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Submissions from 2009
Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: Introduction, Juliet M Moringiello
Electronic Contracting Cases 2008-2009, Juliet M Moringiello and William L Reynolds
Why I Teach, Amanda L. Sholtis
Environmental Law: The Policy Implications of the Reaction to Climate Change, Jeffrey S Sutton, Jonathan Adler, John C. Dernbach, Steven F Hayward, and Jeremy A Rabkin
Submissions from 2008
The Relationship Between Pathological Gambling Disorder and Substantive Criminal Law and Sentencing, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Evidence Codification and Transubstantive and Bifurcated Evidence Rules, John J. Capowski
Progress Realized: The Continuing American Indian Mascot Quandary, andré douglas pond cummings
Achieving Early and Substantial Greenhouse Gas Reductions Under a Post-Kyoto Agreement, John C. Dernbach
Engaging Individuals in Climate Change Mitigation, John C. Dernbach
Harnessing Individual Behavior to Address Climate Change: Options for Congress, John C. Dernbach
Navigating the U.S. Transition to Sustainability: Matching National Governance Challenges With Appropriate Legal Tools, John C. Dernbach
Climate Change Law: An Introduction, John C. Dernbach and Seema Kakade
Federal Climate Change Legislation as If the States Matter, John C. Dernbach; Robert B. McKinstry,; and Thomas D. Peterson
Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Climate Change Policy in the United States That Fully Integrates Levels of Government and Economic Sectors, John C. Dernbach, Thomas D. Peterson, and Robert B. McKinstry
Accountability before the Fact, Michael R. Dimino
Stripping Judicial Review during Immigration Reform: The Certificate of Reviewability, Jill E. Family
Symposium: Immigration Law in Pennsylvania: Policy and Practice, Jill E. Family
Threats to the Future of the Immigration Class Action, Jill E. Family
Lawyers Hold the Key: Attacks on Judicial Independence are Based on Ignorance and are Best Parried by Lawyers Themselves, John L. Gedid
The Importance of Professionalism, John L. Gedid
Accounting for Mortgages and Mortgage Backed Securities, Christian A. Johnson, Luis Betancourt, and Sharon Nowakowski
When a Bank is Not a Bank: The Case of Industrial Loan Companies, Christian A. Johnson and George G. Kaufman
Assessing a Decade of Interstate Bank Branching, Christian A. Johnson and Tara Rice
The Central Bank’s Role in the Payment System: Legal and Policy Aspects, Christian A. Johnson and Robert S. Steigerwald
Trial Tips: Structure in Direct Examination Wins Cases, J. Palmer Lockard II
Uniform Commercial Code: Sales, Robyn L Meadows and Jennifer S. Martin
The Uniform Commercial Code: Introduction, Robyn L Meadows, Stephen L Sepinuck, and Russell A. Hakes
Towards a System of Estates in Virtual Property, Juliet M Moringiello
Our Mini-Theme: Bu$iness Courts, Juliet M. Moringiello and Mitchell L. Bach
More electronic communication, more challenges, Juliet M. Moringiello and Michael F. Fleming
More Electronic Communication, More Challenges: Introduction to the 2008 Survey of the Law of Cyberspace, Juliet M. Moringiello and Michael F. Fleming
Cyberspace Law Survey: Introduction, Juliet M Moringiello and Michael J Fleming
MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 545 U.S. 913 (2005), Juliet M Moringiello and William L Reynolds
Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: Electronic Contracting Cases 2007-2008, Juliet M. Moringiello and William L. Reynolds
Submissions from 2007
Incitement to Violence Under Israeli Law and the Scope of Protection of Political Speech Under Israeli Freedom of Speech Jurisprudence: A Comparative Analysis and an Alternative Perspective, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Sports Law: Cases and Materials, Second Edition, Revised Printing, Michael J. Cozzillio, Mark S. Levinstein, Michael R. Dimino, and Gabriel A. Feldman
Pushing Weight, andré douglas pond cummings
Still Ain't No Glory in Pain: How the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Other 1990s Deregulation Facilitated the Market Crash of 2002, andré douglas pond cummings
Guest Perspective: Energy Efficiency and Conservation: The Most Cost-Effective Approach to Climate Change, John C. Dernbach
Overcoming the Behavioral Impetus for Greater U.S. Energy Consumption, John C. Dernbach
Stabilizing and Then Reducing U.S. Energy Consumption: Legal and Policy Tools for Efficiency and Conservation, John C. Dernbach
Sustainable Development, Ecosystems, and Climate Change: 2006 Annual Report, John C. Dernbach
U.S. Policy, John C. Dernbach
Writing Essay Exams to Succeed (Not Just to Survive), John C. Dernbach
A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method Teacher’s Manual, John C. Dernbach, Richard V. Singleton, Cathleen Wharton, Joan Ruhtenberg, and Catherine J. Wasson
A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method, John C. Dernbach, Richard V. Singleton, Cathleen S. Wharton, Joan M. Ruthenberg, and Catherine A. Wasson
Reforming the Judiciary Through Immigration Reform, Jill E. Family
