New L&C Law Scholarship: Lewis & Clark Law Review Volume 12, Number 1
The latest issue of Lewis & Clark Law School’s Lewis & Clark Law Review is now out.
Here are the articles published in Volume 12, Number 1 of Lewis & Clark Law Review, complete with links to the abstracts and full-text articles:
Symposium: Speech and the Public Schools After Morse v. Frederick
Our Libertarian Court: Bong Hits [...]
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New L&C Law Scholarship: Our Libertarian Court
Kenneth W. Starr, Our Libertarian Court: Bong Hits and the Enduring Hamiltonian-Jeffersonian Colloquy, 12 Lewis & Clark Law Review 1 (2008)
The Supreme Court?s decision in Morse v. Frederick, otherwise known as the ?Bong Hits 4 Jesus? case, highlights the non-realization of Chief Justice Roberts?s goal of greater cohesion and unanimity among the nine Justices. Bong [...]
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New L&C Law Scholarship: How Will Morse v. Frederick Be Applied?
Erwin Chemerinsky,
How Will Morse v. Frederick Be Applied?, 12 Lewis & Clark Law Review 17 (2008)
In 2007, the Supreme Court decided Morse v. Frederick, a 5-4 decision in which Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the majority, decided that a student could be punished for displaying a banner with the words ?BONG HiTS 4 JESUS? [...]
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New L&C Law Scholarship: Sanctionable Conduct
Sonja R. West,
Sanctionable Conduct: How the Supreme Court Stealthily Opened the Schoolhouse Gate, 12 Lewis & Clark Law Review 27 (2008)
The Supreme Court’s decision in Morse v. Frederick signaled that public school authority over student expression extends beyond the schoolhouse gate. This authority may extend to any activity in which a student participates that [...]
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New L&C Law Scholarship: Can There Really Be “Free Speech” in Public Schools?
Richard W. Garnett, Can There Really Be “Free Speech” in Public Schools?, 12 Lewis & Clark Law Review 45 (2008)
The Supreme Court?s decision in Morse v. Frederick leaves unresolved many interesting and difficult problems about the authority of public-school officials to regulate public-school students? speech. Perhaps the most intriguing question posed by the litigation, [...]
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New L&C Law Scholarship: Bong Hits 4 Jesus as a Cautionary Tale of Two Cities
Stephen Kanter, Bong Hits 4 Jesus as a Cautionary Tale of Two Cities, 12 Lewis & Clark Law Review 61 (2008)
In September of 1987, several high school students in Tigard, Oregon wore various T-shirts allegedly promoting the use of alcohol. In January of 2002, a number of students in Juneau, Alaska held up a banner [...]
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New L&C Law Scholarship: High-Value Speech and the Basic Educational Mission of a Public School
Douglas Laycock, High-Value Speech and the Basic Educational Mission of a Public School: Some Preliminary Thoughts, 12 Lewis & Clark Law Review 111 (2008)
This Article assesses the alarming proposition at the core of the school?s argument in Morse v. Frederick: that a school has constitutional power to suppress any speech inconsistent with its self-defined ?basic [...]
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New L&C Law Scholarship: A Self-Inflicted Wound
David Glazier, A Self-Inflicted Wound: A Half-Dozen Years of Turmoil Over the Guantanamo Military Commissions, 12 Lewis & Clark Law Review 131 (2008)
President Bush?s November 2001 decision to try suspected terrorists by military commissions provoked immediate controversy that continues to the present day. The dispute is fueled by the adoption of judicial shortcuts unjustified [...]
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New L&C Law Scholarship: Damage Control
John B. Dudrey, Damage Control: Two Proposals to Limit the Reach and Effect of Oregon?s Wrongful Discharge Tort, 12 Lewis & Clark Law Review 205 (2008)
The wrongful discharge tort is still a fairly new player on the employee rights legal scene. Generally speaking, the tort allows a discharged employee to sue his or her employer [...]
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New L&C Law Scholarship: Quieting Disruption
Christie S. Totten, Quieting Disruption: The Mistake of Curtailing Public Employees? Free Speech under Garcetti v. Ceballos, 12 Lewis & Clark Law Review 233 (2008)
This Note critiques the United States Supreme Court?s 2006 decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos, which restricted public employees? free speech rights. Building on more than fifty years of jurisprudence, the Court [...]
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VRM 2008 - European Identity Conference
Last week, Berkman Fellow Doc Searls delivered the keynote -- virtually -- at the VRM 2008 conference in Munich.
Reliving virtual Munich, from Doc's blog:read more
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Berkman Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: syoung
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2006
As noted on beSpacific:
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2006, submitted to the US Congress by the US Department of State, has been released. ?The reports cover the human rights practices of all nations that are members of the United Nations and a few that are not. They are printed to assist Members of Congress in the consideration of legislation, particularly foreign assistance legislation.? Canada's entry is included in the group of countries under the 'Western Hemisphere' heading.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 29, 2008
ROFLCon encore
Photo: centralsq, CC by-nc-sa
The internet was rolling on the floor and laughing out loud this weekend, as ROFLCon filled the MIT campus with live memes discussing Net culture and fame. Berkman Fellow David Weinberger delivered the opening keynote, "Famous on the Web," having previewed his talk at Joho:read more
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Berkman Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: ashar
New Book: Helping Jurors Understand
Helping Jurors Understand by David Watt. (KM583 W372 2007)
Explains how instructions help the jury to perform desired actions and processes. Includes information on increasing juror participation, preliminary, mid-trial and final instructions, and instructions during deliberation.
