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Submissions from 2000
Bankruptcy Reform and the Elderly: The Effect of Means-Testing on Older Debtors, Robyn L Meadows
Introduction, Robyn L Meadows, Carl S. Bjerre, and Stephen L. Sepinuck
Sales, Robyn L Meadows, John D. Wladis, Larry T. Garvin, Veryl L. Miles, and Mark E. Roszkowski
Urinating on the Pennsylvania Constitution? Drug Testing of High School Athletes and Article I, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, Amanda L. Sholtis
Submissions from 1999
An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Statements to Mental Health Professionals under the Diagnosis or Treatment Hearsay Exception, John J. Capowski
"Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My" or "Redskins and Braves and Indians, Oh Why": Ruminations on Mcbride v. Utah State Tax Commission, Political Correctness, and the Reasonable Person, andré douglas pond cummings
A Reappraisal of Article I, Section 27, John C. Dernbach
Committee on Climate Change and Sustainable Development: 1998 Annual Report, John C. Dernbach
Taking the Pennsylvania Constitution Seriously When It Protects the Environment, John C. Dernbach
A Symposium: Approaching the Millennium: Are Pennsylvania's Administrative Procedure Statutes Still Doing the Job?, John L. Gedid
An Apologia for the Use of Over-the-Counter Derivatives, Christian A. Johnson
Risky Business: Acting as a Lender and OTC Derivative Dealer with the Same Customer, Christian A. Johnson
Risky Business: Minimizing the Risks of OTC Derivatives Through Loan Documentation, Christian A. Johnson
Lawyers and the Uncommon Good: Navigating and Transcending the Gray, Randy Lee
The Strength of Brokenness, Randy Lee
The Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Introduction, Robyn L Meadows, Kathleen Patchel, and Carl S. Bjerre
Sales, Robyn L Meadows, John D. Wladis, Russell A. Hakes, Martin A. Kotler, and Patricia A. Tauchert
Submissions from 1998
Just Another Gang: "When the Cops Are Crooks Who Can You Trust?", andré douglas pond cummings
Never Let Me Slip, Cause If I Slip, Then I'm Slippin': California's Paranoid Slide from Bakke to Proposition 209, andré douglas pond cummings
Reflections on Comparative Law, Environmental Law, and Sustainability, John C. Dernbach
Sustainable Development as a Framework for National Governance, John C. Dernbach
Developments in State Constitutional Law: Due Process, Jill E. Family
Administrative Law Progress in 1997: Selected Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decisions Involving Constitutional and Administrative Law, John L. Gedid
An Historical Analysis of the Binding Effect of Class Suits, Geoffrey C. Hazard, John L. Gedid, and Stephen Sowle
At the Intersection of Bank Finance and Derivatives: Who Has the Right of Way?, Christian A. Johnson
Year 2000 Credit Risk and Derivatives: Insulating Banks from Counterparty Meltdown, Christian A. Johnson
Faith through Lawyering: Finding and Doing What is Mine to Do, Randy Lee
The Immutability of Faith and the Necessity of Action, Randy Lee
Distinguishing Hogs from Pigs: A Proposal for a Preference Approach to Pre-Bankruptcy Planning, Juliet M Moringiello
The Pre-Emption Presumption that Never Was: Pre-Emption Doctrine Swallows the Rule, Susan Raeker-Jordan
Submissions from 1997
Statements against Interest, Reliability, and the Confrontation Clause, John J. Capowski
Sports Law: Cases and Materials, Michael J. Cozzillio and Mark S. Levinstein
Pollution Control and Sustainable Industry, John C. Dernbach
The Unfocused Regulation of Toxic and Hazardous Pollutants, John C. Dernbach
U.S. Adherence to Its Agenda 21 Commitments: A Five-Year Review, John C. Dernbach
Major Constitutional and Administrative Decisions of 1996: Progress of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, John L. Gedid
Derivatives and Rehypothecation Failure: It's 3:00 P.M., Do You Know Where Your Collateral Is?, Christian A. Johnson
U.S. Antitrust Laws and the Global Market: National and Extraterritorial Enforcement, Christian A. Johnson
Summary Judgment in Pennsylvania: Time for Another Look at Credibility Issues, J. Palmer Lockard II
Warranties of Title, Foreclosure Sales, and the Proposed Revision of U.C.C. §9-504: Has the Pendulum Swung Too Far?, Robyn L Meadows
Submissions from 1996
Our Common Future, American Style (reviewing President’s Council on Sustainable Development, Sustainable America (1996)), John C. Dernbach
Out of Focus, John C. Dernbach
