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What’s Really at Steak: How Conflicts of Interest Within the FDA and USDA Fail to Protect Consumers
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2016-07)Chipotle shut down all of its restaurants nationwide in response to the ongoing food poisoning outbreaks. The deadly pathogen e. coli sickened people from the East coast to the West, and cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands ... -
When Rain Falls, Insurance Companies Should Listen: Determining “Weather” an Insurance Policy’s Exclusion or Inclusion of Property in the Open Refers to Property Simply Left Outside or Property Exposed to the Elements
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2013-02)This Article explores the meaning of "in the open" in the context of insurance policy interpretation. This issue, which has been addressed by several state and federal courts, has existed for over forty years. This Article ... -
Where to Pray? Religious Zoning and the First Amendment
(1987)Despite emerging recognition that the normal rules do not apply when zoning affects first amendment activities, the Supreme Court has not yet definitively addressed zoning restrictions that affect the exercise of religion. ... -
“Whoa”-ing Equine Clones’ Registration: Establishing Procompetitive Benefits to Counter the Anticompetitive Argument Against American Quarter Horse Association’s Ban on Clones
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2014-07)This Note examines Abraham and Veneklasen Joint Venture v. American Quarter Horse Association, in which a United States district court ruled that the American Quarter Horse Association’s rule banning clones of registered ... -
Witness Protections in Illinois Civil Actions
(2012)This article examines the laws guiding witnesses at depositions, hearings, and trials in civil actions in Illinois circuit courts. Such laws encompass norms for judicial limits ahead of any scheduled depositions or ... -
The Worst of Both Worlds: The Wild West of the “Legal” Marijuana Industry
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2015-07)As states have legalized marijuana, they have created a booming industry that operates in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Abuse Act. Like the tobacco and alcohol industries, this new legal marijuana industry ... -
Wrestling With the Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine: How Puskar v. Krco Further Complicated the Heavily Litigated History of the Serbian Orthodox Church in America
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2015-09)The ecclesiastical abstention doctrine is a long-held constitutional principle that prohibits a court from resolving a dispute that is inherently religious in nature. The ecclesiastical abstention doctrine’s practical ... -
Wrongful Convictions and Their Causes: An Annotated Bibliography
(2017)This Annotated Bibliography directs attorneys to relevant, select legal periodical articles written from 2010 to 2016 on wrongful convictions and their causes. The authors focus on five major causes that lead to wrongful ... -
'Yo, Prof!' is Not the Proper Way to Address Me: Using a Status Email Assignment in First-Year Legal Writing to Address Issues with Student Correspondence
(AALS Section on Academic Support, 2016)As academic success professionals,we are used to focusing on student issues with legal analysis and understanding complex legal concepts. However, often our students need help with the more mundane. One such mundane issue ...
