Recent Developments

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Recent Articles

NOTE: Capital Sentencing after Walton v. Arizona: A Retreat from the Death is Different Doctrine

By Kenneth Marin

By Kenneth Marin
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The Emperor’s Clothes Are Not Efficient: Posner’s Jurisprudence of Class

By Mark M. Hager

By Mark M. Hager
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Indian Claims in the Courts of the Conqueror

By Nell Jessup Newton

By Nell Jessup Newton
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NOTE: Capital Sentencing after Walton v. Arizona: A Retreat from the Death is Different Doctrine

By Daniel Harris

By Daniel Harris
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Academic Challenge Cases: Should Judicial Review Extend to Academic Evaluations of Students

By Thomas A. Schweitzer

By Thomas A. Schweitzer
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Origin of the Federal Circuit: A Personal Account

By Daniel J. Meador

By Daniel J. Meador
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COMMENT: What about the Children–Toward an Expansion of Loss of Consortium Recovery in the District of Columbia

By Maureen Ann Delaney

By Maureen Ann Delaney
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The Federal Circuit and Congressional Intent

By Howard T. Markey

By Howard T. Markey
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COMMENT: Punitive Damages under the Warsaw Convention: Revisiting the Drafters’ Intent

By Kelly Compton Grems

By Kelly Compton Grems
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NOTE: Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health: A Clear and Convincing Call for Comprehensive Legislation to Protect Incompetent Patients’ Rights

By John Suhr

By John Suhr
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