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Documents from 2017
Removing the Troll from the Thicket: The Case for Enhancing Patent Maintenance Fees in Relation to the Size of a Patent Owner's Patent Portfolio, David S. Olson
The ratification and implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty for VIP in the Arab Gulf States, Rami Olwan
Assessment of passive design features for human circulation safety in Commercial Centres of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, E S. Omachi, O F. Adebayo, B N. Onwuka, and A J. Adedokun
Bank Governance and Systemic Stability: The "Golden Share" Approach, Saule T. Omarova
The Regulation of Public Protest: Mass Demonstrations, Marches, and Parades, Kevin F. O'Neill
As Times Change, the Law Proves to be a Living, Breathing Thing, Timothy P. O'Neill
At 51, Miranda Starting to Show its Age; A Tune-Up May Be in Order, Timothy P. O'Neill
Distinguishing ‘Criminal Case’ From ‘Prosecution’ Requires Some Thought, Timothy P. O'Neill
Does Tough Sentencing Really Work? Logic Behind Move Lacks Sense, Timothy P. O'Neill
Fourth Amendment trouble brewing, Timothy P. O'Neill
Judge Laments the Whittling Away of Habeas Corpus by High Court, Timothy P. O'Neill
'Neighborhood profiling' starts to raise several judicial eyebrows, Timothy P. O'Neill
New book brings new solution to solving prison overcrowding, Timothy P. O'Neill
New Book Shines Harsh Light On Necessity Of Police Shootings, Timothy P. O'Neill
Posner's new book gives us all pause to think about fellow humans, Timothy P. O'Neill
Rovner Casts Spotlight on One Area Where Courts Have Turned Blind Eye, Timothy P. O'Neill
"The Stepford Justices": The Need for Experiential Diversity on the Roberts Court, Timothy P. O'Neill
Using big data to decode lexical enigmas, Timothy P. O'Neill
Field Occurrence, Chemical Composition and Industrial Application of Ekinrin-Adde Marble Deposit, Kogi State, North Central Nigeria, M Onimisi, I T. Ojonimi, M S. Kolawole, and T B. Ibimode
H-1B Visas, Outsourcing and Body Shops: A Continuum of Exploitation for High Tech Workers, Maria L. Ontiveros
Immigrant Workers and Workplace Discrimination: Overturning the Missed Opportunity of Title VII under Espinoza v. Farah, Maria L. Ontiveros
Co- Vulnerable Populations and Transformative Law Teaching: A Critical Reader, Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Raquel Aldana, Steven Bender, Olympia Duhart, Michele Benedetto Neitz, Hari Osofsky, and Hazel Weiser
California's Anti-Discrimination Legislation, Proposition 14, and the Constitutional Protection of Minority Rights: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, David B. Oppenheimer
Color-Blindness, Racism-Blindness, and Racism-Awareness: Revisiting Judge Henderson's Proposition 209 Decision, David B. Oppenheimer
Congress and the Supreme Court's Conflict over Antidiscrimination Law, David B. Oppenheimer
Dr. King's Legal Legacy: A Critical Analysis, David B. Oppenheimer
Inclusiveness, Interrelatedness, and the Affirmative Action Debate in California - Introduction to the GGU School of Law Symposium on Race Relations in America, David B. Oppenheimer
Martin's March, David B. Oppenheimer
Peter's Burg: Peter Keane Steps Down as Dean of the GGU School of Law, David B. Oppenheimer
Using a Simulated Case File to Teach Civil Procedure: The Ninety-Percent Solution, David B. Oppenheimer
Why France Needs to Collect Data on Racial Identity... In a French Way, David B. Oppenheimer
The Great Dissents of the "Lone Dissenter" Justice Jesse W. Carter's Twenty Tumultuous Years on the California Supreme Court, David B. Oppenheimer and Allan Brotsky
The Great Dissents of the Lone Dissenter: Preface and Acknowledgments, David B. Oppenheimer and Allan Brotsky
Boalt Hall's Employment Discrimination Clinic: A Model for Law School/Government Cooperation in Integrating Substance and Practice, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Carcieri's Self-Described Progressive Critique of the ACLU on Proposition 209: A Conservative Response, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Distinguishing Five Models of Affirmative Action, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge: Does the California Fair Employment and Housing Act Displace Common Law Remedies, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Employment Discrimination: Rightful Place Seniority under Title VII and Section 1981: The Teamsters Roadblock May Be Only a Detour, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Exacerbating the Exasperating: Title Vll Liability of Employers for Sexual Harassment Comitted by Their Supervisors, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
From Little Acorns Great Oaks Grow-Neil Gotanda's Contribution to the Law Permitting General & Punitive Damages in Employment Discrimination Cases, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Kennedy, King, Shuttlesworth and Walker: The Events Leading to the Introduction of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Martin Luther King, Walker v. City of Birmingham, and the Letter from Birmingham Jail, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green Revisited: Why Non-Violent Civil Disobedience Should Be Protected from Retaliation by Title VII, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Negligent Discrimination, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
