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A Question Of Taste: Touchstones For Determining The Certifiability Of Classwide Claims For Declaratory And Injunctive Relief Under Rule 23 Of The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, Randy D. Gordon Jan 2012

Claim Accrual Under The Federal Tort Claims Act: When Should Claimants File Suit Against The Federal Bureau Of Investigation For Tort Liability, Caitlin A. Romasco Jan 2012

Firearms Identification: The Need For A Critical Approach To, And Possible Guidelines For, The Admissibility Of Ballistics Evidence, Bonnie Lanigan Jan 2012

Swept Under The Rug: The Brady Disclosure Obligation In A Pre-Plea Context, Daniel Conte Jan 2012

Closing The Loophole In Massachusetts Protection Order Legislation To Provide Greater Security For Victims Of Sexual Assault: Has Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 258e Closed It Enough, Hayley Jodoin Jan 2012

Cafa's Impact On Forum Shopping And The Manipulation Of The Civil Justice System, Kalee Difazio Jan 2012

Constitutional Law - In Protecting One's Right To Speak, The First Amendment Also Protects One's Right To Lie - 281 Care Committee V. Arneson, 638 F.3d 621 (8th Cir. 2011), Jaclyn Mcneely Jan 2012

Criminal Law - Use Of Equitable Tolling To Enforce Violations Of Supervised Release After Original Term Has Expired - United States V. Buchanan, 638 F.3d 448 (4th Cir. 2011), Eric Speed Jan 2012

Play Through The Whistle: The Scope Of Anti-Retaliation Protection For Employee Complaints Pursuant To Erisa Section 510, James Coughlin Jan 2012

Outpatient Commitment: The Role Of Counsel In Preserving Client Autonomy, R. A. Bernfeld Jan 2012

The Disadvantaged Plaintiff: Is It Time To Revisit The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Matthew Engellenner Jan 2012

Constitutional Law - Revising The Application Of Tinker And Fraser In The Age Of The Internet - J.S. Ex Rel. Snyder V. Blue Mountain School District, 650 F.3d 915 (3d Cir. 2011), Christopher Lynett Jan 2012

Criminal Law - Failed The Breathalyzer: Just Contest The Location Of The Stop - Commonwealth V. Virgilio, 947 N.E.2d 1112 (Mass. App. Ct. 2011), Jillise Ketcham Jan 2012

Criminal Law - New Evidence In Gateway Claim Of Actual Innocence Requires Evidence Not Previously Available At Trail - Kidd V. Norman, 651 F.3d 947 (8th Cir. 2011), David Cashman Jan 2012

Constitutional Law - Seventh Circuit Denies Sovereign Immunity Defense To Counterclaims For Appealing State Agency - Board Of Regents Of The University Of Wisconsin System V. Phoenix International Software, Inc., 653 F.3d 448 (7th Cir. 2011), Daniel S. Tyler Jan 2012

Work Product Protection, Tax Accrual Documents, And United States V. Textron, Inc.: Why The First Circuit Got It Right For The Wrong Reasons, Stacey Roberts Jan 2011

Evidence Of Ambiguity: The Effect Of Circuit Splits On The Interpretation Of Federal Criminal Law, Julian W. Smith Jan 2011

State Secrets Are A Privilege, Not A Right: Can Foreign Victims Of Extraordinary Rendition And Torture Overcome The State Secrets Privilege Using The Alien Tort Statute, Andrew Kingman Jan 2011

Civil Procedure - Supreme Court's Vaden Decision Regarding Federal Question Jurisdiction Does Not Apply To Diversity Jurisdiction - Northport Health Services Of Arkansas, Llc V. Rutherford, 605 F.3d 483 (8th Cir. 2010), Joseph D. Picozzi Jan 2011

Determining Self-Employment Income For Child Support Purposes: The Massachusetts View Compared With The National View, Jason V. Owens Jan 2011

Constitutional Law - Permitting Blanket Strip-Search Policies For All Arrestees Entering General Jail Population - Florence V. Board Of Chosen Freeholders Of Burlington County, 621 F.3d 296 (3d Cir. 2010), Michael Beler Jan 2011

Tort Damages - Medical Provider's Charges And Range Of Payments Accepted For Services Rendered Is Admissible Under Section 79g - Law V. Griffith, 930 N.E.2d 126(Mass. 2010), Matthew Blum Jan 2011

Table Of Contents, Jtaa Editors Jan 2011

Editor's Note, Matthew E. Christoph Jan 2011

The Limits Of Extraordinary Power: A Survey Of First-Degree Murder Appeals Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 278, Section 33e, Stephanie Hartung Roberts Jan 2011

Lights, Camera, Mistrial: Conflicting Federal Court Local Rules And Conflicting Theories On The Aggregate Effect Of Cameras On Courtroom Proceddings, Jacob Marvelley Jan 2011

Rethinking The Additur Question In Federal Courts, Joseph R. Posner Jan 2011

Arbitration - United States Supreme Court Sounds The Death Knell For Class Arbitration - Stolt-Nielsen S.A. V. Animalfeeds Int'l Corp., 130 S. Ct. 1758 (2010), Keerthi Sugumaran Jan 2011

Leading By Example: Why The First Circuit Should Adopt A Medical Peer-Review Privilege, Jared M. Levin Jan 2011

The Testimonial Nature Of Multidisciplinary Team Interviews In Massachusetts: Applying Crawford To The Child Declarant, Laura E. Ruzzo Jan 2011