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Submissions from 2021
Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the Fields of Land Use and Zoning, Jordan Gerow, Michael B. Gerrard, and John C. Dernbach
A Primer on Netting Legal Opinions for Master Agreements, Christian A. Johnson
Sovereign Immunity in Repo and Derivative Documentation: When to Worry-What to Do, Christian A. Johnson
An Employee Home Office Expense Deduction for the New Normal, Christian A. Johnson and Samuel D. Brunson
Deciphering Insolvency Events in Master Agreements and Similar Finance Agreements, Christian A. Johnson and Richard Ziegler
Encountering Jonah with Jewish Eyes and Finding Justice in the Belly of a Whale, Randy Lee
One Vote, Two Winners: Team-Ticket Gubernatorial Elections and the Need for Further Reform, T. Quinn Yeargain and Quinn Yeargain
New England State Senates: Case Studies for Revisiting the Indirect Election of Legislators, Tyler Quinn Yeargain and Quinn Yeargain
Submissions from 2020
Compassionate Homicide, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Loss of Self-Control, Dual-Process Theories and Provocation, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Enough Is as Good as a Feast, Noah C. Chauvin
Finally, a Use for the U.S. News Law School Rankings, Noah C. Chauvin
Governments "Erasing History" and the Importance of Free Speech, Noah C. Chauvin
The Constitutional Incongruity of "May-Issue" Concealed Carry Permit Laws, Noah C. Chauvin
From Mind Playing Tricks on Me to Trauma: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Hip Hop's Prescription, andré douglas pond cummings and Caleb Conrad
Abolishing Private Prisons: A Constitutional and Moral Imperative, andré douglas pond cummings and Robert Craig
Natural Resources and the Public Estate; Article I, Section 27, John C. Dernbach
The Role of Trust Law Principles in Defining Public Trust Duties for Natural Resources, John C. Dernbach
Thinking Anew About the Environmental Rights Amendment: An Analysis of Recent Commonwealth Court Decisions, John C. Dernbach
America's Zero Carbon Action Plan: Federal Legislative and Administrative Framework, John C. Dernbach and Michael B. Gerrard
Let’s Be Reasonable: Thoughts on the Fourth Amendment and Constitutional Interpretation, Foreward, Michael R. Dimino
You’ve Got (Political) Questions? We’ve Got No Answers, Michael R. Dimino
The Best Candidate: Presidential Nomination in Polarized Times, Michael R. Dimino and Eugene D. Mazo
The Mueller Investigation and Beyond, Michael R. Dimino, Ellen S. Podgor, Katrice Bridges Copeland, Ruthann Robson, Louis J. Virelli III, Andrew M. Wright, and Ellen C. Yaroshefsky
Rescue Based in Liberty and Dignity, Jill E. Family
Book Review (reviewing Sonya Posmentier, Cultivation and Catastrophe: The Lyric Ecology of Modern Black Literature), F. Lee Francis
In Memoriam: The Republican Form and the Separation-of-Powers Among the Four Branches of Government, F. Lee Francis
Intentionally and Systematically Integrating Diversity Discussions and Lessons in the Law School Classroom During a Race-Conscious Era, Anna P. Hemingway
Property Law, 2nd Edition, Anna P. Hemingway, D. Benjamin Barros, and Shelley Cavalieri
Reflections on Jewish and American Disability Law and on The God Who Makes All Things Good, Randy Lee
Dispossessing Resident Voice: Municipal Receiverships and the Public Trust, Juliet M Moringiello
Notice and Assent through Technological Change: The Enduring Relevance of the Work of the ABA Joint Working Group on Electronic Contracting Practices, Juliet M. Moringiello, Nancy S. Kim, and John E Ottaviani
Say What?: A How-to Guide on Providing Formative Assessment to Law Students through Live Critique, Amanda L. Sholtis
Submissions from 2019
The need to increase free speech protections for student affairs professionals, Noah C. Chauvin
Unifying Establishment Clause Purpose, Standing, and Standards, Noah C. Chauvin
Student-Athlete Employee Speech, Noah C. Chauvin and Matthew Strauser
Teaching Social Justice through "Hip Hop and the Law", andré douglas pond cummings
A Lawyer's Guide to Addressing Climate Disruption, John C. Dernbach and Michael B. Gerrard
How Lawyers Can Help Save the Planet, John C. Dernbach and Michael B. Gerrard
Creatively Searching for Fairness, Jill E. Family
Symposium: Executive Power in the New Administration: Immigration Adjudication Bankruptcy, Jill E. Family
The Executive Power of Political Emergency: The Travel Ban, Jill E. Family
Translating Economics for Immigration Policy, Jill E. Family
From Fire Hose to Garden Hose: Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, Christian A. Johnson
Introduction, Children in the Courts: A Developed or Developing System, Mary Kate Kearney
Endrew F.'s Journey to a Free Appropriate Public Education: What Can We Learn from Love?, Randy Lee
Pop/Life: Integrating Popular Culture in Professional Responsibility and Other Courses, Kellyn O McGee
