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Recent Articles

Candor, Zeal, and the Substitution of Judgment: Ethics and the Mentally Ill Criminal Defendant

By John D. KingClick here to view this Article

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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 Click here to view this Comment

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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 Click here to view this Comment

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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 Click here to view this Article

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Should Summary Judgment Be Granted?

By Bradley Scott Shannon Click here to view this Article

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Are You Still My Mother? Interstate Recognition of Adoptions by Gays and Lesbians

By Rhonda Wasserman Click here to view this Article

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The Misuse of the Less Restrictive Alternative Inquiry in Rule of Reason Analysis

By Gabriel A. Feldman Click here to view this Article

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COMMENT: Disparity in Copyright Protection: Focus on the Finished Image Ignores the Art in the Details

By Karen D. Williams Click here to view this Comment

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The Somali Piracy Problem: A Global Puzzle Necessitating a Global Solution

By Milena Sterio Click here to view this Article

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Mugged Twice? Payment of Ransom on the High Sea

By Lawrence Rutkowski, Bruce G. Paulsen, Jonathan D. Stoian Click here to view this Article

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