The Legality of Promoting Inclusiveness: Why the University of California May and Should Use Race and Ethnicity as Factors in Applicant Outreach, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Trina Grillo - A Personal Rememberance, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Understanding Affirmative Action, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Verdicts Matter: An Empirical Study of California Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Jury Verdicts Reveals Low Success Rates for Women and Minorities, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Workplace Harassment and the First Amendment: A Reply to Professor Volokh, David Benjamin Oppenheimer
Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimiantion Law, 2nd ed., David B. Oppenheimer, Sheila R. Foster, Sora Y. Han, and Richard T. Ford
Religiosity and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States and Europe, David B. Oppenheimer, Alvaro Oliveira, and Aaron Blumenthal
Playing the Trump Card: The Enduring Legacy of Racism in Immigration Law, David B. Oppenheimer, Swati Prakash, and Rachel Burns
Welcome and Opening Remarks, Professor David Oppenheimer
Texas Gov. Abbott threatens to oust officials who promote sanctuary cities, Andrew O'Reilly
Trump's 'sanctuary' order sets up showdown between cities and states, Andrew O'Reilly
International Criminal Law And The Cambodian Killing Fields, Diane F. Orentlicher
Politics by Other Means: The Law of the International Criminal Court, Diane F. Orentlicher
Separation Anxiety: International Responses to Ethno-Separatist Claims, Diane F. Orentlicher
Swapping Amnesty For Peace And The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Diane F. Orentlicher
The Imprint Of Kosovo On International Law, Diane F. Orentlicher
Petitioner’s Response To The Court’s Order To Show Cause, Johnson v. Pfister, Docket No. 1:17-cv-03997 (N.D. Ill. 2017), J. Damian Ortiz and
John Marshall Celebrates International Transgender Visibility Day, J. Damian Ortiz
Reevaluating Intellectual Property Law in a 3D Printing Era, Lucas S. Osborn
Reevaluating Intellectual Property Law in a 3D Printing Era., Lucas S. Osborn
The Limits of Creativity in Copyright: Digital Manufacturing Files and Lockout Codes, Lucas S. Osborn
Trademark Boundaries and 3D Printing, Lucas S. Osborn
A Case for Weakening Patent Rights, Lucas S. Osborn, Joshua M. Pearce, and Amberlee Haselhuhn
Harmonizing Cultural IP across Borders: Fashionable Bags & Ghanaian Adinkra Symbols, Janewa Osei Tutu
Humanizing Intellectual Property: Moving Beyond the Natural Rights Property Focus, Janewa Osei Tutu
What Do Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Have to Do with Intellectual Property Rights?, Janewa Osei Tutu
Agricultural Biotechnology: Drawing on International Law to Promote Progress, J. Janewa Osei-Tutu
Climate Change Legislation in Context, Hari M. Osofsky
Complex Value Choices at the Environment-Energy Interface, Hari M. Osofsky
Diagonal Federalism and Climate Change: Implications for the Obama Administration, Hari M. Osofsky
Rethinking the Geography of Local Climate Action: Multi-Level Network Participation in Metropolitan Regions, Hari M. Osofsky
The Geography of Solving Global Environmental Problems: Reflections on Polycentric Efforts to Address Climate Change, Hari M. Osofsky
Understanding "Hostage-Diplomacy": The Release of Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan, Hari M. Osofsky
A Law and Geography Perspective on the New Haven School, Hari M. Osofsky
Climate Change and Crises of International Law: Possibilities for Geographic Reenvisioning, Hari M. Osofsky
Complex Value Choices at the Environment-Energy Interface, Hari M. Osofsky
Defining Sustainable Development after Earth Summit 2002, Hari M. Osofsky
Introduction: Climate Policy for the Obama Administration, Hari M. Osofsky
Introduction: Envisioning Legal and Policy Pathways for Energy Innovation, Hari M. Osofsky
Litigation's Role in the Path of U.S. Federal Climate Change Regulation: Implications of AEP v. Connecticut, Hari M. Osofsky
Multidimensional Governance and the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Hari M. Osofsky
Multiscalar Governance and Climate Change: Reflections on the Role of States and Cities at Copenhagen, Hari M. Osofsky
Scaling "Local": The Implications of Greenhouse Gas Regulation in San Bernardino County, Hari M. Osofsky
Suburban Climate Change Efforts: Possibilities for Small and Nimble Cities Participating in State, Regional, National, and International Networks, Hari M. Osofsky
The BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Multidimensional Governance, Hari M. Osofsky
The Future of Environmental Law and Complexities of Scale: Federalism Experiments with Climate Change Under the Clean Air Act, Hari M. Osofsky
The Geography of Climate Change Litigation: Implications for Transnational Regulatory Governance, Hari M. Osofsky
The Geography of Climate Change Litigation Part II: Narratives of Massachusetts v EPA, Hari M. Osofsky
The Geography of Justice Wormholes: Dilemmas from Property and Criminal Law, Hari M. Osofsky
Environmental Justice and the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Hari M. Osofsky, Kate Baxter-Kauf, Bradley Hammer, Ann Mailander, Brett Mares, Amy Pikovsky, Andrew Whitney, and Laura Wilson
The Scale of Networks?: Local Climate Change Coalitions, Hari M. Osofsky and Janet Koven Levit
The Grass is Not Always Greener: Congressional Dysfunction, Executive Action, and Climate Change in Comparative Perspective, Hari M. Osofsky and Jacqueline Peel
Energy Partisanship, Hari M. Osofsky and Jacqueline Peel
Arctic Energy Cooperation, Hari M. Osofsky, Jessica Shadian, and Sara L. Fechtelkotter
Dynamic Energy Federalism, Hari M. Osofsky and Hannah J. Wiseman
Hybrid Energy Governance, Hari M. Osofsky and Hannah J. Wiseman