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Documents from 2017
The Criminal Defense Lawyer's Fiduciary Duty to Clients with Mental Disability, Christopher Slobogin and Amy R. Mashburn
Reasonable Expectations of Privacy and Autonomy in Fourth Amendment Cases: An Empirical Look at “Understandings” Recognized and Permitted by Society, Christopher Slobogin and Joseph E. Schumacher
A Proposal to Eliminate Director Standards From the Model Business Corporations Act, D. Gordon Smith
Beyond "Public Concern": New free speech standards for public employees, D. Gordon Smith
Chancellor Allen and the Fundamental Question, D. Gordon Smith
Contractually Adopted Fiduciary Duty, D. Gordon Smith
Corporate Governance and Managerial Incompetence: Lessons from Kmart, D. Gordon Smith
Corporate Governance and Managerial Incompetence: Lessons from Kmart, D. Gordon Smith
Doctrines of Last Resort, D. Gordon Smith
Family Law and Entrepreneurial Action, D. Gordon Smith
Firms and Fiduciaries, D. Gordon Smith
How Early Stage Entrepreneurs Select Venture Capitalists, D. Gordon Smith
Independent Legal Significance, Good Faith, and the Interpretation of Venture Capital Contracts, D. Gordon Smith
Legal Precursors of Transaction Cost Economics, D. Gordon Smith
Team Production in Venture Capital Investing, D. Gordon Smith
The "Branding Effect" of Contracts, D. Gordon Smith
The Critical Resource Theory of Fiduciary Duty, D. Gordon Smith
The Dystopian Potential of Corporate Law, D. Gordon Smith
The Exit Structure of Strategic Alliances, D. Gordon Smith
The Exit Structure of Venture Capital, D. Gordon Smith
The Modern Business Judgment Rule, D. Gordon Smith
The Role of Shareholders in the Modern American Corporation, D. Gordon Smith
The Shareholder Primacy Norm, D. Gordon Smith
Venture Capital Contracting in the Information Age, D. Gordon Smith
Entrepreneurs on Horseback: Reflections on the organization of law, D. Gordon Smith and Darian Ibrahim
Law and Entrepreneurial Opportunities, D. Gordon Smith and Darian M. Ibrahim
Law and Entrepreneurial Opportunities, D. Gordon Smith and Darian M. Ibrahim
Contracts as Organizations, D. Gordon Smith and Brayden G. King
Fiduciary Discretion, D. Gordon Smith and Jordan C. Lee
Law & Entrepreneurship: Do courts matter?, D. Gordon Smith and Masako Ueda
Private Ordering with Shareholder Bylaws, D. Gordon Smith, Matthew Wright, and Marcus Kai Hintze
Business Organizations: Cases, Problems, and Case Studies, 1st Edition, Gordon Smith and Cynthia Williams
Business Organizations: Cases, Problems, and Case Studies, 2nd Edition, Gordon Smith and Cynthia Williams
2016 Presidential Election in Review, Mark Caleb Smith
Affordable Care Act, Mark Caleb Smith
Afghanistan Troop Plans, Mark Caleb Smith
Are Political Sex Scandals on the Rise?, Mark Caleb Smith
Candidate Boasts Sexual Past, Mark Caleb Smith
Changing Ohio's Constitution, Mark Caleb Smith
Congressional Address, Mark Caleb Smith
Congressional Hearings, Mark Caleb Smith
Court Lets Travel Ban Mostly Go into Effect, Mark Caleb Smith
Debate of Democratic Candidates for Ohio Governor, Mark Caleb Smith
DeVos Confirmed in Senate, Mark Caleb Smith
Donald Trump Going After Jim Jordan et al, but Ohio Congressman Not Worried, Mark Caleb Smith
Election Day, Mark Caleb Smith
Election Day Wrap, Mark Caleb Smith
Electoral College, Mark Caleb Smith
Explaining Issue 2, Mark Caleb Smith
First 100 Days, Mark Caleb Smith
First 100 Days, Mark Caleb Smith
GOP Veterans, Dem Newcomers Eye Ohio Races, Mark Caleb Smith
Governor's Race Heating Up, Mark Caleb Smith
Handwriting Doesn't Match Claim, Mark Caleb Smith
Impact of Immigration Deal, Mark Caleb Smith
Impeachment Articles, Mark Caleb Smith
In Some Areas of Ohio, Trump’s Popularity Is Still Strong, Mark Caleb Smith
Kasich Releasing Book, Mark Caleb Smith
Leaked Classified Documents, Mark Caleb Smith
Leaked Classified Documents, Mark Caleb Smith
Let's Talk, Mark Caleb Smith
Mandel Borrows Trump's Style in Announcing for 2018 U.S. Senate Race, Mark Caleb Smith
Mark Interviews Mark Caleb Smith, Mark Caleb Smith
Mark Interviews Mark Caleb Smith, Mark Caleb Smith
Moore Lawyer Demands Yearbook, Mark Caleb Smith
No-go for Issue 2, Mark Caleb Smith
Ohio Continues Anemic Population Growth, Mark Caleb Smith
Ohio Lt. Governor Touts Job Creation During Middletown Visit, Mark Caleb Smith
Ohio Prescription Drug Ballot Issue, Mark Caleb Smith
Ohio Republicans Condemn Violence in Charlottesville, Mark Caleb Smith
Ohio's Death Penalty and the Supreme Court, Mark Caleb Smith
Part of Travel Ban Paases, Mark Caleb Smith
Pence Breaks Tie, Senate Takes Up Health Bill, Mark Caleb Smith
Presidential Transition, Mark Caleb Smith
President to Address Congress Tonight, Mark Caleb Smith
President Trump Sworn In, Mark Caleb Smith
Shooting at Congressional Baseball Practice, Mark Caleb Smith
Some Say Courts Are Right to Not Make Political Meetings Mandatory for Sweetwater Mayor, Mark Caleb Smith
Supreme Court Nominee, Mark Caleb Smith
Tensing Decision Will Be a Challenge for Community, Experts Say, Mark Caleb Smith
Trump Blames Media, Mark Caleb Smith
Trump's Congressional Address, Mark Caleb Smith
Trump's Congressional Address, Mark Caleb Smith
Tuesday's Election Recap, Mark Caleb Smith
Two Former Senior Campaign Aides Charged, Mark Caleb Smith
United States Budget Proposal, Mark Caleb Smith
United States Politics, Mark Caleb Smith
Why President Trump's Travel Ban Could Survive the Courts, Mark Caleb Smith
Why Younger Christians Aren't Interested in Politics, Mark Caleb Smith
Advanced Introduction to Private Law, Jan M. Smits
Enforcing Corporate Social Responsibility Codes under Private Law: On the Disciplining Power of Legal Doctrine, Jan M. Smits
What is Legal Doctrine? On the Aims and Methods of Legal-Dogmatic Research, Jan M. Smits
Hate Speech Debate Has Roots in US History, Rodney A. Smolla
Abortion Presentation Coincides with Gorsuch Hearings, O. Carter Snead
Achieving High Educational Standards for All, , , , Catherine E. Snow, Christopher Edley Jr., and Timothy Ready
Legal Ethics, Roy M. Sobelson
Legal Ethics, Roy M. Sobelson
Legal Ethics, Roy M. Sobelson
Legal Ethics, Roy M. Sobelson
Legal Ethics, Roy M. Sobelson