Recently added articles from The University of Memphis Law Review:
Forgive Us Our Trespasses: The Need for Federal Expungement Legislation
Oct 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 II. THE NEED FOR A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS FACED BY REHABILITATED EX-OFFENDERS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 7 III. FEDERAL COURTS' USE OF GENERAL STATUTES AND THEORIES TO SUPPORT ...
The Distracting Debate Over Judicial Review
Oct 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 47 II. SOME BASIC CASE LAW AND COMMENTARY ON JUDICIAL REVIEW ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 III. SOME FORMS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW AND JUDICIAL SUPREMACY ...
Errors, Omissions, and the Tennessee Plan
Oct 01, 2008; ... I. SOME FACTS ABOUT THE TENNESSEE PLAN ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 87 II. IS THE TENNESSEE PLAN CONSTITUTIONAL? ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 95 A. Stare Decisis? ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 97 B. The Essential Principles of (Statutory?) ...
Tales of a Law Professor Lateral Nothing*
Oct 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 125 II. So, Are You Experienced? ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 128 A. The Right Stuff. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 128 B. Blogging to Be a ...
So Much Carbon, So Little Time: State Options for Effective Regulation of Mobile Source Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
Oct 01, 2008; ... I. THE GLOBAL WARMING PROBLEM ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 195 II. GOVERNMENTAL ATTEMPTS AT GHG EMISSIONS REGULATION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 200 A. International Governments' Attempts at Regulation ...
Collective Action in the WTO: A "Developing" Movement Toward Free Trade
Oct 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 154 II. THE PRINCIPAL CASE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 159 A. The Facts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 159 B. Recent Developments ...
"Official" Explanation: Defining "Official Capacity" and Related "Color of Office" Phrases in Bribery and Extortion Law
Apr 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION Bribery is very much in the news these days. At the national level, the bribery scandals involving "uber-lobbyist" Jack Abramoff have roiled the political world of Washington, D.C., spurring a spate of criminal investigations.1 The scandal is reported to involve over half ...
Book Review: The Choice Between Life and Death and Everything in Between
Apr 01, 2008; ... Book Review: The Choice Between Life and Death and Everything in Between I. INTRODUCTION The market for everyday transactions is increasingly complicated, time-consuming and, for some, depressing. Individuals can spend their free time trying on all varieties of blue jeans (loose ...
From Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Co. to Massachusetts v. EPA: An Overview of America's History of Air Pollution Regulation and Its Effect on Future Remedies to Climate Change
Apr 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION Air pollution regulation and remedies to the increasing problem of global warming are issues of vigorous debate today both in the international and political community, as well as in our own homes. However, air pollution regulation is not a new issue in American legal ...
Storied Anna Mae He Decision Clarifies Law But Leaves Unanswered Questions
Apr 01, 2008; ... On January 23, 2007, the Tennessee Supreme Court in In re Adoption of A.M.H.1 laid to rest a seven-year-old termination of parental rights ("TPR") and child custody case by overturning the termination decision by the chancery court and ordering that the child, Anna Mae He, be returned to the ...
The Equal Access Illusion: A Growing Majority of Federal Courts Erroneously Foreclose Private Enforcement of § 1396a(a)(30) of the Medicaid Act Using 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Apr 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION Medicaid is a social welfare program that Congress established under the Medicaid Act, which is Title XIX of the Social Security Act of 1965.1 Like most grant-in-aid programs,2 Congress enacted the Medicaid Act pursuant to its spending powers, which are authorized under ...
Federal Employment Discrimination-Jones v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.: The Inadequacy of the Federal "Catchall" Statute of Limitations
Jan 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....232 II. THE HISTORY OF § 1981 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...233 III. DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE LIMITATIONS PERIOD FOR § 1981 CLAIMS BEFORE CONGRESS ENACTED THE FOUR-YEAR ...
A Malady in Search of a Cure-The Increase in FCPA Enforcement Actions Against Health-Care Companies
Jan 01, 2008; ... I. THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HEALTH CARE ... ... ... ... ...263 II. FCPA BACKGROUND ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....266 A. Anti-Bribery Provisions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...267 1. "Anything of Value" ...
And Unusual: Examining the Forgotten Prong of the Eighth Amendment
Jan 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....465 I. HISTORICAL ROOTS AND CONTEXT OF THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT: INSIGHTS INTO "UNUSUAL" ... ... ... ... ... ... .....472 II. LESSONS FROM THE BENCH: THE COURT'S MESSY ANALYSIS OF "UNUSUAL" ...
Pretend Justice-Defense Representation in Tennessee Death Penalty Cases
Jan 01, 2008; ... I. THE RIGHT TO EFFECTVE REPRESENTATION AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF TENNESSEE DEATH PENALTY CASES ... ... ... .....306 II. THE SURPASSING DIFFICULTY OF EFFECTIVE DEFENSE REPRESENTATION IN DEATH PENALTY CASES ... ... ... ... ... ...316 A. The Unique Posf-Furman Procedure in Tennessee Death ...
Legal Malpractice-Chapman v. Bearfield: Redefining the Legal Standard of Care for Tennessee Attorneys
Jan 01, 2008; ... When attorney misconduct causes a client to suffer harm, the attorney-client relationship may quickly become a defendant-plaintiff relationship if the client asserts a claim against the attorney for legal malpractice. By deciding to file a claim against the former attorney, the client ...
Exploring the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code
Jan 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....490 II. A BRIEF LOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF TRUST LAW IN AMERICA ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....493 A. Historical ...
Right Back "In Facie Curiae"-A Statistical Analysis of Appellate Affirmance Rates in Court-Initiated Attorney-Contempt Proceedings
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT I ran smack into the intricacies of the court's inherent contempt power during my first several months on the bench. A wellknown attorney in Arkansas double-booked himself for trial and simply did not show up in my court for a four-day criminal jury trial. I initiated contempt ...
The Rationale for Expert Immunity or Liability Exposure and Case Law Since Briscoe: Reasserting Immunity Protection for Friendly Expert Witnesses
Oct 01, 2007; ... I. INTCODUCTION When an expert takes the stand at trial, he or she may have many concerns about testifying. The expert may fear public speaking, the opposition attorney, cross-examination, or published literature that is contrary to the expert's opinion of the case. Few experts realize, ...
"A Diddle At Brobdingnag"1: Confidence and Caveat Emptor During the Market Revolution
Oct 01, 2007; ... What constitutes the essence, the nare, the principle of diddling is, in fact, peculiar to the class of creatures that wear coats and pantaloons. A crow thieves, a fox cheats, a weasel outwits; a man diddles. To diddle is his destiny.3 Confidence is the indispensable basis of all sorts ...