New Federalism and Constitutional Criminal Procedure: Are We Repeating the Mistakes of the Past?, James W. Diehm
Administrative Law Progress in 1995: Important Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decisions, John L. Gedid
The New Paradigm in Custody Law: Looking at Parents with a Loving Eye, Mary Kate Kearney
H. Jefferson Powell on the American Constitutional Tradition: A Conversation, Randy Lee
A Mortgage by Any Other Name: A Plea for the Uniform Treatment of Installment Land Contracts and Mortgages under the Bankruptcy Code, Juliet M Moringiello
A Pro-Death, Self-Fulfilling Constitutional Construct: The Supreme Court’s Evolving Standard of Decency for the Death Penalty, Susan Raeker-Jordan
Submissions from 1995
I Ain’t Gonna Work on Selig’s Farm No More, Michael J. Cozzillio
Legal Drafting: Teacher’s Manual, John C. Dernbach, Jane Rutherford, Laurel A. Vietzen, and Susan L. Brody
Wild Card Statutes, Parity, and National Banks - The Renascence of State Banking Powers, Christian A. Johnson
National Banks and Section 91: Protection from Judgment Creditors Pending Appeal, Christian A. Johnson and William Deltrick
Substantive Due Process and Parental Corporal Punishment: Democracy and the Excluded Child, Mary Kate Kearney
Setting the Legal Context: What is the Meaning of Equal Access to Mental Health Services, Randy Lee and Mary Kate Kearney
When Foreclosure Sales Go Awry: Damages for Purchasers at Improper Foreclosure Sales, Robyn L Meadows
Submissions from 1994
A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method, John C. Dernbach
A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method Teacher's Manual, John C. Dernbach, Richard V. Singleton, Cathleen S. Wharton, and Joan M. Ruhtenbert
The Need for a Revision of Ozone Standards: Why Has the EPA Failed to Respond?, Anna P. Hemingway
Breaking the Silence: Tort Liability for Failing to Protect Children from Abuse, Mary Kate Kearney
Silencing the Loose Cannon: The Need for the Bankruptcy Code to Recognize Letters of Credit, Juliet M Moringiello
Submissions from 1993
Implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act in Pennsylvania: A Decade Later, John C. Dernbach
The Global Environment Facility: Financing the Treaty Obligations of Developing Nations, John C. Dernbach
The Other Ninety-Six Percent, John C. Dernbach
Submissions from 1992
Court Access for Poor Persons, John J. Capowski and Carolyn Quattrocki
How will DER Implement the New Residual Waste Regulations, John C. Dernbach
Industrial Waste, John C. Dernbach
Industrial Waste Management, John C. Dernbach
Residual Waste, John C. Dernbach
Residual Waste Management: A Quick Guide to Decision-Making, John C. Dernbach
Federal Expungement: A Concept in Need of Definition, James W. Diehm
Foreward, Ann E. Fruth
Zinermon v. Burch: The Court Examines Post-Parratt Procedural Due Process, Ann E. Fruth
Preface, John L. Gedid
A Look at God, Feminism, and Tort Law, Randy Lee
Recovery by Stepchildren in Wrongful Death Actions, Robyn L Meadows
Integrating Theory With Practice, Robert C Power
Submissions from 1991
Commentary: Justice Brennan's Legacy and the Potentially Jilting Souter, John J. Capowski
Jumping the Hurdles: Establishing Pro Bono Programs in Government Law Offices, John J. Capowski
The Development of an Industrial Waste Regulatory Program, John C. Dernbach and William F. Pounds
Impeachment of Jury Verdicts: Tanner v. United States and Beyond, James W. Diehm
Teaching Students How to Think Like Lawyers: Integrating Socratic Method with the Writing Process, Mary Kate Kearney and Mary Beth Beazley
Submissions from 1990
The Option Contract: Irrevocable Not Irrejectable, Michael J. Cozzillio
Industrial Waste: Saving the Worst for Last?, John C. Dernbach
Reflecting a King's Wisdom: Bridge-Building and Legal Analysis, Randy Lee
Submissions from 1989
The Athletic Scholarship and the College National Letter of Intent: A Contract By Any Other Name, Michael J. Cozzillio
Planning, Siting, and Flow Control: A Pennsylvania Perspective, John C. Dernbach
Recycling and Waste Reduction: A Pennsylvania Perspective, John C. Dernbach
Land Application of Sewage Sludge in Pennsylvania, John C. Dernbach and Stephen M. Socash
History and Executive Removal Power: Morrison v. Olson and Separation of Powers, John L. Gedid
The Danielson Rule: An Anodyne for the Pain of Reasoning, Christian A. Johnson
Equal Protection and a Deaf Person's Right to Serve as a Juror, Randy Lee