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Abstracts: Deadly race cards? U.S. Supreme Court overturns Texas death sentence after expert testifies race can predict future threat
Abstracts: Dead men need not talk. Property or confidentiality? Policy poles conflict; unresolved tensions create a major issue in disputes: how are plaintiffs to define secrets?
Abstracts: Dead serious about plaintiffs. Hypothetically handicapped; in a test case, the EEOC defends applicants screened for medical disorders
Abstracts: Dead woman walking; commuted death sentence raises question whether females are treated more leniently. Peremptory-free zone; a federal judge won't allow such challenges in her courtroom
Abstracts: Deafness should not affect jury selection. Criminal law; prosecutors, beware. Criminal law; proffer pitfalls
Abstracts: Dealing with 9/11 claims. By the numbers. $23.8 billion merger and still going strong
Abstracts: Dealing with drugs and death; 'special needs" doctrine reined in; clarity ordered for capital punishment jurors
Abstracts: Dealing with Employee Benefit Plans. Golden Parachutes and the Law. State Takeover Legislation after MITE: Standing Pat, Blue Sky, or Corporation Law Concepts?
Abstracts: Dealing with mental capacity issues in estate planning. Estate planning strategies specifically for the family farm
Abstracts: Dealing with Pandora: The concept of 'Merits' in international commercial arbitration. New rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Abstracts: Dealing with religious freedom in the workplace; employees must be able to observe their faith, within limits
Abstracts: Dealing with U.S. extraterritorial sanctions and foreign countermeasures. The status of foreign deposits under the federal depositor-preference law
Abstracts: Dean comes out swinging and defends accreditation ABA-style. Former dean of St. John's sues ABA over accreditation fracas
Abstracts: Deans disagree on the usefulness of magazine's annual rankings. ABA criticizes rankings data, floats own recommendations
Abstracts: Dean sues ABA over critical report; claims law school site inspectors unfairly criticized him, discouraged response
Abstracts: Dear new attorney general ... an open letter. Does whole foods market lack moral fiber? General Foods Roasted over Coffee Buying Policy
Abstracts: Death benefits - no longer just for beneficiaries. Crash value life insurance. A picture is worth...
Abstracts: Death be not cheap; some heirs face unpleasant surprise when Medicaid recovery efforts begin. Guilty by reason of title
Abstracts: Death, habeas and good lawyers: balancing fairness and finality. Job bias ruling; suit permitted against Georgia A.G
Abstracts: Death of a liberal icon: Justice William J. Brennan Jr. shaped constitutional law through personality, perseverance and vision
Abstracts: Death of the price-discrimination law: illegal 'buying-power' as a post-merger 'efficiency.' Clinton revival of U.S. 'trusts': redistributing income from wages to profits
Abstracts: Death penalty system in turmoil; report says indigent defense underfunded in Texas, making situation "desperate."
Abstracts: Debate on death appeals starts court year. 4th Circuit bars PD case work. Court ok's military death penalty
Abstracts: Debate on standing remains unresolved. Sustainable development was Rio theme. Laws on waste hit a constitutional snag
Abstracts: Debates need minor players. Abortion decision undercuts rule of law. Courtroom jousts now done by committee
Abstracts: Debate still rages on torts: studies clash on the 'litigation explosion's' myths and realities. SLAPP suits continue in high gear; a pair of first
Abstracts: Debate still rages on torts: studies clash on the 'litigation explosion's' myths and realities. part 2 Sex harassment battle heats up; Morgan Stanley uproar
Abstracts: Debt acquisition by a related (or to-be-related) party: section 108(e)(4) and the final regulations. The rise and fall of arm's length: a study in the evolution of U.S. international taxation
Abstracts: Debt 'culture;' Asian insolvency regimes feel strain; diverse bankruptcy systems in the region are suddenly forced to deal with a huge debt crisis
Abstracts: Debtors' fast track; bills to change bankruptcy laws get priority laws get priority treatment from Congress. Pulling the plug on executions; ABA's call for death penalty moratorium sparks debate in Congress
Abstracts: Debtors' lawyers slammed; judge says bad advice to Sears credit card clients is a breach of ethical duty. Lawyers at risk, S & L officials tell angry ABA groups
Abstracts: Debt-ridden cos. turning to prepacks; quickie bankruptcies are an effort to tidy balance sheets. The next step: the mini-trials
Abstracts: Debunking the religious right of animal sacrifice. Defense of juveniles: a rising need; defendants in juvenile court proceedings require dedicated counsel to protect them from long sentences, time in adult prisons
Abstracts: Deceit: the loss and the profits, the recovery of expected profits in an action for fraudulent misrepresentation
Abstracts: Decisional model for predicting outcomes of arbitrated sexual harassment disputes. Arbitration of sexual harassment disputes: case characteristics and case outcomes in public versus private sector cases
Abstracts: Decision approving settlement class that included non-federal-question claims focused on lack of need for jury instructions, thus lack of manageability issues
Abstracts: Decision offers lenders a new weapon. Disbarred, unbowed; Arizona ex-lawyer offers legal tips, products on Web site; state does not sanction unauthorized practice of law
Abstracts: Decision on personnel at Pitt prompt staff and student protest. Hastings student is suspended for harassment, test violations
Abstracts: Deck chairs rearranged: the final Cottage Savings regulations. The Treasury's debt modification regulations: Cottage Savings proves a perilous beacon
Abstracts: Declining interest rates enhance appeal of private annuities. Estates can implement strategies to reap income tax savings
Abstracts: Decoding the uniform capitalization regulations applicable to manufacturers. The new "tractor lemon laws": an attempt to squeeze manufacturers draws sour benefits
Abstracts: Deconstructing and reconstructing consolidated tax savings for public utilities. Behind the General Utilities Doctrine, or Why Does the General Have So Much Support from the Troops?
