Intellectual property law has remained the hottest practice group for over a decade; it is one of the fastest-growing and most exciting fields today. The trend was clearly
recognized as early as 1995 in an article Lesley Ellen Harris. 2 As far back as 1997, according to The National Law Journal, IP has been reported to be the most highly [...]
The Supreme Court has repeatedly said that 42 U.S.C. section 1983 creates no substantive rights, but only remedies for rights created elsewhere (primarily in the Constitution).
But at the same time, the Court has avoided difficult immunity problems by construing the statute to permit claims against individuals in their individual capacities [...]
This is part one of a two-part article that summarizes and analyzes a recent survey of lawyers, judges and judicial clerks on the quality of legal writing in New Hampshire.
Respondents reported on the number of hours spent reading other lawyer’s legal writings each week and rated their writing in terms of clarity, concision and the [...]
This three-article dissertation presents three standalone articles that address bullying trends over time within the United States (US), gaps in bullying prevention program
outcomes (both within the US and internationally), and the role of study and methodological features on the findings. [...]
It is almost an impossible endeavor to summarize the forty plus year career of Thomas G. Field, Jr. Regarding this inquiry, Field might say, "If you want to know what I have
done, look at my C. V. on the web!" His ten page, single-spaced "Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae" only sets the factual stage for the incredible career that spanned [...]
Proposals to subject welfare recipients to periodic drug testing have emerged over the last three years as a significant legislative trend across the United States. Since 2007,
over half of the states have considered bills requiring aid recipients to submit to invasive extraction procedures as an ongoing condition of public assistance. [...]
[Excerpt] “I can state with some authority that two times fourteen is twenty-eight, flouting the stereotype that women are inept at mathematics and simultaneously framing
my argument in favor of an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Though the Fourteenth Amendment' provides women with partial legal armament (a dull sword, a small shield), [...]
The lack of regulation of the production of pornography in the United States leaves pornography performers exposed to substantial risks. Producers of pornography typically
respond to attempts to regulate pornography as infringements upon free speech. At the same time, large corporations involved in the production and sale of pornography [...]
This paper elaborates an argument the authors presented in an amicus brief filed in United States v. Alvarez, the "Stolen Valor" case. The paper contends that Congress could
constitutionally protect the Congressional Medal of Honor as a collective membership mark by means of trademark infringement legislation. [...]
Much has been written about lawyers’ ethical obligations to clients and their professional responsibilities to the court and opposing counsel. But little has been written
about navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of law firm politics. Whether the “law firm” is the AG’s or Public Defender’s office, a large or small private [...]
