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Recent Articles

2008 Government Contract Law Decisions of the Federal Circuit

By Sheryl L. Floyd, William M. Jack, Heather Kilgore Weiner, Deanna M. Remmes

By Sheryl L. Floyd, William M. Jack, Heather Kilgore Weiner, Deanna M. Remmes
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2008 Trademark Decisions of the Federal Circuit

By David M. Kelly & Stephanie H. Bald

By David M. Kelly & Stephanie H. Bald
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Intolerable Situations and Counsel for Children: Following Switzerland’s Example in Hague Abduction Cases

By Merle H. Weiner

By Merle H. Weiner
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COMMENT: Guarantors of Our Genes: Are Egg Donors Liable for Latent Genetic Disease?

By Suriya E.P. Jayanti

By Suriya E.P. Jayanti
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COMMENT: Fade to Black: The Formalization of Jackson’s {{Youngstown}} Taxonomy by {{Hamdan}} and {{Medellín}}

By Michael J. Turner

By Michael J. Turner
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Candor, Zeal, and the Substitution of Judgment: Ethics and the Mentally Ill Criminal Defendant

By John D. King

By John D. King
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COMMENT: Contemplating “Cruel and Unusual”: A Critical Analysis of {{Baze v. Rees}} in the Context of the Supreme Court’s Eighth Amendment “Proportionality” Jurisprudence

By Katie Roth Heilman

By Katie Roth Heilman
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COMMENT: Mercury Rising: The Omnibus Autism Proceeding and What Families Should Know Before Rushing out of Vaccine Court

By Gordon Shemin

By Gordon Shemin
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Federal Tails and State Puppy Dogs: Preempting Parallel State Wage Claims to Preserve the Integrity of Federal Group Wage Actions

By Rachel K. Alexander

By Rachel K. Alexander
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Should Summary Judgment Be Granted?

By Bradley Scott Shannon

By Bradley Scott Shannon
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