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Submissions from 2015
The Potential Meanings of a Constitutional Public Trust, John C. Dernbach
The ABA Embraces Sustainability: From the Earth Summit to Rio+20 and Beyond, John C. Dernbach and Ira R. Feldman
Can Shale Gas Help Accelerate the Transition to Sustainability?, John C. Dernbach and James R May
Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Examination and Implications, John C. Dernbach, James R. May, and Kenneth T. Kristl
Recognition of Environmental Rights for Pennsylvania Citizens: A Tribute to Chief Justice Castille, John C. Dernbach and Marc Prokopchak
A Legislative History of Article I, Section 27 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, John C. Dernbach and Edmund J. Sonnenberg
Pleading Guilty While Claiming Innocence: Reconsidering the Mysterious Alford Plea, James W. Diehm
A Need for Equity in Immigration Law (Congress, Are You Listening?), Jill E. Family
An Unexceptional Aspect of President Obama's Immigration Executive Actions, Jill E. Family
DAPA and the Future of Immigration Law as Administrative Law, Jill E. Family
Removing the Distraction of Delay, Jill E. Family
The Procedural Fortress of US Immigration Law, Jill E. Family
Book Review (reviewing Lara Putnam, Radical Moves: Caribbean Migrants and the Politics of Race in the Jazz Age, F. Lee Francis
A Sartorial Tapestry: The Rhetorical Shifts of Hillary Rodham Clinton, F. Lee Francis and Rochelle Gregory
Property Law, Anna P. Hemingway and D. Benjamin Barros
Legal Challenges in the Global Financial Crisis, Christian A. Johnson
Moving from Soft Law to Hard Law in the Derivative Area: A Case Study, Christian A. Johnson
A Practical Guide to Using Repo Master Agreements, Christian A. Johnson and Paul C. Harding
Remembering Our Colleage and Friend Starla Williams, Robyn L Meadows
Creating a Post-Graduate Incubator Program through a Law School-Bar Association Partnership, Robyn L Meadows, J. Palmer Lockard II, and Elizabeth G. Simcox
Chapter 9 Plan Confirmation Standards and the Role of State Choices, Juliet M Moringiello
Symposium Bankruptcy and Beyond: Exploring the Causes of and Solutions to Municipal Financial Distress: Introduction, Juliet M Moringiello
When Does Some Federal Interest Require a Different Result?: An Essay on the Use and Misuse of Butner v. United States, Juliet M Moringiello
Submissions from 2014
A Technological Trifecta: Using Videos, Playlists, and Facebook in Law School Classes to Reach Today’s Students, Dionne E. Anthon, Anna P. Hemingway, and Amanda L. Sholtis
A Technological Trifecta: Using Videos, Playlists, and Facebook in Law School Classes to Reach Today’s Students, Dionne E. Anthon, Anna P. Hemingway, and Amanda L. Sholtis
Breaking the Chain of Command Culture: A Call For An Independent Investigative Body To Curb Sexual Assaults in the Military, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Sustainable Development, John C. Dernbach
Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School (Not Just to Survive), John C. Dernbach
Evolution of U.S. Climate Policy, John C. Dernbach and Robert Altenburg
Citizenship for the Worthy Children, Jill E. Family
Local Prosecutors as Deportation Gatekeepers, Jill E. Family
Regulatory Arbitrage, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, and Dodd-Frank: The Implications of US Global OTC Derivative Regulation, Christian A. Johnson
Understanding the 2012 Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement, Christian A. Johnson and Ranada Fergerson
A Christian on Listening with Jewish Ears and Hearing with the Heart of God, Randy Lee
Can a Single Masterpiece Sustain a Lawyer's Lifetime and Other Questions That Cross a Lawyer's Way, Randy Lee
Goals and Governance in Municipal Bankruptcy, Juliet M Moringiello
Internet Law for the Business Lawyer, Juliet M Moringiello
Notice, Assent, and Form in a 140 Character World, Juliet M Moringiello
The Trustee Fought Law (with Equity) and Law Won: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Decision in Law v. Siegel, Juliet M Moringiello
The New Territorialism in the Not-So-New Frontier of Cyberspace, Juliet M Moringiello and William L. Reynolds
Essential Reading on Sustainable Development Law, Andrea Ross and John C. Dernbach
What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Immigration Law, Anna Williams Shavers, Jennifer Hermansky, Jill E. Family, Lillian Katherine Kalmykov, and William S Jordan
Submissions from 2013
Drugs, Dignity and Danger: Human Dignity as a Constitutional Constraint to Limit Overcriminalization, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Thinking Outside the Box: Publication Opportunities Beyond the Traditional Law Review, Susan Chesler, Anna P. Hemingway, and Tamara Herrera
A Furious Kinship: Critical Race Theory and the Hip Hop Nation, andré douglas pond cummings
Book Review: Lawless Capitalism and the Dangerous Rule of the Corporate Elite (reviewing Steve Ramirez, Lawless Capitalism: The Subprime Crisis and the Case for an Economic Rule of Law 2013), andré douglas pond cummings
Junior Seau, Head Trauma, and the NFL's Concussion Problem, andré douglas pond cummings
The Impact of Concussion Lawsuits on the Future of Football, andré douglas pond cummings, A. Ryan Becker, William W. Berry, and Andrew Gregory
