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Documents from 2022
Ode to Judge Leon D. Lazer, Martin A. Schwartz
Sustainability in Global Supply Chains Under the CISG, Ingeborg Schwenzer and Edgardo Muñoz
Ottawa steps into ‘Ring of Fire’ debate with Doug Ford, Dayna Scott
Mining push continues despite water crisis in Neskantaga First Nation and Ontario’s Ring of Fire, Dayna Scott and Deborah Cowen
Intergenerational Environmental Justice and the Climate Crisis: Thinking with and beyond the Charter, Dayna Scott and Garance Malivel
Patent Eligibility and Cancer Therapy, Christopher B. Seaman
Intellectual Property and Tabletop Games, Christopher B. Seaman and Thuan Tran
Morphologically Similar, but Regionally Distinct: Perdiz Arrow Points from Caddo Burial Contexts in the American Southeast, Robert Z. Selden Jr., Ph.D., R.P.A.
Welcome to ITA, Robert Z. Selden Jr., Ph.D., R.P.A.
Inconceivable Families, Malinda L. Seymore
Separation and Connectedness: Global Norms of Open versus Closed Adoption, Malinda L. Seymore
Reuters quotes Sean Flynn in article "‘Extraordinary times, extraordinary measures’: U.S. approach to vanquish pandemic", Andrea Shalal and Sean Flynn
Corporate Resiliency and Relevancy in the Private Ordering Era, Megan Wischmeier Shaner
South Carolina Crimes: Elements and Defenses, Miller W. Shealy Jr., Margaret M. Lawton, and Kimberly D. Phillips
Express Trusts, Private Law Theory and Legal Concepts, Duncan Sheehan
The Scope and Rationale(s) of the Change of Position Defence, Duncan Sheehan
Reach of Search Warrant for Emails at Issue in Appeals Case, Mark Sherman and Jennifer C. Daskal
Retirement Plan Reforms in the Absence of a Retirement Policy, Natalya Shnitser
Infusing Leadership Competencies into 1L Professional Identity Formation, Aric Short
Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Carney Simpson and John D. King
Has Chief Justice Roberts Lost His Power on the Supreme Court?, Mike Simpson, Allison Orr Larsen, and David Yalof
Bargaining Sectoral Standards: Towards Canadian Fair Pay Agreement Legislation, Sara Slinn and Mark Rowlinson
A Linguistic Analysis of Chevron, Brian G. Slocum
Assessing Corpus Linguistics and Legal Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
A Structuralist Account of “Ordinary Meaning” in Statutory Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
A Structuralist Account of “Ordinary Meaning” in Statutory Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
Big Data and Accuracy in Statutory Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
Conversational Implicatures and Legal Texts, Brian G. Slocum
Conversational Implicatures and Legal Texts, Brian G. Slocum
Corpus Evidence of the Meaning of "Sex" in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1), Brian G. Slocum
Corpus Linguistics and Legal Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
Corpus Linguistics and Legal Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
Corpus Linguistics and Statutory Interpretation Panel, Brian G. Slocum
Corpus Linguistics and the Structure of Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
Debate with Professor Ilan Wurman, Brian G. Slocum
Defending the Canon of Constitutional Avoidance, Brian G. Slocum
Indexicals, and the Semantics/Pragmatics Distinction, Brian G. Slocum
Interpretation and Authorial Intent, Brian G. Slocum
Introduction, Brian G. Slocum
Introduction, Brian G. Slocum
Judging ‘Judging Ordinary Meaning’, Brian G. Slocum
Judicial Activism and the Canon of Constitutional Avoidance, Brian G. Slocum
Judicial Activism and the Canon of Constitutional Avoidance, Brian G. Slocum
Language and Judicial Review of Agency Statutory Interpretations, Brian G. Slocum
Linguistics and Judicial Review, Brian G. Slocum
Linguistics and 'ordinary meaning' determinations, Brian G. Slocum
No Vehicles in the Park, Brian G. Slocum
No Vehicles on Mars, Brian G. Slocum
Ordinary Meaning and Chevron, Brian G. Slocum
Ordinary Meaning and Corpus Linguistics, Brian G. Slocum
