A Tribute To Mary Lawrence,
2010
Valparaiso University School of Law
A Tribute To Mary Lawrence, Ruth C. Vance
Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Statutory Interpretation In The Age Of Grammatical Permissiveness: An Object Lesson For Teaching Why Grammar Matters,
2010
University of Maryland School of Law
Statutory Interpretation In The Age Of Grammatical Permissiveness: An Object Lesson For Teaching Why Grammar Matters, Susan J. Hankin
Faculty Scholarship
This article uses an unpublished case interpreting New York’s animal cruelty law as an object lesson to teach why grammar matters. In People v. Walsh, 2008 WL 724724 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. Jan. 3, 2008), the court’s interpretation of the statute turned, in part, on the serial comma rule (sometimes called the “Oxford comma” rule). The court followed a mandatory approach to interpret the statute’s meaning, even though most contemporary grammar and style books make such use of a comma optional. One of the many benefits of using a case example to teach why grammar matters is that it focuses students …
Boulder Statement On Legal Research Education: Signature Pedagogy Statement,
2010
University of Colorado Law School
Boulder Statement On Legal Research Education: Signature Pedagogy Statement, Legal Information Conference Attendees
2010 Conference (Boulder)
No abstract provided.
Don't Reinvent The Wheel: Legal Research Guides And Bibliographies Will Save You Valuable Time And Effort,
2010
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Don't Reinvent The Wheel: Legal Research Guides And Bibliographies Will Save You Valuable Time And Effort, Matt Novak
Marvin and Virginia Schmid Law Library: Faculty Publications
When researching unfamiliar areas of law it is often helpful to consult research guides and bibliographies. These resources can expedite the research process by identifying, compiling, and explaining the various tools needed to successfully research a legal topic. Research guides and bibliographies can be found in a number of online and print sources. By using a variety of specialized tools, one can quickly locate quality legal research guides and bibliographies no matter where they are.
Before They Even Start: Hope And Incoming 1ls,
2010
Duquesne University
Before They Even Start: Hope And Incoming 1ls, Barbara J. Brunner
Duquesne Law Review
No abstract provided.
Would You Say That To Your Children? Enhancing Learning Through Improved Communication,
2010
Duquesne University
Would You Say That To Your Children? Enhancing Learning Through Improved Communication, Karin Mika
Duquesne Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Twenty-Ninth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition In Information Technology And Privacy Law: Bench Memorandum, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 81 (2010),
2010
UIC School of Law
The Twenty-Ninth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition In Information Technology And Privacy Law: Bench Memorandum, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 81 (2010), Erin Murphy-Hillstrom, Whitney Hutchinson, Efthymios Katsarelis, Amber Lynn Wagner, Panagiota Kelali
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
Petitioner, Aaron Murphy, appeals to the Marshall Supreme Court from a decision affirming the grant of summary judgment in favor of Respondent, MarshCODE, on his claims of defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and breach of contract. Thus, there are now three issues before the Marshall Supreme Court. The first two issues concern whether an individual can maintain an action of defamation and false light invasion of privacy when the false statement arose because of a computer malfunction. The last issue concerns whether the unilateral modification of a privacy agreement constitutes a breach of contract when assent to the modification …
The Twenty-Ninth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition In Information Technology And Privacy Law: Brief For Petitioner, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 119 (2010),
2010
UIC School of Law
The Twenty-Ninth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition In Information Technology And Privacy Law: Brief For Petitioner, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 119 (2010), Kelly Foss, Vince Lombardozzi, Jared Palmer
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
The circuit court erred when it granted summary judgment in favor of MarshCODE because Mr. Murphy has demonstrated facts to support the elements of the (1) defamation, (2) false light invasion of privacy, and (3) breach of contract claims. First, Mr. Murphy has provided facts to support the defamation claim. MarshCODE made a false and defamatory statement about Mr. Murphy when it told Ms. Who that he was her father. Because this matter concerns Mr. Murphy's private life, a negligence standard applies rather than the First Amendment's actual malice standard. Mr. Murphy has demonstrated that MarshCODE acted either negligently or …
The Twenty-Ninth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition In Information Technology And Privacy Law: Brief For Respondent, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 151 (2010),
2010
UIC School of Law
The Twenty-Ninth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition In Information Technology And Privacy Law: Brief For Respondent, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 151 (2010), Kimberly Hodgman, Jody Rodenberg, Erin Tyler
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
The First District Court of Appeals properly affirmed summary judgment on behalf of MarshCODE because Appellant failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact on his defamation claim. First, MarshCODE's accidental disclosure of information, which implied that Appellant participated in premarital sex or had a homosexual child, was not defamatory because an average person would not lower his estimation or be deterred from associating with Appellant based on such a statement. Second, no publication was made because MarshCODE did not act with negligence and was unaware of the program malfunction that resulted in the release of the information. Third, …
Safeguarding "The Precious": Counsel On Law Journal Publication Agreements In Digital Times, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 217 (2010),
2010
UIC School of Law
Safeguarding "The Precious": Counsel On Law Journal Publication Agreements In Digital Times, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 217 (2010), Michael N. Widener
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
Heaping scholarship fills the academic print and online press about where legal scholars should publish and how to have one’s paper accepted for publication. But there is scarce writing about the contractual relationship between the law journal and the author of an accepted paper. This may be due in part to broadly misconstrued or ignored publication agrees, or perhaps that the business relationship is unworthy of scholarly attention. Regardless, this paper introduces a pragmatist’s perspective on evaluating and revising publication agreements, and informs student editors how publication agreements accomplish a journal’s objectives, based on current copyright law. Finally, this paper …
Front Matter,
2010
St. Thomas University College of Law
Front Matter
St. Thomas Law Review
Front Matter includes the Table of Contents for St. Thomas Law Review Volume 22, Issue 3, Spring 2010.
