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A Step Toward Normalizing End-of-Life Care: Implications of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA)
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2019-05)Despite their rapid development in recent decades, hospice and palliative care continue to face challenges to universal acceptance and access throughout American society, as the American population and medical professions ... -
Mooove Over Cow’s Milk: Why the FDA Should Amend Their Guidelines to Include for Plant-Based Alternatives
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2019-05)Along with the rise in plant-based alternatives to conventional animal-based foods has been a concern over the use of terms established by the FDA that are specific to animal-based products. Can companies use terms such ... -
Police and Community Relations: Will “To Serve and Protect” be Words the Public Can Ever Trust?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2019-05)In today's society police officers are constantly being criticized as having too much power over the citizens they are sworn to "serve and protect". Unlike before current technological advances, citizens can now see when ... -
Thomas Cromwell’s Influence on the Laws of England: A Basic Review of the English System and Reforms in the Early 16th Century and the Rise of the Act of Attainder
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2019-05)Thomas Cromwell left his mark on the English legal system with the introduction of various courts and legal reforms. In the 1530s, Cromwell took full advantage of his position at Henry VIII’s court and used his legal mind ... -
The Inexorable Expansion of Medicaid Expansion
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2019-05)Medicaid expansion to non-elderly adults under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has come a long way since the U.S. Supreme Court made it optional in its landmark 2012 NFIB vs. Sebelius ruling, and 2018, in particular, was a ... -
Method Matters: Statutory Construction Principles and the Illinois Trade Secrets Act Preemption Puzzle in the Northern District of Illinois
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2019-05)Appellate methodology makes a difference when it comes to the interplay between statutes and judge-made law. The Illinois Trade Secrets Act (ITSA) through its preemption provisions abolishes some non-statutory claims and ... -
Foreward: Remembering Stacia Hollinshed
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Vol. 39, no. 2, Spring 2019: Table of Contents and Masthead
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The Constitutional Guarantee of Freedom to Surcharge: Brandishing the First Amendment to Strike Down Surcharge Bans
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2018-11)In what might be described as a modern-day David and Goliath, merchants in the United States find themselves pitted against both credit card companies and state legislatures in a battle over the ability to impose surcharges ... -
What Will It Take? Examining the Use of Preliminary Hearing Testimony Where Victims are Unavailable Due to Mental Illness Stemming from Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2018-11)A particular problem exists that domestic violence and sexual assault victims face when bringing their abusers to court. This is whether the use of preliminary hearing testimony can be utilized where a victim is unavailable ... -
The Stringent Takings Test for Impact Fees in Illinois: Its Origins and Implications for Home Rule Units and Legislation
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2018-11)Many Illinois municipalities impose exactions, or impact fees, on new housing developments. Appropriate impact fees offset the anticipated financial burdens on government created by a resulting increase in population, such ... -
Can State Constitutional Development Make a Difference in Illinois?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2018-11)For over a decade, Illinois has faced perilous financial and political crises. Many commentators believe that state constitutional development in the context of pensions, term limits, and legislative redistricting are a ... -
Resistance Strategies in the Immigrant Justice Movement
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2018-11)Topics of immigration reform have created deep polarization. To some degree, these political and societal divisions regarding immigrants’ place and ability to remain in the United States drove the Republican successes in ... -
Vol. 39, no. 1, Fall 2018: Table of Contents and Masthead
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Torture, Inc.: Corporate Liability under the Torture Victim Protection Act
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2010-11)The Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) was passed by Congress to provide a modern cause of action for victims of torture around the world. The TVPA allows victims anywhere to bring suit in the Untied States for torture ... -
Kicking “Single-Entity” to the Sidelines: Reevaluating the Competitive Reality of Major League Soccer after American Needle and the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2010-11)The negotiation of the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement brought tense times for professional soccer in the United States. The Major League Soccer Players’ Union sought free agency as a part of the 2010 CBA, a term that ... -
Misreading Knight
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2010-11)This article provides an explanation to an as-yet unresolved historical anomaly: The government's 1911 decision to prosecute U.S. Steel under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The government filed suit in the face of clearly ... -
Considerations for Professional Sports Teams Contemplating Going Public
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2010-11)The recent and lingering recession has put a significant financial strain on many industries and businesses in the United States, especially professional sports teams. While professional sports teams may not be the most ... -
The Need for Rational Boundaries in Civil Conspiracy Claims
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2010-11)Recently, the tort of civil conspiracy has become a favored weapon of plaintiffs’ lawyers in mass tort product liability litigation involving asbestos, breast implants, tobacco, automotive tires and other products, as well ... -
The Law of Citations and Seriatim Opinions: Were the Ancient Romans and the Early Supreme Court on the Right Track?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2010-11)This article explores the oft forgotten and somewhat misunderstood ancient Roman law methodology known as the Lex Citandi, or Law of Citations. The Law of Citations was a relatively simple theory in which authority was ...
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