Committee on Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems: 2012 Annual Report, John C. Dernbach
The Growing Importance of Sustainability to Lawyers and the ABA, John C. Dernbach, Lee A. DeHihns, and Ira R. Feldman
The Sustainable Relationship: What the United States and the United Kingdom Can Teach Each Other About Climate Change and Sustainable Development at the National Level, John C. Dernbach and Andrea Ross
A Practical Guide to Legal Writing & Legal Method, John C. Dernbach, Richard V. Singleton, Cathleen Wharton, Joan Ruhtenberg, and Catherine J. Wasson
It's My Party and I'll Do What I Want To: Political Parties, Unconstitutional Conditions, and the Freedom of Association, Michael R. Dimino
Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder: Must Congress Update the Voting Rights Act’s Coverage Formula for Preclearance?, Michael R. Dimino
Easing the Guidance Document Dilemma Agency by Agency: Immigration Law and Not Really Binding Rules, Jill E. Family
Keeping It Real: Using Facebook Posts To Teach Professional Responsibility and Professionalism, Anna P. Hemingway
Tips for Lawyers Writing in a Time Crunch, Anna P. Hemingway and Jennifer Lear
A Primer on Clearing OTC Derivatives: A Buyside Blueprint for Implementation, Christian A. Johnson and Laura Dicioccio
Meeting the Challenges of Adoption in an Internet Age, Mary Kate Kearney and Arrielle Millstein
From Lord Coke to Internet Privacy: The Past, Present, and Future of the Law of Electronic Contracting, Juliet M Moringiello and William L Reynolds
Blogging: Reflection Spurs Students Forward, Amanda L. Sholtis
Submissions from 2012
What's Terrorism Got to Do With It? The Perils of Prosecutorial Misuse of Terrorism Offenses, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
China's Evidentiary and Procedural Reforms, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Harmonization of Civil and Common Law, John J. Capowski
The Uniform Provisions of Evidence: A Major Reform that Maintains China’s Judicial Traditions, John J. Capowski
"All Eyez on Me": America's War on Drugs and the Prison-Industrial Complex, andré douglas pond cummings
Chief Justice Christine M. Durham: Trailblazer, Pioneer, Exemplar, andré douglas pond cummings
Derrick Bell: Godfather Provocateur, andré douglas pond cummings
Families of Color in Crisis: Bearing the Weight of the Financial Market Meltdown, andré douglas pond cummings
Thug life: Hip Hop's Curious Relationship with Criminal Justice, andré douglas pond cummings
Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability, John C. Dernbach
Next Generation Recycling and Waste Reduction: Building on the Success of Pennsylvania's 1988 Legislation, John C. Dernbach
Sustaining America, John C. Dernbach
The Unfinished Story of the Rio Plus 20 Conference, John C. Dernbach
The Natural and the Familiar in Politics and Law, Michael R. Dimino
Administrative Law Through the Lens of Immigration Law, Jill E. Family
Administrative Law through the Lens of Immigration Law, Jill E. Family
Argument Preview: Calculating Relief from Removal, Jill E. Family
Argument Recap: Imputing Eligibility for Relief from Removal, Jill E. Family
Opinion Analysis: Deferring To (Even More) Limited Relief from Removal, Jill E. Family
Administrative Procedure for the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to the 2010 Model State Administrative Procedure Act, John L. Gedid
Accomplishing Your Scholarly Agenda While Maximizing Students’ Learning (a.k.a., How to Teach Legal Methods and Have Time to Write Too), Anna P. Hemingway
Mastering the ISDA Collateral Documents: A Practical Guide for Negotiators, Christian A. Johnson and Paul C. Harding
Bob Dylan's Lawyers, a Dark Day in Luzerne County, and Learning to Take Legal Ethics Seriously, Randy Lee
(Mis)Use of State Law in Bankruptcy: The Hanging Paragraph Story, Juliet M Moringiello
Specific Authorization to File Under Chapter 9: Lessons from Harrisburg, Juliet M Moringiello
Preparing for Practice From Behind the Bench: Opinion Writing as the "Heart and Soul" of the First Semester of Legal Writing, Amanda L. Sholtis
Submissions from 2011
The Failure of Consent: Re-Conceptualizing Rape as Sexual Abuse of Power, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Teaching Values and Lawyering Skills, John J. Capowski
Post Racialism?, andré douglas pond cummings
Racial Coding and the Financial Market Crisis, andré douglas pond cummings
Perspectives on Law Firm Sustainability, Howard S Dakoff and John C. Dernbach
Can the Battle Against Climate Change Become an Effective Social Movement?, John C. Dernbach
Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems: 2010 Annual Report, John C. Dernbach
Creating the Law of Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development, John C. Dernbach
Legal Education for Sustainability: A Report on US Progress, John C. Dernbach
Next Generation Recycling & Waste Reduction: Building on the Success of Pennsylvania’s 1988 Legislation, John C. Dernbach
The Essential and Growing Role of Legal Education in Achieving Sustainability, John C. Dernbach
Energy Efficiency and Conservation: New Legal Tools and Opportunities, John C. Dernbach, Robert B. McKinstry, and Darin Lowder
