The Pioneers, Waves, And Random Walks Of Securities Law In The Supreme Court,
2024
Seattle University School of Law
The Pioneers, Waves, And Random Walks Of Securities Law In The Supreme Court, Elizabeth Pollman
Seattle University Law Review
After the pioneers, waves, and random walks that have animated the history of securities laws in the U.S. Supreme Court, we might now be on the precipice of a new chapter. Pritchard and Thompson’s superb book, A History of Securities Law in the Supreme Court, illuminates with rich archival detail how the Court’s view of the securities laws and the SEC have changed over time and how individuals have influenced this history. The book provides an invaluable resource for understanding nearly a century’s worth of Supreme Court jurisprudence in the area of securities law and much needed context for …
Going Forward: The Role Of Affirmative Action, Race, And Diversity In University Admissions And The Broader Construction Of Society,
2024
Seattle University School of Law
Going Forward: The Role Of Affirmative Action, Race, And Diversity In University Admissions And The Broader Construction Of Society, Steven W. Bender
Seattle University Law Review
The third annual EPOCH symposium, a partnership between the Seattle University Law Review and the Black Law Student Association took place in late summer 2023 at the Seattle University School of Law. It was intended to uplift and amplify Black voices and ideas, and those of allies in the legal community. Prompted by the swell of public outcry surrounding ongoing police violence against the Black community, the EPOCH partnership marked a commitment to antiracism imperatives and effectuating change for the Black community. The published symposium in this volume encompasses some, but not all, the ideas and vision detailed in the …
Sffa V. Harvard College: Closing The Doors Of Equality In Education,
2024
Seattle University School of Law
Sffa V. Harvard College: Closing The Doors Of Equality In Education, Ediberto Roman
Seattle University Law Review
The United States Supreme Court’s recent combined decision ending affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina was hailed in conservative circles as the beginning of “the long road” towards racial equality. Others declared that “the opinion may begin the restoration of our nation’s constitutional colorblind legal covenant.” Another writer pronounced, “Affirmative action perpetuated racial discrimination. Its end is a huge step forward.” A Washington-based opinion page even declared: “[T]he demise of race-based affirmative action should inspire renewed commitment to the ideal of equal opportunity in America.” Despite …
Verses Turned To Verdicts: Ysl Rico Case Sets A High-Watermark For The Legal Pseudo-Censorship Of Rap Music,
2024
Seattle University School of Law
Verses Turned To Verdicts: Ysl Rico Case Sets A High-Watermark For The Legal Pseudo-Censorship Of Rap Music, Nabil Yousfi
Seattle University Law Review
Whichever way you spin the record, rap music and courtrooms don’t mix. On one side, rap records are well known for their unapologetic lyrical composition, often expressing a blatant disregard for legal institutions and authorities. On the other, court records reflect a Van Gogh’s ear for rap music, frequently allowing rap lyrics—but not similar lyrics from other genres—to be used as criminal evidence against the defendants who authored them. Over the last thirty years, this immiscibility has engendered a legal landscape where prosecutors wield rap lyrics as potent instruments for criminal prosecution. In such cases, color-blind courts neglect that rap …
Due Process Shaped By The Present Instead Of The Past: The Needed Reinvigoration Of A Lawrence Vision Of Due Process,
2024
Seattle University School of Law
Due Process Shaped By The Present Instead Of The Past: The Needed Reinvigoration Of A Lawrence Vision Of Due Process, Azor Cole
Seattle University Law Review
The recognition of unenumerated rights, rights implied from the text of the constitution, is a political battlefield waged through law with profound implications for all Americans. Generally, there have been two prongs for an inquiry into an unenumerated constitutional right under the Fourteenth Amendment. One is to ask whether the right to be found is objectively deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition. The other is to ask whether the right to be found is fundamental to this Nation’s scheme of ordered liberty. The current Supreme Court has effectively done away with this present-day liberty analysis, saying it is …
Table Of Contents,
2024
Seattle University School of Law
Table Of Contents, Seattle University Law Review
Seattle University Law Review
Table of Contents
Beyond "Hard" Skills: Teaching Outward - And Inward-Facing Character-Based Skills To 1ls In Light Of Aba Standard 303(B)(3)'S Professional Identity Requirement,
2024
Boston University School of Law
Beyond "Hard" Skills: Teaching Outward - And Inward-Facing Character-Based Skills To 1ls In Light Of Aba Standard 303(B)(3)'S Professional Identity Requirement, Marni Goldstein Caputo, Kathleen Luz
Faculty Scholarship
In this article, we share some ways in which we have adjusted our teaching to comply with Standard 303(b)(3) by addressing professional identity formation through the vehicles of outward-facing and inward-facing character-based skills. We believe that if law students do not intentionally start *811 exploring their professional identities as soon as they step foot into law school, they run the risk of believing that legal education and practice are somehow separate from their inner, personal identities as lawyers when, of course, they are, and ought to be, enmeshed. By injecting skills into the 1L curriculum that force both the development …
Forward-Looking Academic Impact Rankings For U.S. Law Schools,
2024
Emory University School of Law
Forward-Looking Academic Impact Rankings For U.S. Law Schools, Matthew Sag