Ordinary Meaning and Corpus Linguistics, Brian G. Slocum
Ordinary Meaning and Empiricism, Brian G. Slocum
Ordinary Meaning: A Theory of the Most Fundamental Principle of Legal Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
Overlooked Temporal Issues in Statutory Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
Overlooked temporal issues in statutory interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
Pragmatics and legal texts: How best to account for the gaps between literal meaning and communicative meaning, Brian G. Slocum
Progressive Textualism, Brian G. Slocum
Public Meaning, Brian G. Slocum
Quantifier Domain Restriction and Ordinary Meaning, Brian G. Slocum
Rethinking “Ordinary” Meaning, Brian G. Slocum
Rethinking the Canon of Constitutional Avoidance, Brian G. Slocum
RICO and the Legislative Supremacy Approach to Federal Criminal Lawmaking, Brian G. Slocum
Statutory Interpretation from the Outside, Brian G. Slocum
Statutory Interpretation from the Outside, Brian G. Slocum
Statutory Interpretation from the Outside, Brian G. Slocum
Statutory Interpretation from the Outside, Brian G. Slocum
Statutory Interpretation from the Outside & The Presumption of Legal Meaning, Brian G. Slocum
The Aftermath of Free Speech: A New Definition of Child Pornography, Brian G. Slocum
The Contribution of Linguistics to Legal Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
The Crimmification Crisis, Brian G. Slocum
The Generality of Meaning, Brian G. Slocum
The Immigration Rule of Lenity and Chevron Deference, Brian G. Slocum
The Importance of Being Ambiguous: Substantive Canons, Stare Decisis and the Central Role of Ambiguity Determinations in the Administrative State, Brian G. Slocum
The Importance of Being Ambiguous: Substantive Canons, Stare Decisis and the Central Role of Ambiguity Determinations in the Administrative State, Brian G. Slocum
The Interpretation of Legal Texts in the Administrative State, Brian G. Slocum
The Meaning of Sex: Dynamic Words, Novel Applications, and Original Public Meaning, Brian G. Slocum
The Nature of Legal Interpretation: What jurists can learn about legal interpretation from linguistics and philosophy, Brian G. Slocum
The Ordinary Meaning of International Law, Brian G. Slocum
The Ordinary Meaning of International Law, Brian G. Slocum
The Ordinary Meaning of Ordinary Language in Legal Texts, Brian G. Slocum
The Ordinary Meaning of Ordinary Language in Legal Texts, Brian G. Slocum
The Ordinary Meaning of Ordinary Language in Legal Texts, Brian G. Slocum
The Ordinary Meaning of Rules, Brian G. Slocum
The Ordinary Meaning of Rules, Brian G. Slocum
Theories of Statutory Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
The Scope and Limits of Corpus Analysis for Legal Interpretation, Brian G. Slocum
The war on terrorism and the extraterritorial application of the constitution in immigration law, Brian G. Slocum
The War On Terrorism and the Extraterritorial Application of the Constitution in Immigration Law, Brian G. Slocum
Thoughts on Ordinary Meaning and Corpus Linguistics, Brian G. Slocum
Virtual Child Pornography: Does it Mean the End of the Child Pornography Exception to the First Amendment?, Brian G. Slocum
What Students Should Know About Language, Brian G. Slocum
Dynamic Words and Evolving Statutes, Brian G. Slocum, William N. Eskridge Jr., and Stefan Th. Gries
Judging Corpus Linguistics, Brian G. Slocum and Stefan Th. Gries
Justice Scalia: Rhetoric and the Rule of Law, Brian G. Slocum and Francis J. Mootz
Foreword: Rethinking Antitrust, Susan Smelcer and Jeffrey L. Vagle
Analyzing Prison Sex: Reconciling Self Expression with Safety, Brenda V. Smith
Reforming, Reclaiming or Reframing Womanhood: Reflections on Advocacy for Women in Custody, Brenda V. Smith
Rethinking Prison Sex: Self -Expression and Safety, Brenda V. Smith
Sexual Abuse of Women in Prison: A Modern Corollary of Slavery, Brenda V. Smith
Uncomfortable Places, Close Spaces: Theorizing Female Correctional Officers’ Sexual Interactions with Men and Boys in Custody, Brenda V. Smith