Are Hibbitts’S Writes Right?, Thomas R. Bruce

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Convergence Of Analogical And Dialectic Imaginations In Legal Discourse, Linda H. Edwards

Scholarly Works

The dialogue over the role of narrative in the making and interpreting of law and in legal practice is often stalemated by confusion about the complex relationships between narrative and other forms of legal reasoning. Are narrative and rules opposing methods for interpretation and persuasion? Does narrative theory assert that lawyers can win cases by presenting a sympathetic story, without regard for the governing rule of law? If so, it is no wonder that conversations about narrative theory are so difficult.

This article explores the relationship between narrative and other forms of legal interpretation and persuasion. It relies on David …

Book Review Of Index To Law School Theses And Dissertations, James S. Heller

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of A Dictionary Of Modern Legal Usage, James S. Heller

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.