Making Effective Use Of Practitioners' Briefs In The Law School Curriculum,
2010
Widener University School of Law-Harrisburg
Making Effective Use Of Practitioners' Briefs In The Law School Curriculum, Anna P. Hemingway
St. Thomas Law Review
This article argues that practitioners' briefs do have a place in the law school classroom. Part II of this article discusses the pedagogy behind using practitioners' briefs in the legal writing classroom. It demonstrates how using practitioners' briefs enriches lesson plans, heightens interest in the classroom, and helps students gain a richer appreciation for lawyers' goals when they write as advocates. Part III presents some different ways of using practitioners' briefs to teach persuasive writing. It examines how the author has used practitioners' briefs to teach persuasive writing of the statement of facts, point headings and summary of the argument. …
On-Line Legal Research Workshops,
2010
Barry University School of Law
On-Line Legal Research Workshops, Frederick B. Jonassen
St. Thomas Law Review
Like riding a bicycle, playing tennis, or driving a car, legal research is a skill, and like any other skill, it is learned by doing, and not by listening to a lecture. However, lectures are indispensable for introducing the skill. The mental processes applied in electronic legal research may differ from those applied to book legal research. But because both electronic and book research are skills, a guided workshop in electronic legal research may be based on similar principles to those underlying a workshop in book legal research, with appropriate modifications. The aspects of the electronic legal workshop proposed here …
Legal Research In The Digital Age: Authentication And Preservation Of Primary Material,
2010
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Legal Research In The Digital Age: Authentication And Preservation Of Primary Material, Matt Novak
Marvin and Virginia Schmid Law Library: Faculty Publications
Most legal professionals have used free online resources to help in the legal research process. Whether it is an opinion downloaded from a court's Web site, a federal statute located using Cornell's Legal Information Institute (LII), an article on Wikipedia, or a post on someone's blawg, the quantity and variety of free online resources seems to grow on a daily basis. Some have even wondered if these resources can one day replace the need to subscribe to a computer-assisted legal research (CALR) service such as Westlaw or LexisNexis. Late last year, the "blogosphere" was abuzz with this question after Google …
Lawyering Outside Lawsuits: Incorporating Negotiations, Settlements, And Mediations Into The Legal Writing Curriculum,
2010
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Lawyering Outside Lawsuits: Incorporating Negotiations, Settlements, And Mediations Into The Legal Writing Curriculum, Olivia Farrar, A.G. Harmon
Scholarly Articles
Legal education is built around a core irony: almost no human disputes are resolved via trials, and yet we dedicate years to teaching law students how to resolve disputes via litigation. To remedy this incongruity between legal education and the reality of lawyering, the two of us have begun integrating negotiations, settlements, and mediation into our 1L legal writing curriculum. This article describes why and how we have introduced our students to these non-litigation skill sets, starting to train them in what we believe may be their most powerful dispute resolution skills when they enter the legal world.
Writer's Block: Why Punctuation Matters, Part Two,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Writer's Block: Why Punctuation Matters, Part Two, David Spratt
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
No abstract provided.
Writer's Block: The "Ins And Outs" Of Good Legal Writing, Part One,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Writer's Block: The "Ins And Outs" Of Good Legal Writing, Part One, David Spratt
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
No abstract provided.
Grooming Good Legal Writers Through Tailored, Constructive Feedback,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Grooming Good Legal Writers Through Tailored, Constructive Feedback, David Spratt
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Lexicon Of Human Rights,
2010
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Book Review: Lexicon Of Human Rights, Duncan E. Alford
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Leveraging A Library Collection Through Collaborative Digitization Ventures,
2010
Duke Law School
Leveraging A Library Collection Through Collaborative Digitization Ventures, Femi Cadmus, Fred Shapiro
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
