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Vol. 13, no. 3, Summer 1993: Table of Contents
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Entrapment and Jacobson v. United States: "Doesn't the Government Realize That They Can Destroy a Man's Life?"
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-05)This note examines the United States Supreme Court decision finding that the criminal defendant had been entrapped by the government as a matter of law. The author contends that the Court's disposition of this case was not ... -
Chapter 11 For Individual Consumer Debtors: Fresh Start or False Start?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-05)This commentary examines the implications for consumer debtors filing for bankruptcy relief under chapter 11. This option was made available to all consumer debtors in the Supreme Court decision of Toibb v. Radloff. The ... -
The Endangered Species Act Under Attack: Could Conservation Easements Help Save the ESA?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-05)In this article the author notes that the Endangered Species Act has increasingly come under attack. The attack on the ESA has been brought about primarily due to the substantial adverse economic effects caused by enforcement ... -
En Banc Ruling Bursts More than Bubbles in Patent Litigation: A.C. Aukerman Co. v. RL Chaides Construction Co. and its Impact
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-05)This comment explains the development and application of both laches and equitable estoppel defenses in patent litigation. The comment focuses on the recent Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision changing the ... -
Addicted Pregnancy as a Sex Crime
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-05)This article examines how controls on addictive pregnancy present a new and dangerous threat to the treatment of women under the law. The author first examines the relationship between the mother and the fetus, concluding ... -
Filling the Court-Created Gap in the Protection of Concerted Activities the Need for Striker Replacement Collective Bargaining
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-05)This article discusses the adverse impact of the Mackay doctrine on the effectiveness of concerted activity by allowing the employer to continue production with the use of permanent replacements. Restoration of a protected ... -
The Courts and Legislature Begin to Adopt ADR Methods to Deal with Growing Number of Employment Discrimination Claims
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-05)With the increasing trend in the use of ADR methods to resolve disputes, this article focuses on the Supreme Court and the legislature's growing acceptance of ADR and the manner in which arbitration and mediation can be ... -
Potential Conflicts Between Obligations Imposed on Employers And Unions By the National Labor Relations Act And the Americans with Disabilities Act
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-05)In this article, the author outlines the potential conflicts between the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the National Labor Relations Act. First, a potential conflict arises between the NLRA obligation ... -
Foreword, Symposium Issue: Major Issues For Collective Bargaining in the Nineties
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Vol. 13, no. 2, Spring 1993: Table of Contents
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Florida v. Bostick: Abandonment of Reason in Fourth Amendment Reasonable Person Analysis
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1992-11)This note examines the United States Supreme Court's decision which addressed the constitutionality of "bus sweeps" -- random suspicionless police questioning of interstate bus travelers. The Court concluded that a reasonable ... -
Federal Statutory Restrictions on the Enforceability of Forum Selection Clauses
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1992-11)This author examines the relationship between the forum selection clauses and particular federal statutes. The comment traces judicial attitudes concerning forum selection clauses and analyzes how courts have applied the ... -
At the Boundaries of Law and Equity: The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Doctrine of Equivalents
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1992-11)This comment examines the doctrine of equivalents, focusing on the tensions created by the continued attempts of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to bring certainty and structure to this equity-based doctrine. ... -
The Legal Profession in Transition: An Address at the Graduation Ceremonies of Northern Illinois University College of Law
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1992-11)The Northern Illinois University Law Review is pleased to publish the address delivered by the Honorable Claire L'Heureux-Dubé at the graduation for the class of 1992. Justice L'Heureux-Dubé is a member of the Supreme Court ... -
Compromising Positions: An Essay and Review of ABORTION: THE CLASH OF ABSOLUTES. Laurence H. Tribe
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1992-11)This review examines Laurence Tribe's book on abortion, focusing special attention on Tribe's discussion of compromises to the abortion dilemma and his own apparent resolution of the issue. Following an evaluation of Tribe's ... -
Less Than Perfected: Uncertainty in Illinois Judgment Lien Law
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1992-11)Attempting to reduce the confusion surrounding Illinois judgment lien law, the author explores contradictory decisions of the past involving levy and execution, chancery's creditor's bill, and citation to discover assets. ... -
The Supreme Court's Use of Per Curiam Dispositions: The Connection to Oral Argument
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1992-11)This study is an empirical examination of a set of the Supreme Court's per curiam rulings issued after oral argument between 1969 and 1981. The authors use transcripts of Supreme Court oral argument and the Court's opinions ... -
Vol. 13, no. 1, Fall 1992: Table of Contents
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Wisconsin v. Mitchell: The End of Hate Crimes or Just the End of the First Amendment
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1994-07)This note examines Wisconsin v. Mitchell, wherein the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not forbid "hate crime statutes" which lengthen the sentence of a criminal defendant for committing a ...
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