Faculty Articles
Although the very concept of law school rankings is currently under fire, rankings abolitionism is misplaced. Given the number, diversity, and geographic dispersion of the more than 190 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association, rankings are essential to enable various stakeholders to make comparisons between schools. However, the current rankings landscape is dire. The U.S News law school rankings rely on poorly designed, highly subjective surveys to gauge "reputational strength," rather than looking to easily available, objective citation data that is more valid and reliable. Would-be usurpers of U.S. News use better data but make other arbitrary …
Externships For Equity,
2024
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Externships For Equity, Lauren K. Valastro
Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity
This article examines the crucial role of externships in improving employment outcomes for marginalized law students, who often face systemic barriers to success in the legal field. Despite advancements, these students continue to have lower employment rates after graduation, largely due to institutional failures. Externships offer a low-cost, high-impact opportunity for students to gain the competencies employers seek, thus significantly enhancing their chances of securing employment. By analyzing data, the essay highlights the positive effect of externships on marginalized students' hiring outcomes. It also addresses broader questions on how legal employers evaluate candidates and proposes that expanding and supporting externship …
Italian Comparative: A Trait Of The Legal System,
2024
Florida International University College of Law
Italian Comparative: A Trait Of The Legal System, Bianca Gardella Tedeschi
FIU Law Review
The cultural environment of Italian academia was open to suggestions that came from other legal systems and shaped an eclectic legal culture. Italy is an hybrid system that took the code from France, the legal science from Germany, and has always been receptive of foreign suggestions. This cultural background may explain why the Italian legal curriculum requires a mandatory course of comparative law and why comparative law has been an important field of Italian legal research. At the same time, comparative law was characterized by an an important mark of antiformalism, necessary to swim through the times of Fascism and …
Finding Our Way: Teaching Legislative Advocacy Clinics,
2024
Loyola Univeristy Chicago, School of Law
Finding Our Way: Teaching Legislative Advocacy Clinics, Anita Weinberg, Elizabeth B. Cooper
Faculty Publications & Other Works
Legislative advocacy clinics are excellent vehicles for teaching lawyering skills, for achieving broad-based social change, and for imparting to law students the important roles they can play in preserving and strengthening our democracy. Notwithstanding their growth over the last 15 years, there has been little scholarly reflection about the pedagogy of teaching such clinics. This Article helps to fill this gap. We provide a roadmap through the challenges that come with teaching legislative advocacy clinics-some inherent to working within legislative bodies and some that accompany working with organizational clients and advocacy partners-identifying ways that clinicians can ensure an excellent learning …
Dedication To Professor Emerita Marie Failinger,
2024
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Dedication To Professor Emerita Marie Failinger, Edwin Butterfoss
Mitchell Hamline Law Review
No abstract provided.
Turn The Question Around: The Case For Early Student-Critique Exercises,
2024
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Turn The Question Around: The Case For Early Student-Critique Exercises, Alison M. Mikkor
Mitchell Hamline Law Review
No abstract provided.
Keynote Address: Law Schools Need Curricular Reform: Time To Address Transactional Students' Needs,
2024
University of Tennessee College of Law
Keynote Address: Law Schools Need Curricular Reform: Time To Address Transactional Students' Needs, Stephanie Hunter Mcmahon
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
No abstract provided.
Having Fun While Learning: Pedagogical Techniques For Teaching Contract Drafting,
2024
University of Tennessee College of Law
Having Fun While Learning: Pedagogical Techniques For Teaching Contract Drafting, Robin Boyle
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
No abstract provided.
Transactional Skills For Tomorrow,
2024
University of Tennessee College of Law
Transactional Skills For Tomorrow, Adam Eckart
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
No abstract provided.
Teaching Transaction Planning And Project Management,
2024
University of Tennessee College of Law
Teaching Transaction Planning And Project Management, Michelle Sonu
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
No abstract provided.
Teaching The Choice Between Vagueness And Precision In Contracts,
2024
University of Tennessee College of Law
Teaching The Choice Between Vagueness And Precision In Contracts, Naveen Thomas
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
No abstract provided.
The Empty Space In The Teaching Of Commercial Law: An Argument For Including Article 7 Of The Ucc In The Commercial Law Curriculum,
2024
University of Tennessee College of Law
The Empty Space In The Teaching Of Commercial Law: An Argument For Including Article 7 Of The Ucc In The Commercial Law Curriculum, Glenys Spence
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
No abstract provided.
Preparing Future Lawyers To Draft Contracts And Communicate With Clients In The Era Of Generative Ai,
2024
University of Tennessee College of Law
Preparing Future Lawyers To Draft Contracts And Communicate With Clients In The Era Of Generative Ai, Kristen Wolff
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
No abstract provided.