Remedies: ChartaCourse Casebook, Robyn L Meadows
The Faulty Foundation of the Draft Restatement of Consumer Contracts, Juliet M Moringiello, Adam J. Levitin, Nancy S. Kim, Christina L. Kunz, Peter Linzer, Patricia A. McCoy, Elizabeth A. Renuart, and Lauren E. Willis
Innovation Through Traditional Water Knowledge: An Approach to the Water Crisis, Chiara Pappalardo
Submissions from 2018
Fear-Based Provocation, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Custom-Edited DNA: Legal Limits on the Patentability of CRISPR-Cas9'S Therapeutic Applications, Noah C. Chauvin
Policing the Heckler's Veto: Toward a Heightened Duty of Speech Protection on College Campuses, Noah C. Chauvin
Reforming Policing, andré douglas pond cummings
Lawyering as if Tomorrow Matters, John C. Dernbach
Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States: Introduction, John C. Dernbach
Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization: Postscript, John C. Dernbach
The Dozen Types of Legal Tools in the Deep Decarbonization Toolbox, John C. Dernbach
Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States: Summary & Key Recommendations, John C. Dernbach and Michael B. Gerrard
Recognition of Environmental Rights for Pennsylvania Citizens: Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, John C. Dernbach, Kenneth T. Kristl, and James R. May
Applying the Pennsylvania Environmental Rights Amendment Meaningfully to Climate Disruption, John C. Dernbach and Robert B. McKinstry
A Foolish Inconsistency: Religiously and Ideologically Expressive Conduct, Michael R. Dimino
Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky Strikes Down a Vague Ban on Speech in Polling Places, But Future Bans May Be Upheld, Michael R. Dimino
Pushing Shadow Banking into the Light: Reforming the U.S. Tri‐Party Repo Market, Christian A. Johnson
Introduction, Randy Lee
Prince Rogers Nelson: Spiritual Band Leader, Kellyn O. McGee
Cities in Distress: Municipal Recovery Lessons From Pennsylvania, Juliet M Moringiello
Essential UCC Concepts: A Survey of Commercial Transactions, Juliet M Moringiello, Candace M Zierdt, and Kristen D Adams
Submissions from 2017
The Conundrum of Voluntary Intoxication and Sex, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
A Zero-Carbon Future, John C. Dernbach
Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization: Lessons from California and Germany, John C. Dernbach
Making Economic Development and Job Creation Drivers of Serious Action on Climate Change and Environmental Protection, John C. Dernbach
Sustainable development in law practice, John C. Dernbach
A Practical Introduction to Environmental Law, John C. Dernbach, Joel A. Mintz, Steve C. Gold, Kalyani Robbins, Clifford Villa, and Wendy Wagner
A Practical Guide to Legal Writing & Legal Method, John C. Dernbach, Richard V. Singleton, Cathleen Wharton, and Joan Ruhtenberg
Immigration Law Allies and Administrative Law Adversaries, Jill E. Family
Problems beyond Deportation, Jill E. Family
Procedure Matters, Jill E. Family
The Future Relief of Immigration Law, Jill E. Family
A Practical Guide to Using Repo Master Agreements: Existing Market Practice for Legal Documentation in Europe and the USA, Christian A. Johnson and Paul C. Harding
Louis Brandeis's Vision of Light and Justice as Articulated on the Side of a Coffee Mug, Randy Lee
Unnecessary Ambiguity: Relinquishing “Moral Turpitude” from Lawyer Discipline, Kellyn O McGee
Decision-Making and the Shaky Property Foundations of Municipal Bankruptcy Law, Juliet M Moringiello
Submissions from 2016
Reflecting and Foreshadowing: Mathews v. Eldridge, John J. Capowski
Lord Forgive Me, but He Tried to Kill Me: Proposing Solutions to the United States' Most Vexing Racial Challenges, andré douglas pond cummings
Corporate Justice, andré douglas pond cummings and Todd J. Clark
Private Prisons and the New Marketplace for Crime, andré douglas pond cummings and Adam Lamparello
Asking the Right Questions About the Future of Shale Gas, John C. Dernbach
Creating Legal Pathways to a Zero-Carbon Future, John C. Dernbach
Creating Legal Pathways to a Zero-Carbon Future and Policy Responses to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment, John C. Dernbach
Shale Gas and the Future of Energy: Framing the Sustainability Questions, John C. Dernbach
Sustainable Development in Law Practice: A Lens for Addressing All Legal Problems, John C. Dernbach
Making the Paris Agreement Work, John C. Dernbach and Donald A. Brown
Introduction: Shale Gas and the Future of Energy, John C. Dernbach and James R May
Shale Gas and the Future of Energy: Law and Policy for Sustainability, John C. Dernbach and James R. May
Teaching Applied Sustainability: A Practicum Based on Drafting Ordinances, John C. Dernbach and Jonathan Rosenbloom
Image Is Everything: Politics, Umpiring, and the Judicial Myth, Michael R. Dimino
Understanding Election Law and Voting Rights, Michael R. Dimino, Bradley A. Smith, and Michael E. Solimine
