Litigation Commons^™

Taxpayer Beware: A Jurisdictional Examination Of Deference Owed To Revenue Rulings And The Case For Congressional Action, Colin Barrett Jan 2014

The Ultra Sound-Off: The Ultrasound Mandate Debate And A Litigator's Guide To Overcoming Obstacles To A Woman's Right To Abortion, Kimberly A. Prior Jan 2014

Constitutional Law - What Constitutes An Objectively Unreasonable Reaction - Tolan V. Cotton, Matthew R. O'Connor Jan 2014

Constitutional Law - Don't Take Your Guns To Town: Maryland's Good-And-Substantial-Reason Requirement For Handgun Permits Passes Intermediate Scrutiny - Woollard V. Gallagher, Lincoln A. Rose Jan 2014

Evidence-Testimonial Statements And Unavailable Child Witnesses: Why The Cognitive Awareness Of The Child-Declarant Should Be The Determinative Factor In Defining An Ongoing Emergency - Commonwealth V. Allshouse, Gemma R. Ypparila Jan 2014

Power, Control, Cigarettes, And Gum: Whether And Inmate's Consent To Engage In A Relationship With A Correctional Officer Can Be A Defense To The Inmate's Allegation Of A Civil Rights Violation Under The Eighth Amendment, Jackson M. Jones Jan 2014

Don't Discriminate Against Distinct Or Highly Personal Harms: An Analysis Of Section 717 Of Title Vii Pertaining To Preemption Of Alternative Theories Of Recovery By Federal Employees, Robert M. Mahoney Jan 2014

Which Weight Matters In Drug Offense Cases, Joanna Keenan Jan 2014

Document Automation Software: Solving The Dichotomy Between Meeting Attorney's Financial Needs And Ethical Obligations, Tejas G. Patel Jan 2014

Size Matters: Big Tobacco And The Federal Government Just Over New Cigarette Warning Labels, Paul A. Schmid Jan 2014

Mandatory Provision Of Written Copies Of Jury Instructions To Retiring Juries In Criminal Trials In Massachusetts, Elizabeth A. Tashash Jan 2014

Family Law - Child Custody For The Non-Biological Parent When A Same-Sex Relationship Deteriorates - Hunter V. Rose, Linden K. Nash Jan 2014

Immigration Law - Convicted As A Kid, Deported As An Adult: Conviction Under State Youth Offender Act Predicates Aspiring American's Deportation - Cole V. U.S. Att'y Gen., Shirin Afsous Jan 2014

Punishing And Deterring The Unknowing: Mandatory Treble Damages Under The Massachusetts Wage Act, Rebekah D. Provost Jan 2013

Waiting For John Doe: The Practical And Constitutional Implications Of Dna Indictments, Daniel Gaudet Jan 2013

Say What: Confusion In The Courts Over What Is The Proper Standard Of Review For Hearsay Rulings, Todd J. Bruno Jan 2013

The Gun-Shy Commonwealth: Self-Defense And Concealed Carry In Post-Heller Massachusetts, Megan Ruebsamen Jan 2013

Crumbling Patchwork: Massachusetts's Efforts To Fill The Gaps Left By Crawford Are Now Redundant, Christopher J. Fiorentino Jan 2013

Thinking Outside Of The Box: Why Prisons Are Only Part Of The Solution, John C. Rapone Jan 2013

Criminal Law - Terry Searches Predicated On Nothing More Than Reasonable Suspicion That A Suspect Is Armed And Dangerous - United States V. House, 463 F. App'x 783 (10th Cir. 2012), David Cashman Jan 2013

Family Law - Expanding Trail Courts' Authority To Create Contracts During The Equitable Division Of Property In A Divorce Action - Cesar V. Sundelin, 967 N.E.2d 171 (Mass. App. Ct. 2012), Lindsay Potter Jan 2013

Evidence - Present Sense And Common Sense: Stretching The 803(1) Hearsay Exception To Its Limits - United States V. Hieng, 679 F.3d 1131 (9th Cir. 2012), Christopher Lynett Jan 2013

Beyond The Embryonic Stage: Younger V. Harris And Proceedings Of Substance On The Merits In The Context Of Preliminary Injunctive Relief, Jarrod L. Schaeffer Jan 2013

Defining Patent Eligibility By Extrapolating The Judicial Outlook Of Software Onto Biotechnology Patents, Joanna M. Grigas Jan 2013

Papadopoulos V. Target: Finally Melting Away The Century-Old Natural Accumulation Standard In Massachusetts, Kayla M. Savasta Jan 2013

The Doctrine Of Harmless Error In Criminal Cases In Massachusetts, Amanda M. Chaves Jan 2013

Administrative Law - United States Entitled To Sovereign Immunity Under The Foreign Intelligence, Sammy Nabulsi Suhail Jan 2013

Criminal Law - Duress: No Defense To Murder: - Commonwealth V. Vasquez, 971 N.E.2d 783 (Mass. 2012), George K. Bullen Jan 2013

Compelling Disclosure Of Facebook Content Under The Stored Communications Act, Allen D. Hankins Jan 2012

Raise Or Lose: Appellate Discretion And Principled Decision-Making, Tory A. Weigand Jan 2012