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Documents from 2020
On the Abuse and Limits of Lawyer Discipline, Vincent R. Johnson
Regulating Lobbyists: Law, Ethics, and Public Policy, Vincent R. Johnson
The Virtues and Limits of Codes in Legal Ethics, Vincent R. Johnson
Transferred Intent in American Tort Law, Vincent R. Johnson
Causation and "Legal Certainty" in Legal Malpractice Law, Vincent R. Johnson
Comparative Defamation Law: England and the United States, Vincent R. Johnson
Developing Countries and International Economic Law: The Case of Burma, Vincent R. Johnson
Legal Malpractice Claims: What the Data Indicate, Vincent R. Johnson
The Fiduciary Obligations of Public Officials, Vincent R. Johnson
The Importance of Doctor Liability in Medical Malpractice Law: China Versus the United States, Vincent R. Johnson
Thomas L. Shaffer, Legal Ethics, and St. Mary’s University, Vincent R. Johnson
The Tort Duty of Parents to Protect Minor Children, Vincent R. Johnson and Claire G. Hargrove
Malpractice Liability Related to Foreign Outsourcing of Legal Services, Vincent R. Johnson and Stephen C. Loomis
Malpractice Liability Related to Foreign Outsourcing of Legal Services, Vincent R. Johnson and STephen C. Loomis
Misrepresentation by Lawyers about Credentials or Experience, Vincent R. Johnson and Shawn M. Lovorn
A single written UK constitution may only make things worse, Brian Christopher Jones
Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy: Challenging the Infatuation with Writtenness, Brian Christopher Jones
The Widely Ignored and Underdeveloped Problem with Judicial Power, Brian Christopher Jones
The Biological Evidence Preservation Handbook: Best Practices for Evidence Handlers, Cynthia E. Jones
Congressional Testimony: Examining Private Market Exemptions as a Barrier to IPOs and Retail Investment, Renee M. Jones
Affirmative Action as Transitional Justice, Yuvraj Joshi
Building Immigration Policy Back Better, Anil Kalhan
Algorithms and the Persuadable Judge, Curtis E.A. Karnow
Anti-SLAPP Decision Tree, Curtis E.A. Karnow
California Expert Witnesses, Curtis E.A. Karnow
Courts & Elections: Incompatible Values? Issues affecting the independence of the judiciary, Curtis E.A. Karnow
Dangerous Fictions, Curtis E.A. Karnow
Litigating California Contracts, Curtis E.A. Karnow
Officer of the Court, Curtis E.A. Karnow
Voir Dire, From A Distance, Curtis E.A. Karnow
Exclusive Rights Stimulate Design-Around: How Circumventing Edison’s Lamp Patent Promoted Competition and New Technology Development, Ron D. Katznelson and John Howells
"Turn It, Turn It, for All is In It": Reflections on Chaim Saiman's Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law, Cathleen Kaveny
Law's Pedagogy in a Pluralistic Society, M. Cathleen Kaveny
The Ironies of the New Religious Liberty Litigation, M. Cathleen Kaveny
Voting as a Moral Act: Candidates, Issues, and Election Guides, M. Cathleen Kaveny
COVID‐19 and Religious Ethics, M. Cathleen Kaveny, Toni Alimi, Elizabeth L. Antus, Alda Balthrop-Lewis, James F. Childress, Shannon Dunn, Ronald M. Green, Eric Gregory, Jennifer A. Herdt, Willis Jenkins, Vincent W. Lloyd, Ping-cheung Lo, Jonathan Malesic, David Newheiser, Irene Oh, and Aaron Stalnaker
A History of Justinian's Novels, with an English Translation of Wilhelm Kroll's Latin Preface, Timothy G. Kearley and David J.D. Miller
Problem Properties: A Guide to Legal Strategies and Remedies, James J. Kelly Jr.