Immigration and Naturalization, Jill E. Family, John A. Quinn, and Sara Popovich
Symposium: Dred Scott after 150 Years: A Grievous Wound Remembered, John L. Gedid
The Law and Government Institute: Rapid Growth in Faculty, Offerings, Speakers, John L. Gedid
The ethical obligations of lawyers, law students and law professors telling stories on web logs, Anna P. Hemingway
The Ethical Obligations of Lawyers, Law Students and Law Professors Telling Stories on Web Logs, Anna P. Hemingway
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation After Section 409A: How to Comply?, Michael Hussey, William A. Drennan, and Michael G. Goldstein
Collateralizing Over-the-Counter Derivative Obligations, Christian A. Johnson
Accounting and Disclosure for Derivative Instruments, Christian A. Johnson, Mary Grossman, Ira Kawaller, and Reva Steinberg
A Bank By Any Other Name..., Christian A. Johnson and George G. Kaufman
Epilogue, Randy Lee
Reflecting on Negligence Law and the Catholic Experience: Comparing Apples and Elephants, Randy Lee
2006 Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Introduction, Robyn L Meadows, Russell A. Hakes, and Stephn L. Sepinuck
Sales, Robyn L Meadows, Keith A. Rowley, Larry T. Garvin, and Carolyn L. Dessin
2006 Uniform Commercial Code Survey, Rubyn L. Meadows, Russell A. Hakes, and Stephen L. Sepinuck
False Categories in Commercial Law: The (Ir)Relevance of (In)Tangibility, Juliet M Moringiello
Something Old, Something New: Introduction to the 2007 Survey of the Law of Cyberspace, Juliet M Moringiello
Towards a System of Estates in Virtual Property, Juliet M. Moringiello
Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: Electronic Contracting Cases 2006-2007, Juliet M. Moringiello and William L. Reynolds
Submissions from 2006
Open Water: Affirmative Action, Mismatch Theory and Swarming Predators - A Response to Richard Sander, andré douglas pond cummings
Committee on Climate Change and Sustainable Development: 2005 Annual Report, John C. Dernbach
Book Review: The Non-Political Branch (reviewing Lee Epstein & Jeffrey A. Segal, Advice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial Appointments 2005), Michael R. Dimino
Counter-Majoritarian Power and Judges' Political Speech, Michael R. Dimino
The Many Sides of Immigration Law and Policy, Jill E. Family
The Rush to Limit Judicial Review, Jill E. Family
Has Congress Stopped Executives from Raiding the Bank? A Critical Analysis of I.R.C. §409A, Michael Hussey
Book Review: The Rosetta Stone of Banking Regulation: The Law of International Banking Institutions (Armin J. Kammel, 2006), Christian A. Johnson
Confronting the Top 10 Excuses When Negotiating ISDA Derivative Documentation, Christian A. Johnson
The Financial Services Lawyer's Bookshelf: A Selected Bibliography of Payment, Clearing and Settlement Resources, Christian A. Johnson and Robert S. Steigerwald
Judaism and John Paul II: Coming to Grips with What Law Means in the Hands of God, Randy Lee
Preparing Your Witness: Do’s and Don’ts, J. Palmer Lockard II
2005 Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Introduction, Robyn L Meadows, Russell A. Hakes, and Stephen L. Sepinuck
Sales, Robyn L Meadows, Keith A. Rowley, Larry T. Garvin, and Carolyn L. Dessin
Contracts, Payments and What to Do with All That Data: Introduction to the 2006 Cyberspace Survey, Juliet M Moringiello
Has Congress Slimmed Down the Hogs?: A Look at the BAPCPA Approach to Pre-Bankruptcy Planning, Juliet M Moringiello
Is it More Difficult to File for Bankruptcy? Consumer Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Juliet M Moringiello
Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: Electronic Contracting Cases 2005-2006, Juliet M. Moringiello and William L. Reynolds
Changing Expectations of Privacy and the Fourth Amendment, Robert Power
Impeachment Calls and Death Threats: Assessing Criticisms of the Death Penalty Jurisprudence of Justices Kennedy and O’Connor, Susan Raeker-Jordan
Parsing Personal Predilections: A Fresh Look at the Supreme Court’s Cruel and Unusual Death Penalty Jurisprudence, Susan Raeker-Jordan
Submissions from 2005
Sports and Inequality, Michael J. Cozzillio and Robert L. Hayman
Ain't No Glory in Pain: How the 1994 Republican Revolution and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Contributed to the Collapse of the United States Capital Markets, andré douglas pond cummings
Grutter v. Bollinger, Clarence Thomas, Affirmative Action and the Treachery of Originalism: The Sun Don't Shine Here in this Part of Town, andré douglas pond cummings
The Historical Impact of Brown v. Board of Education, andré douglas pond cummings
Committee on Climate Change and Sustainable Development: 2004 Annual Report, John C. Dernbach
Targets, Timetables and Effective Implementing Mechanisms: Necessary Building Blocks for Sustainable Development, John C. Dernbach
Sustainable Development and Natural Governance: The Challenges Ahead, John C. Dernbach and Dan Tarlock
The Worst Way of Selecting Judges—Except all the Others That Have Been Tried, Michael R. Dimino
Another Limit on Federal Court Jurisdiction - Immigrant Access to Class-Wide Injunctive Relief, Jill E. Family