Abstracts: Deconstructing contingent staffing: flexible work, constrained choice, and union initiatives. Gilmer and compulsory arbitration of employment claims in the union sector: avoiding a "distinction without a difference."
Abstracts: Dedicating retirement plan assets to charities is one way to avoid confiscatory income and estate taxes, when these assets are not needed for other purposes
Abstracts: Dedication to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Dedication to Attorney General Janet Reno
Abstracts: Dedication to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. A tribute to Justice Stevens. Tribute to Norman Dorsen
Abstracts: Dedication: to P.B.K. for four decades. In memoriam: Hans. In memoriam: Edward H. Levi (1912-2000)
Abstracts: Deducting interest on federal income tax underpayments: a roadmap through a 50-year quagmire. Losing face but gaining power: state taxation of interstate commerce
Abstracts: Deduction of unemployment compensation benefits from back pay awards. Unemployment compensation: survey and update
Abstracts: Deemed dividends in cross-border Section 304 transactions. IRS clarifies reporting requirements and failure-to-file penalties for transfers to foreign entities
Abstracts: Deep clean. Document management: Document Locator 3.0. Put speed and efficiency at your fingertips with LAWtsi!
Abstracts: Defeating dissatisfaction; stressed-out lawyers taught to balance work with pleasure at self-help workshops. Good act to follow: through ongoing personal relationships, mentors help young lawyers experience the real world of law - while giving back to a profession that has given much to them
Abstracts: Defending American democracy: lawyers play a key role in ensuring that the Constitution remains vibrant. Let's not take it anymore: speaking out against spurious attacks on the legal system is vital
Abstracts: Defending the corporate bastion: proportionality and the treatment of draconian defenses from Unocal to Unitrin
Abstracts: Defending the turf at Hewlett-Packard. A lawyer for the Linux business. He has novel ideas for E-commerce
Abstracts: Defense bar angry over lab scandal; secrecy shrouds who's affected by the FBI lab's mishandling of evidence. Shakeup in L.A.; the new DA switches signals on the police scandal and 'three strikes' prosecutions
Abstracts: Defense bar up in arms; lawyer's arrest is criticized by colleagues. NBC, agency relationship is under fire
Abstracts: Defense cost reimbursement to insurers when lack of coverage is established after reservation of rights. Finding a threshold: when conflicts of interest warrant the duty to provide independent counsel
Abstracts: Defense counsel's liability to insurer for excess liability. Binding arbitration of coverage and bad faith disputes: a way out of the thicket for the American insurance industry
Abstracts: Defense lawyers fear impact of Cali case: attorney's indictments for aiding drug clients could chill advocacy, critics claim
Abstracts: Defense of closed head injury claims. In case of fire - do not call your lawyer! A landlord's ability to recover for property damage from a negligent tenant
Abstracts: Defense of indigents: crisis spurs lawsuits; public defenders say a funding squeeze has all but nullified the right of the poor to counsel
Abstracts: Defense rests on witnesses' hazy memory; Rep Joseph McDade delayed his bribery trial. Key witnesses are dead or don't remember
Abstracts: Defense verdicts: a roundup of major 1994 cases. Verdicts: the big numbers of 1995. Verdicts: the big numbers of 1994
Abstracts: Defense wins: gold without the glitter; saving clients millions is the flip side of winning awards, but less dazzling
Abstracts: Defensive strategies suggested: antitrust law. Industrial trade associations, under heightened FTC and DOJ scrutiny of late, cannot discount the fact that their activities raise a litany of antitrust concerns
Abstracts: Deferral of estate taxes: calculating the benefit and the funding. Interest rate reality and the relevance to the sale of life insurance
Abstracts: Deferring estate tax is not always a beneficial move. Final regs. interpret GST tax provisions more liberally
Abstracts: Defining "crimes against humanity" at the Rome Conference. UN peacekeeping operations: applicability of international humanitarian law and responsibility for operations-related damage
Abstracts: Defining investment and investor: Who is entitled to claim? Enterprise v. state: the new David and Goliath? The Clayton Utz lecture
Abstracts: Defining "otherwise qualified applicants": applying an antitrust relevant-market analysis to disparate impact cases