Lifetime Income Disclosures, 48 Tax Mgmt Comp. Plan. J. 224 (Sept. 4, 2020), Kathryn J. Kennedy
Notable Employee Benefits Articles for 2019, 167 Tax Notes 1567 (June 1, 2020), Kathryn J. Kennedy and Melissa Travis
Reimagining E-Money: Its Conceptual Unity with other Retail Payment Systems, Muharem Kianieff and Benjamin Geva
Securing Russia's Future: A Plea For Reform in Russian Secured Transactions Law, Jason J. Kilborn
Reconsidering the Rationale for the Duration of Data Exclusivity, Jonathan Kimball, Srividhya Ragavan, and Sophia Vegas
The Meaning of a Misdemeanor in a Post-Ferguson World: Evaluating the Reliability of Prior Conviction Evidence, John D. King
Child Migrants and America’s Evolving Immigration Mission, Shani M. King
Immigration, Adoption and Our National Identity, Shani M. King
Owning Groundwater: The Example of Mississippi v. Tennessee, Christine A. Klein
The National Flood Insurance Program at Fifty: How the Fifth Amendment Takings Doctrine Skews Federal Flood Policy, Christine A. Klein
77. Order of Encoding Predicts Young Children’s Responses to Sequencing Questions., J. Zoe Klemfuss, Kelly McWilliams, Hayden M. Henderson, Alma P. Olaguez, and Thomas D. Lyon
Christianity and the Principle of Subsidiarity, Thomas C. Kohler
The Knife's Edge, Thomas C. Kohler
The Constitutional Jurisprudence of the Federal Republic of Germany (3d ed. 2012), Donald P. Kommers and Russell A. Miller
Of Dangers, Conditions, Children, and Maturity: A Plea for A Comprehensible Standard in Long-Standing Rules, 40 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 44 (2019), Maureen Straub Kordesh
Applying Restitution to Remedy a Discriminatory Denial of Partnership, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer
A Proposal to Simplify Quantum Meruit Litigation.pdf, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer
Cohabitation and the Restatement (Third) of Restitution & Unjust Enrichment, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer
Food Stamps, Unjust Enrichment and Minimum Wage, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer
Litigation Against Employment Penalties for Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Childcare, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer
Restitution in Public Concern Cases, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer
Judging "Under Fire" and the Retreat to Facts, Allison Orr Larsen
Criminal Law and Procedure (PPT 7/20/20), Gerald Lebovits
Dealing with Difficult Judges (PPT 11/5/20), Gerald Lebovits
Dealing with Difficult Judges (PPT 9/15/20), Gerald Lebovits
Difficult Judges, Difficult Lawyers (PPT 11/23/20), Gerald Lebovits
Lessons on Legal Writing from the Notorious R.B.G., Gerald Lebovits
New York Objections (20th ed. 2020), Gerald Lebovits
NY’s Hous. Stability & Tenant Protection Act of 2019: What Lawyers Must Know, Gerald Lebovits
NYS Landlord-Tenant: COVID-19 for Upstate Practitioners (PPT 5/8/20), Gerald Lebovits
NYS Landlord-Tenant Law: Basics to COVID-19 (PPT 4/15/20), Gerald Lebovits
Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting—2020, Gerald Lebovits
The Legal Writer's Silver Bullet, Gerald Lebovits
Thoughts on Legal Writing from David Mellinkoff, Gerald Lebovits
Thoughts on Legal Writing from James W. McElhaney, Gerald Lebovits
Thoughts on Legal Writing from Joseph Williams—Part I, Gerald Lebovits
Thoughts on Legal Writing from Joseph Williams—Part II, Gerald Lebovits
Thoughts on Legal Writing from Strunk & White—Part I, Gerald Lebovits
Thoughts on Legal Writing from Strunk & White—Part II, Gerald Lebovits
Thoughts on Legal Writing from Toni Morrison, Gerald Lebovits
Thoughts on Legal Writing from William Zinsser, Gerald Lebovits
Thoughts on Legal Writing from William Zinsser, Gerald Lebovits
U.S. Law for Chinese In-House Counsel During COVID-19 (PPT 6/9/20), Gerald Lebovits
新冠时期的美国法律系统 (PPT 6/9/20), Gerald Lebovits
Can Copyright Law Protect People from Sexual Harassment?, Edward Lee
A Place to Stand to Move the Earth: Standing and the Rule of Law, Jack Tsen-Ta Lee
Sense of Place: The Intersection Between Built Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Singapore, Jack Tsen-Ta Lee
Report on Civil Liability for Misuse of Private Information, Jack Tsen-Ta Lee and Hsiao Chung Phang
Reflections on Jewish and American Disability Law and on The God Who Makes All Things Good, Randy Lee
EITC For All: A Universal Basic Income Compromise Proposal, Benjamin Leff
Federal Regulation of Nonprofit Board of Independence: Focus on Independent Stakeholders as a "Middle Way", Benjamin Leff
Preventing Private Inurement in Tranched Social Enterprises, Benjamin Leff
Sit Down and Count the Cost: A Framework for Constitutionally Enforcing the 501(C)(3) Campaign Intervention Ban, Benjamin Leff
Student Loan Derivatives: Improving on Income-Based Approaches to Financing Law School, Benjamin Leff
The Case Against For-Profit Charity, Benjamin Leff
What is Lost When Philanthropy Avoids Philanthropy Law, Benjamin Leff
2020 Supplement to Stephen H. Legomsky & David B. Thronson, Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (7th ed. 2019), Stephen H. Legomsky, Anil Kalhan, David B. Thronson, and Rose Cuison Villazor
An Overview of PBIS and the H.B. 318 Mandates, David B. Leitch