Throwing the Book at Revelations: First Amendment Implications of Enforcing Reporters' Promises
Argues that protections erected by the Supreme Court shielding the press from defamation actions should be imported to the contract setting.
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Argues that protections erected by the Supreme Court shielding the press from defamation actions should be imported to the contract setting.
The papers which follow grew out of a one-day conference entitled “The Supreme Court and Daily Life: Who Will the Court Protect in the 1990’s?” which was held on October 21, 1989. This event, co-sponsored by The Nation Institute and The
Analysis of the racial bias of the death penalty andr access to post-conviction appellate review for death-row prisoners.
Analysis of products liability litigation and its potential application and adjustments to deal with new contraceptive medication.
Overview of reasons for choosing the death penalty as the subject of the colloquium.
Examination of the declining use of executive clemency in capital cases.
Discussion of the Teague v. Lane's new rule on retroactivity in criminal cases and its effect on past criminal cases.
Annotations of: DEATH WORK: A STUDY OF THE MODERN EXECUTION PROCESS. By Robert Johnson. Pacific Grove, California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1990; DEATH & DISCRIMINATION: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN CAPITAL SENTENCING. By Samuel R. Gross and Robert Mauro. Boston, Massachusetts: North-eastern University
Supreme Court hasn't examined fairness in death penalty cases and reduced obstacles to its use; abolitionists need legislative and political strategies.
Article discusses the Ted Bundy case and debunks myths about Ted Budy receiving super due process and his attorneys caused delays in executing his sentence.
Effects of implementing FIDSA and how it can be used to combat racism in death sentencing cases.
Annotations of: FACING THE DEATH PENALTY: ESSAYS ON A CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT. Edited by Michael L. Radelet. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1989; THE DEATH PENALTY: A WORLD-WIDE PERSPECTIVE: A REPORT TO THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON CRIME PREVENTION AND
Analyzing the social security review system which is subject to political influences and conflicting law, and suggesting reforms.
Discussion of the intersection of race and contract theory/contract formalism.
Discussion around the idea of family as kin and more modern conceptions of family and how it has become strongly politicized.
Discussion of if current law impedes forming public policy around the ability of the wealthy to pay higher taxes by allowing secrecy around income tax returns.