Abstracts: Defining our work: issues before the House of Delegates should serve justice and the profession. Don't just phone it in: look to your needs before buying all-in-one gadgets
Abstracts: Defining punishment: courts split on notification provisions of sex offender laws. ABA backs unified family courts
Abstracts: Defining the producer/client relationship. Professional ethics and corporate business practices. Strictly speaking
Abstracts: Defining the project purpose under NEPA: promoting consideration of viable EIS alternatives. Defending the brachial plexus injury
Abstracts: Definition of a Resident Alien - Proposed Legislative Changes. Trends: Switzerland
Abstracts: Delaware District is top choice for patent disputes; Wilmington-based court is known for innovation in trying biotech, other complex cases
Abstracts: Delaware focuses on limited partnership issues; Chancery Court rules on special litigation committees and joint venture agreements
Abstracts: Delaware law; shareholder rights plans. Court focuses on fiduciary exception to privilege; recent ERISA case sets some parameters for this exception to the attorney-client privilege
Abstracts: Delaware's response to inefficient, costly court systems and a comparison to federal reform. Transfers of control and the quest for efficiency: can Delaware law encourage efficient transactions while chilling inefficient ones?
Abstracts: Delaware tops polls: innovative technology helps make courtrooms user friendly. Maryland takes on high tech: court implements specialized case management program for technology and business cases
Abstracts: Delayed brief almost lands lawyer in jail: after granting 19 extension requests, California Supreme Court loses patience
Abstracts: Delegation and the Constitution. Abdication or delegation? Congress, the bureaucracy, and the delegation dilemma
Abstracts: Del Monte Dunes v. City of Monterey: will the Supreme Court stretch the takings clause beyond the breaking point?
Abstracts: "Deluxe" link for Timeslips. Gryphon: Windows case management for litigators. Legal researcher's big brother
Abstracts: Demand for and use of advocacy services for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Medicaid home care waivers for persons with HIV/AIDS: Program expenditures, participants, and policies
Abstracts: Demand triggers offer. The Oracle/PeopleSoft case: unilateral effects, simulation models and econometrics in contemporary merger control
Abstracts: Democracy and dispute resolution: individual rights in international trade organizations. Identifying antidemocratic outcomes: authenticity, self-sacrifice, and international trade
Abstracts: "Democracy in free fall": the use of ballot initiatives to dismantle state-sponsored affirmative action programs
Abstracts: Democracy or distrust? Restoring home rule for the District of Columbia in the post-control board era. Democracy and distrust
Abstracts: Democracy, popular sovereignty, and judicial review. Rejoinders. Brennan and Democracy: the 1996-97 Brennan Center Symposium Lecture
Abstracts: Demonstrative evidence displays a broader appeal; falling prices and the ability to convey complex issues to juries give visual aids a higher profile
Abstracts: Denver firm appeals judgment; Holland & Hart suit. Lung assn. sues Chicago firm; Sonnenschein caught in Los Angeles factional war
Abstracts: Department of Labor issues proposed regulations concerning content of summary plan descriptions including information concerning the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996
Abstracts: Department of Labor issues proposed regulations concerning content of summary plan descriptions including information concerning the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996. part 2
Abstracts: Deportation must go on; aliens can't stop INS ouster with constitutional claim. The great alien lockout; can Congress bar courts from hearing deportation challenges?
Abstracts: Deportation, social control, and punishment: some thoughts about why hard laws make bad cases. Understanding the impact of the 1996 deportation laws and the limited scope of proposed reforms
Abstracts: Depreciating Dealer Real Property. To give or not to give: determining the highest and best use of real property for charitable donations
Abstracts: Deregulatory takings and breach of the regulatory contract: a comment. The global Fifth Amendment? NAFTA's investment protections and the misguided quest for an international "regulatory takings" doctrine
Abstracts: Derivative actions by policyholders on behalf of mutual insurance companies. Two cases interpret the Americans with Disabilities Act
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