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Armed conflict leaves no person and nothing unscathed. The vile nature of war penetrates all aspects of life and human society, including the land and...
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Communities may not be getting the protection they hoped new sex offender laws would afford. They also may not be able to afford the costs of some of the solutions.
The enactment and impacts of sex offender laws are explored in a new book by Charles Patrick Ewing, a forensic psychologist, attorney and SUNY distinguished service professor at the University at Buffalo Law School.
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AT HOME IN THE LAW: How THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REVOLUTION Is TRANSFORMING PRIVACY. By Jeannie Suk. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 2009. P...
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In September 2009, I had the privilege of serving as a juror in a civil case in Madison County. The trial, which lasted six days, was worth a hundred ...
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Conference carriers would award freight rebates to shippers, but defer payment until the shipper had demonstrated his loyalty by giving the conference all his business not only for the contract period but for a subsequent period of time as well.11 B. Exculpatory Clauses Besides commercial matters, such as schedules and freight rates, one of the principal subjects of discussion in these early conferences was the bill of lading.12 Liner services had led to more predictable ship operations and a better possibility of suing the carrier if the goods were lost or damaged. [...] it is not surprising that bills of lading in use at the time modified shipowners' obligations by providing a long list of specific causes of loss, drawn from various bills of lading already in use, for which the carri...
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Oklahoma Chief Justice Steven W. Taylor will be the speaker for the Law Day luncheon May 2 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City.
Taylor was appointed to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma by then- Gov. Brad Henry in 2004. From 1984 to 1994 he served as associate district judge in the 18th Judicial District. In 1991 he was the first associate district judge ever to be elected president of the Oklahoma Judicial Conference. From 1994 to 2004, he served as chief judge of the 18th Judicial District, which encompasses Pittsburg and McIntosh counties. In his more than 20 years as a trial judge, Taylor presided over more than 500 jury trials, including the Terry Nichols Oklahoma City bombing case.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund announced at the Memorial's 20th Anniversary Gala on Wednesday evening that it has received a $2 million gift from GLOCK, Inc. to develop an educational and interactive exhibition called The History Beat at the National Law Enforcement Museum, currently under construction in Washington, DC.
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Minority hiring at law firms throughout the nation is on the rise again, according to an annual demographic survey conducted by the National Association for Law Placement.
That's encouraging news for diversity professionals who last year were concerned to see declines for the first time since NALP started tracking the data in 1993.
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