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Has Bennis v. Michigan Made Asset Forfeiture Too Easy?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1997-05)This note examines the historical justifications of asset forfeiture as well as the justifications behind its more recent uses. The note begins by analyzing the rationale of precedents that have upheld asset forfeiture ... -
Blind Leading the "Colorblind": The Evisceration of Affirmative Action and a Dream Still Deferred
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1997-05)The age of race-conscious remedial programs is coming to its demise. This Comment analyzes the application of the Fourteenth Amendment to school desegregation decrees and affirmative action programs in higher education. ... -
Spinning a Tighter Web: The First Amendment and Internet Regulation
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1997-05)This article examines the First Amendment issues associated with Internet regulation, specifically the Communications Decency Act of 1996 and discusses the district court opinion in ACLU v. Reno. The author considers ... -
Wide Awake or Half-Asleep? Revelations from Jurisprudential Tailings Found in Rosenberger v. University of Virginia
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1997-05)The Rosenberger Court contracted the boundaries of the no funding principle of the Establishment Clause. In so doing, the Court, speaking through Justice Kennedy, ran roughshod over several important tools used in free ... -
Panel Discussion: The First Amendment in Cyberspace: Use of the Internet in the College Community
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1997-05)Mr. Robert M. O'Neil, Moderator. Participants: Mr. George Shur, Rep. David Wirsing, Prof. Thomas Peters, Prof. Lois Self, Ms. Jaime Jordan, Prof. A. Samuel Oddi, Prof. James Thomas -
The Internet in the College Community
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1997-05)This article reviews several current issues at the intersection of free expression and electronic communication on the college and university campus. It presupposes the conclusion which a unanimous Supreme Court reached ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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Heads Up!: The Baseball Facility Liability Act
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1998-07)This comment examines law regarding spectator injury at baseball games. The Baseball Facility Liability Act, which was enacted by the Illinois legislature to prevent spectators from recovering damages for injuries suffered ... -
Throwing Like a Girl: Constitutional Implications of Title IX Regarding Gender Discrimination in High School Athletic Programs
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1998-07)This comment examines various approaches to dealing with sexual discrimination in high school sports. The decisions reveal that equal protection under the law is violated if the classification between males and females in ... -
Bennet v. Spear: Lions, Tigers and Bears Beware; The Decline of Environmental Protection
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1998-07)The conservationist purpose of several environmental statutes is eroding. This casenote examines the Supreme Court's decision in Bennett v. Spear, in which the Court expanded standing by holding that even commercial entities ... -
Negotiating Resolution of Environmental Enforcement Actions
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1998-07)The author asserts that aggressive identification and correction of compliance problems are the best defenses in an environmental enforcement action. The purpose of the article is to provide an understanding of how civil ... -
Symposium Luncheon Address
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1998-07)Overview of the role and function of the Illinois Pollution Control Board in citizen enforcement and other actions, and the Board’s role in recent environmental achievements.
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