Recently added articles from The Air Force Law Review:
THE DECAY OF "DIVERS" AND THE FUTURE OF CHARGING "ON DIVERS OCCASIONS" IN LIGHT OF UNITED STATES V. WALTERS
Jan 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 186 II. THE "WALTERS PROBLEM" ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 187 III. THE PROPOSED "FIX" ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
THE BUTTERBAUGH FALLACY
Jan 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ..... 150 II. BACKGROUND ... ... ... ... ... ..... 152 III. THE USERRA ISSUE ... ... ... ... ... ..... 155 A. A Butterbaugh Appellant's Prima Facie USERRA Burden ... ... ... ... ... ..... 156 1. The First Essential USERRA Question: Were Employees ...
DEFINING THE OBVIOUS: ADDRESSING THE USE AND SCOPE OF PLAIN ERROR
Jan 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... .....42 II. APPELLATE REVIEW GENERALLY ... ... ... ... ... .....45 III. THE DOCTRINE OF PLAIN ERROR IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM ... ...47 IV. APPLICATION OF PLAIN ERROR IN THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM ... ... ... ... ... .....53 A. Overview of the ...
WHEN RELIANCE IS DETRIMENTAL: ECONOMIC, MORAL, AND POLICY ARGUMENTS FOR EXPECTATION DAMAGES IN CONTRACTS TERMINATED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT
Jan 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... .....2 II. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE REGIME ... ... ... ... ... .....4 A. Termination for Convenience as a Means to Limit Post-Wartime Waste ... ... ... ... ... .....4 B. The Christian ...
ISLAMIC "PURSE STRINGS": THE KEY TO THE AMELIORATION OF WOMEN'S LEGAL RIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Jan 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...81 THE EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS OF WOMEN ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...82 A ....
RELIGION IN THE MILITARY: NAVIGATING THE CHANNEL BETWEEN THE RELIGION CLAUSES
Jan 01, 2007; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 II. OVERVIEW OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, FREE EXERCISE, AND FREE SPEECH CLAUSES ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 A. The Establishment ...
MORE EFFECTIVE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT RESPONSE TO DISASTERS: MAXIMIZING THE EXTRAORDINARY FLEXIBILITIES OF IDIQ CONTRACTING
Jan 01, 2007; ... I. INTRODUCTION Federal public procurement practices are constantly under the public microscope. Congress, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the media, and watchdog organizations scrutinize how agencies spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars each year.1 That scrutiny ...
THE INTERCEPTION OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT OVER THE HIGH SEAS IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR
Jan 01, 2007; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 75 II. AMERICA AT WAR AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM ... ... 76 A. Pre- and Post-9/11 Attacks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 77 B. The Response to ...
OFFICIAL TIME AS A FORM OF UNION SECURITY IN FEDERAL SECTOR LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
Jan 01, 2007; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....155 II. EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION AND UNION SECURITY IN AMERICAN LABOR RELATIONS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 156 A. Exclusive ...
REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS FOR THE GUARD AND RESERVE: WILL CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS PAY THE PRICE FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE?
Jan 01, 2007; ... INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 289 THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD: EVOLUTION OF MILITARY FORCE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 292 A. The Infancy of the Total Force ...
INTRODUCTION: CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND THE MILITARY
Jan 01, 2007; ... Forty-five years ago, United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered a remarkable lecture at the New York University Law Center.' He addressed the interplay between the Bill of Rights and the United States military, focusing on the balance between Constitutional protections and ...
THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND THE MILITARY*
Jan 01, 2007; ... IT IS almost a commonplace to say that free government is on trial for its life. But it is the truth. And it has been so throughout history. What is almost as certain: It will probably be true throughout the foreseeable future. Why should this be so? Why is it that, over the centuries of world ...
THE 2006 ISRAELI INVASION OF LEBANON: AGGRESSION, SELF-DEFENSE, OR A REPRISAL GONE BAD?
Jan 01, 2007; ... What was self-defense in the eyes and especially in the words of one party was considered aggression or provocation in the eyes and words of another. One side 's self-defense was the other side's aggression.1 I. INTRODUCTION On 12 July 2006, Hezbollah2 guerillas from Lebanon ...
ENSURING CICA STAY OVERRIDES ARE REASONABLE, SUPPORTABLE, AND LESS VULNERABLE TO ATTACK: PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN LIGHT OF RECENT COFC CASES
Jan 01, 2007; ... I. INTRODUCTION The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 ("CICA")1 provides for the automatic stay of a contract award and suspension of performance of a newly-awarded contract after the timely filing of a bid protest at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and notice to the ...
INCOMPLETE JUSTICE: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF MILITARY NONJUDICIAL PUNISHMENT
Jan 01, 2007; ... I. INTRODUCTION Commanders and judge advocates have long preferred resolution of misdemeanor-level misconduct1 cases through the use of nonjudicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)2 over the more formal procedures of a courtmartial or civilian ...
EXPANDING THE "CHILD OF EITHER" EXCEPTION TO THE HUSBAND-WIFE PRIVILEGE UNDER THE NEW M.R.E. 504(D)
Jan 01, 2007; ... I. INTRODUCTION The 2007 Manual for Courts-Martial will feature an amended husband-wife privilege allowing spousal testimony in cases involving crimes against almost any child. By expanding the "child of either" definition, the rule will no longer prevent spousal testimony in cases where ...
PUTATIVE FATHER REGISTRY DEADLINES AND THE SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT (SCRA)
Jan 01, 2007; ... I. INTRODUCTION Your client is an unwed military servicemember stationed overseas. A month after deployment, the service member's exgirlfriend told him she was pregnant and needed money for pre-natal bills. For a few months, the servicemember complied. The servicemember then realized he ...
ALL THE INFORMATION THE SECURITY OF THE NATION PERMITS: INFORMATION LAW AND THE DISSEMINATION OF AIR FORCE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
Jan 01, 2006; ... I. INTRODUCTION The Freedom of Information Act "springs from one of our most essential principles: [a] democracy works best when the people have all the information that the security of the Nation permits."1 The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 prompted the most ...
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CONTRACTUAL AND INSURANCE-BASED RISK ALLOCATION SCHEMES: ARE THEY GETTING THE JOB DONE?
Jan 01, 2006; ... I. INTRODUCTION Federal environmental remediation projects are laden with risks-risks that are often undetectable before remediation work begins. Recognizing they cannot specifically account for such unknown contingencies via contract, the government and remediation contractors employ ...
ELECTRONIC WASTE CONTROL LEGISLATION: OBSERVATIONS ON A NEW DIMENSION IN STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
Jan 01, 2006; ... I. INTRODUCTION From the dawning of the computer era in 1936(1) to the present advancements in speed, portability, and user accessibility, the personal computer has become remarkably integrated into American society. Accordingly, the military has embraced the use of personal computers ...