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    New England Law Review‘s 1st issue of Volume 51: Symposium on Behavioral Legal Ethics and Dealing with Mistakes

    The New England Law Review offers its issues in convenient digital formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, and phones. This first issue of Volume 51 (2017) features an extensive and important Symposium, “Behavioral Legal Ethics,” with contributions by Catherine Gage O’Grady, Milton C. Regan, Jr. & Nancy L. Sachs, Donald C. Langevoort, Tigran W. Eldred, and Wallace J. Mlyniec. The issue also includes an essay by Elizabeth M. Schneider, “Why Feminist Legal Theory Still Needs Mary Joe Frug: Thoughts on Conflicts in Feminism,” in honor of the late Professor Frug. In addition, extensive student research examines Church’s chicken sandwich trademark, whistleblowing from the bench, rethinking student discipline in Massachusetts schools,…

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    New England Law Review‘s recent issues of Volume 50 discuss press freedom after Hulk Hogan/Gawker and the feminist legacy of Mary Joe Frug

    The New England Law Review offers its issues in convenient digital formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, and smartphones. The second issue of Volume 50 (Wint. 2016) features a Book Symposium analyzing Prof. Amy Gajda’s new study The First Amendment Bubble: How Privacy and Paparazzi Threaten a Free Press. (The next issue, No. 3, is noted below). Contributions include: • “The Present of Newsworthiness,” by Amy Gajda • “Protecting the Public from Itself: Paternalism and Irony in Defining Newsworthiness,” by Clay Calvert • “The Problem with Free Press Absolutism,” by Sonja R. West In addition, Number 2 includes these extensive student contributions: • “Marijuana Side Effects,” by Christine L. Vana (on the…

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    New England Law Review, Vol. 50, No. 1, on military prosecutors and commanders, charging authority, and sexual assault cases

    The New England Law Review offers its issues in convenient digital formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, and phones. This first issue of Volume 50 (Fall 2015) features an extensive and important Symposium entitled “Discipline, Justice, and Command in the U.S. Military,” presented by leading scholars on the subject. Contents include: “Introduction to ‘Discipline, Justice, and Command in the U.S. Military: Maximizing Strengths and Minimizing Weaknesses in a Special Society,'” by Victor Hansen “Discipline, Justice, and Command in the U.S. Military: Maximizing Strengths and Minimizing Weaknesses in a Special Society,” by Rachel VanLandingham “On Unity: A Commentary on ‘Discipline, Justice, and Command in the U.S. Military: Maximizing Strengths and Minimizing…

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    New England Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 4, on privacy and big data: a new symposium on technology and privacy

    The New England Law Review offers its issues in convenient digital formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, and phones. This 4th issue of Volume 49 (Sum. 2015) features an extensive and important Symposium entitled “What Stays in Vegas,” presented by leading scholars on the subject of privacy and big data. Contents include: * “Legal Questions Raised by the Widespread Aggregation of Personal Data,” by Adam Tanner * “What Stays in Vegas: The Road to ‘Zero Privacy,'” by David Abrams * “Privacy and Predictive Analytics in E-Commerce,” by Shaun B. Spencer * “Privacy and Innovation: Information as Property and the Impact on Data Subjects,” by Rita S. Heimes In addition, Issue…

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    New England Law Review #3 (2015): Symposium on Ph.D. and J.S.D. study in law for U.S. and international students

    The New England Law Review offers its issues in convenient digital formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, smartphones, and computers. This third issue of Volume 49 (Spr. 2015) features an extensive and important Symposium on “Educational Ambivalence: The Story of the Academic Doctorate in Law,” presented by leading scholars on the subject. Contents include: “Educational Ambivalence: The Rise of a Foreign-Student Doctorate in Law,” by Gail J. Hupper “The Context of Graduate Degrees at Harvard Law School Under Dean Erwin N. Griswold, 1946-1967,” by Bruce A. Kimball “Perspectives on International Students’ Interest in U.S. Legal Education: Shifting Incentives and Influence,” by Carole Silver “A Future for Legal Education,” by Paulo…

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    New England Law Review, Volume 49, Nos. 1-2 (2014-2015): On confrontation clause, constitutional interpretation, outpatient commitment, and patent law

    The New England Law Review now offers its issues in convenient digital formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, smartphones, and computers. This second issue of Volume 49 (2015) contains articles by leading figures of the legal community. Contents include: Articles: “A Reliable and Clear-Cut Determination: Is a Separate Hearing Required to Decide When Confrontation Forfeiture by Wrongdoing Applies?,” by Tim Donaldson “Constitutional Interpretation and Technological Change,” by Allen R. Kamp Notes: “Defense Witnesses Need Immunity Too: Why the Supreme Court Should Adopt the Ninth Circuit’s Approach to Defense-Witness Immunity,” by Alison M. Field “Hacktivism — Political Dissent in The Final Frontier,” by Tiffany Marie Knapp Comment: “Morrow v. Balaski: When…

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    Rutgers CompTech, 2015 #1, on teleradiology, ‘next gen’ research, guns & 3D printers, and privacy & tech

    The Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal offers its issues in convenient and modern ebook formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, smartphones, and computers. This first issue of Volume 41, 2015, features new articles and student contributions on cutting-edge topics related to: teleradiology, jurisdiction, and malpractice; teaching ‘next gen’ research methods such as Ravel and Casetext to law students; regulating 3D-printing as firearms creators; employment, privacy, and social media; and privacy issues of cell phone tracking. The Journal is edited and produced by students at Rutgers University School of Law – Newark and features contributions by leading scholars and professionals in the field. Founded in 1969, the Journal is the…

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    New England Law Review Holds Symposium on the History of the Death Penalty at the U.S. Supreme Court

    This issue is a contemporary look at the development of death penalty law and historical figures in this process, as part of the Symposium held at New England Law School, entitled “A Look Back at the History of Capital Punishment.” The New England Law Review‘s final issue of Volume 48, Summer 2014, contains articles by leading figures of the academy. Contents of this issue include a Symposium on the history of U.S. capital punishment, featuring such recognized legal scholars as Evan J. Mandery, Michael Meltsner, Phyllis Goldfarb, and Zachary Baron Shemtob. The history and anomalies of the development of capital punishment law in the U.S. Supreme Court is explored, as…

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    New England Law Review‘s Symposium on Judicial Benchmarks: Measuring Adjudicative Productivity and Success

    The New England Law Review offers its issues in convenient and modern ebook formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, smartphones, and computers. This third issue of Volume 48, Spring 2014, contains articles and presentations from leading figures of the academy and the legal community. Contents of this issue include a Symposium on “Benchmarks: Evaluating Measurements of Judicial Productivity,” featuring such recognized legal scholars as Jordan Singer, Hon. William Young, Hon. Lee Rosenthal, Steven Gensler, Chad Oldfather, John Spottswood, Carolyn Dubay, and Malia Reddick. Both trial and appellate courts are considered. In addition, extensive student research explores such fields as copyright infringement by YouTube, corporate crimes and jury findings, employees’ remedies…

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    Rutgers Computer & Tech Law Journal, #2, includes massive Bibliography of net, comm, and computer scholarship

    The Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal now offers its issues in convenient and modern ebook formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, smartphones, and computers. This second issue of Volume 40, 2014, was published in June 2014 and contains articles from leading figures of the academy, technology, and the legal community, as well as contributions from law students at Rutgers-Newark. This  issue features new articles and student contributions on topics related to: using tech to enhance pro bono work, using tech in the law classroom, BitTorrent copyright trolling, taxation of e-commerce and internet sales, and cyber insurance and tangible property. The issue also includes the annual, extensive Bibliography — in…