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Submissions from 2012
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
Environmental Laws and Sustainability: An Introduction, John C. Dernbach and Joel A Mintz
Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Laws, John C. Dernbach and Marianne Tyrrell
A Broader View of the U.S. Immigration Adjudication Problem, Jill E. Family
Beyond Decisional Independence: Uncovering Contributors to the Immigration Adjudication Crisis, Jill E. Family
Murky Immigration Law and the Challenges Facing Immigration Removal and Benefits Adjudication, Jill E. Family
Pennsylvania Constitutional Conventions - Discarding the Myths, John L. Gedid
Pennsylvania's 2008 Right to Know Law: Open Access at Last, John L. Gedid
Should Pennsylvania Amend Its Constitution? The Pennsylvania Bar Association Considers Calls for Reform, John L. Gedid
Symposium: Modernizing Agency Practice: The 2010 Model State Administrative Procedure Act, John L. Gedid
How Students’ Gratitude for Feedback Can Identify the Right Attitude for Success: Disciplined Optimism, Anna P. Hemingway
Thurgood Marshall: The Writer, Anna P. Hemingway, Starla J. Williams, Jennifer M. Lear, and Ann E. Fruth
Exigent and Unusual Circumstances: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis, Christian A. Johnson
Mastering Securities Lending Documentation: A Practical Guide to the Main European and US Master Securities Lending Agreements, Christian A. Johnson and Paul C. Harding
Identifying Sperm and Egg Donors: Opening Pandora’s Box, Mary Kate Kearney
A City in Distress: Harrisburg's Financial Crisis, Juliet M Moringiello
Mortgage Modification, Equitable Subordination, and the Honest but Unfortunate Creditor, Juliet M Moringiello
Kennedy, Kennedy, and the Eighth Amendment: "Still in Search of a Unifying Principle"?, Susan Raeker-Jordan
Why I Teach, Amanda L. Sholtis
The "Cash for Clunkers" Program: A Sustainability Evaluation, Marianne Tyrrell and John C. Dernbach
Submissions from 2010
Criminalizing Coerced Submission in the Workplace and in the Academy, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Sexual Abuse of Power, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
China's Uniform Provisions of Evidence of the People's Court and the Convergence of Civil Law and Common Law, John J. Capowski
A Furious Kinship: Critical Race Theory and the Hip Hop Nation, andré douglas pond cummings
A Shifting Wind? Media Stereotyping of American Indians and the Law, andré douglas pond cummings
Introduction, andré douglas pond cummings
"It Takes a Nation of Millions": The Transformative Potential of Hip-Hop, andré douglas pond cummings
Overview, andré douglas pond cummings
Overview: A Troubling History but a Bright Future, andré douglas pond cummings
Procuring "Justice"?: Citizens United, Caperton, and Partisan Judicial Elections, andré douglas pond cummings
Progress Realized? The Continuing American Indian Mascot Quandary, andré douglas pond cummings
Pushing Weight, andré douglas pond cummings
The Associated Dangers of Brilliant Disguises, Color-Blind Constitutionalism, and Postracial Rhetoric, André Douglas Pond Cummings
The Temptation of Performance-Enhancing Drugs, andré douglas pond cummings
Thug Life: Hip-Hop's Curious Relationship with Criminal Justice, andré douglas pond cummings
Reversing Field, andré douglas pond cummings and Anne Marie Lofaso
Cap-and-Trade Legislation, John C. Dernbach
Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems: 2009 Annual Report, John C. Dernbach
Making the States Full Partners In a National Climate Change Effort: A Necessary Element for Sustainable Economic Development, John C. Dernbach, Robert B. McKinstry, and Thomas D. Peterson
A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method, John C. Dernbach, Richard V. Singleton, Cathleen Wharton, Joan Ruhtenberg, and Catherine J. Wasson
Public Confidence and Judicial Campaigns, Michael R. Dimino
Introduction, Michael R. Dimino, Tonya M. Evans-Walls, and Nicole M. Santo
Voting Rights and Election Law, Michael R. Dimino, Bradley A. Smith, and Michael E. Solimine
Becoming an Immigration Lawyer, Jill E. Family
Conflicting Signals: Understanding US Immigration Reform through the Evolution of US Immigration Law, Jill E. Family
Pro Bono in Action: An Immigrant's Need for Representation, Jill E. Family
Immigration and Naturalization, Jill E. Family and Kate Kalmykov
Procedural Due Process in Pennsylvania: How the Commonwealth Court Clarified an Ambiguous Concept, John L. Gedid
Making Effective Use of Practitioners' Briefs in the Law School Curriculum, Anna P. Hemingway
When You're the Editor, Anna P. Hemingway and Jennifer M. Lear
Avoiding Misuse of Donor Advised Funds, Michael Hussey
Understanding Derivative Complexity and Convergence Book Review: Derivatives: Legal Practice and Strategies, Christian A. Johnson
Bankruptcy Overview: Issues, Law and Policy, Juliet M Moringiello
Hernando de Soto, Formal Property Systems, and the Intangible Asset Paradox, Juliet M Moringiello
Warranting Data Security, Juliet M Moringiello
What Virtual Worlds Can Do For Property Law, Juliet M Moringiello
Our Mini-Theme: Immigration Law, Juliet M. Moringiello
Electronic Contracting Cases 2009-2010, Juliet M Moringiello and William L Reynolds
What’s Software Got to Do with IT? The ALI Principles of the Law of Software Contracts, Juliet M Moringiello and William L Reynolds
Submissions from 2009
Establishing Separate Civil and Criminal Evidence Codes, John J. Capowski
Wide Right: Why the NCAA's Policy on the American Indian Mascot Issue Misses the Mark, andré douglas pond cummings and Seth Harper
Agenda for a Sustainable America, John C. Dernbach
An Agenda for Sustainable Communities, John C. Dernbach
Book Review (reviewing Kenneth P. Murchison, The Snail Darter Case: TVA Versus The Endangered Species Act, 2007), John C. Dernbach
National Governance: Still Stumbling Toward Sustainability, John C. Dernbach
Progress Toward Sustainability: A Report Card and a Recommended Agenda, John C. Dernbach
Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School (Not Just to Survive), John C. Dernbach
The Ethical Responsibility to Reduce Energy Consumption, John C. Dernbach and Donald A. Brown
A Comparative Examination of the Purpose of the Criminal Justice System, James W. Diehm
Police Paternalism: Community Caretaking, Assistance Searches, and Fourth Amendment Reasonableness, Michael R. Dimino
We Have Met the Special Interests, and We Are They, Michael R. Dimino
A Broader View of the Immigration Adjudication Problem, Jill E. Family
Developments in the Immigration Courts, Jill E. Family
I.R.C. § 409A and the Small Business, Michael Hussey
Opening a Portal into the World of Central Banking: A Review of Legal Foundations of International Monetary Stability, Christian A. Johnson
The Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Introduction, Robyn L Meadows, Russell A. Hakes, and Stephen L. Sepinuck
Sales, Robyn L Meadows and Jennifer S. Martin
Our Mini-Theme: O Canada, Juliet M Moringiello
