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Enforcing Professional Norms for Federal Litigation Conduct: Achieving Reciprocal Cooperation
(1996)
The article utilizes the disciplinary case, In re Cook, 49 F. 3d 263 (7th Cir. 1995), to reflect on available norm-enforcement schemes when state-licensed attorneys engage in civil litigation misconduct in the federal ...
Restoring Free Exercise Protections by Limiting Them: Preventing a Repeat of Smith
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-11)
This article addresses the concerns involved with the recently enacted Religious Freedom Restoration Act and how this sets the stage for a revisiting of Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith. ...
Miller v. Johnson: Drawing the Line on Racial Gerrymandering
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-11)
By rejecting the Georgia State Legislature's attempt to redraw its political districts to ensure election of black representatives, the Supreme Court in Miller v. Johnson exposed a fallacy that served as the foundation for ...
A Lopez Legacy?: The Federalism Debate Renewed, But Not Resolved
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-11)
This casenote examines the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in United States v. Lopez, in which the Court struck down a Congressional enactment under the Commerce Clause for the first time in modern history. The note traces ...
Life Without Lemon: The Status of Establishment Clause Jurisprudence After Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-11)
This casenote analyzes Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia and determines that the Court misapplied Establishment Clause precedent and erroneously rejected the three-prong Lemon test. In examining ...
Should an Illinois Tenant Get the Benefit of the Landlord's Insurance?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-11)
This article examines whether a landlord's insurance coverage should extend to cover his or her tenant's personal property from loss or damage caused by the tenant's negligence. Although the courts are divided on whether ...
Business Standing Under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act: An Attempt to Resolve the Confusion
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-11)
This article analyzes the standard for when a business has standing to pursue an action under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. The article contends that several decisions addressing this issue are in conflict. The article ...
Vol. 17, no. 1, Fall 1996: Table of Contents
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-11)
Vol. 16, no. 2, Spring 1996: Table of Contents
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-05)
The Conclusion That a Sinister Conspiracy of Foreign Origin Controls Organized Crime: The Influence of Nativism in the Kefauver Committee Investigation
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-05)
The Special Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce began its work on May 10, 1950 and concluded with the submission of its final report on May 1, 1951. The function of the Committee was to ...