Available in Vancouver, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Prince George and Victoria.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 29, 2008
12 Screencasting Tools For Creating Video Tutorials
Great resource from Mashable: Ever wondered how people show you so clearly what is happening on their computer? Thanks to screencasting software, anyone can do it. Try out one of these 12 tools. Hat tip to iLibrarian. [RJ]
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Law Librarian Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Tech Tips
CRS Report on Judicial Treatment of the Second Amendment
District of Columbia v. Heller: The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment (April 11, 2008) (pdf) provides an overview of prior judicial treatment of the Second Amendment, with a focus on the litigation in Heller and the potential impact of...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Gov Docs
New Law Titles from Carolina Press
Details below the fold for the following new books from Carolina Press. [JH] Seed Wars: Controversies and Cases on Plant Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property by Keith Aoki The Origins of African-American Interests in International Law by Henry J. Richardson...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
The Am Law 100 Free Webinar Today at 3pm ET
American Lawyer Magazine is presenting a free webinar on the forthcoming annual edition of the Am Law 100. Aric Press, Editor-in-Chief, American Lawyer, will be the featured speaker. The Numbers and What’s Behind Them Registration Page Date: Tuesday, April 29th...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Professional Reading: The Future of the Web
The theme of the January 2008 issue of ERCIM News is the future of the web. You can download the entire issue (pdf) or view most of the articles online from links provided on the TOC page. In general, the...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Professional Readings
Voter ID Requirement OK
Yesterday, in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, 553 US __ (2008), the US Supreme Court upheld an Indiana requirement that voters show government-issued identification at the polls. In a 6-3 split, the justices issues four separate opinions. The main opinion was written by Justice Stevens, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy, holding "we cannot conclude that the statute imposes "excessively burdensome requirements" on any class of voters." In a concurring opinion, Justice Scalia, joined by Justices Thomas and Alito, believed that the burden of requiring identification was minor, and the court nee...
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Massachusetts Law Updates - April 29, 2008 Author: Meg
Dear BC Lawyers: Please Help!
Dear BC Lawyers,Do you have some opinions on what the future should look like for online legal research? Want to support BC law libraries? Well, now is the time to share.The BC Courthouse Library Society is asking for your help to improve their website and serve you better. All you have to do is take this short 3-minute web survey!Plus, and here comes the big sales pitch, you could win one of two 8G iPod Touch devices in the process. (see image, pretty cool, right?)The BCCLS is a not for profit organization and a registered charity. Their funding comes from the Law Society of British Columbia, the Law Foundation of BC,...
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
NY Times Covers Consumer Benefits of JD Supra
Full client disclosure here, but I really wanted to share this...On Sunday, the NYTimes published a very flattering article on JD Supra titled, Lawyers Open Their File Cabinets for a Web Resource.For me, this story is as close to the original vision for JD Supra as I've come across. While the research, sharing & marketing benefits are mostly evident, what tends to get overlooked is the public consumer angle. A very interesting part of this site's concept (for me) is the way people are empowered to make better decisions. Whether you're an Executive betting the company, or an individual hiring a lawyer, engaging lega...
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
"For your Cilents - New E-Gov Site: fueleconomy.gov
Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: www.fueleconomy.gov helps consumers make informed fuel economy choices when purchasing a vehicle and helps them...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Your Firm ' s Website
"10 Delicious Links"
Posted by Ernest Svenson: Quick PDF ideas Acrobat: Create Custom Security Envelopes Security Envelopes can be customized to include...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Technology Tips
"MILO Chat Weekly-002"
From the blog: "I don't care to listen to you today..." Join Victor Medina, Grant Griffiths, Finis Price and Ben...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Podcasts/Podcasting
"Structured Settlement Survey"
From the site: Knowledge is definitely power and the financial services industry needs to better educate consumers on the benefits...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Podcasts/Podcasting
"Blawg of the Day Environmental Toxic Torts Blog"
Posted by Tom Mighell; Today's blog is brought to you by Gail Wurtzler, who practices with David Graham & Stubbs...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Blogs/Blogging
"Client Profitability: What Is The Cost Of Partner Time?"
Written by Ron Paquette: Most law firms want to evaluate client and matter profitability. When deploying profitability models, one of...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Business of Lawyering
"Selling Your Firm on Disaster Recovery"
In the news: A disaster recovery site is a necessity to keep going in worst-case scenarios, but its cost makes...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Business of Lawyering
"Free AmLaw 100 Webinar Today"
Posted by Robert Ambrogi: Aric Press, editor-in-chief of The American Lawyer, presents a free webinar today in which he...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 29, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Webinars
