tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65421794968865358102024-03-13T18:03:49.755-05:00UHLC Nota BeneThe Blog of the University of Houston Law Center O'Quinn Law LibraryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger734125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-42919171995415622932020-11-06T14:21:00.000-06:002020-11-06T14:21:39.097-06:00TLAP offering free, confidential support sessions for UHLC students!<p>Did you know? The <a href="https://www.tlaphelps.org/">Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program</a> is hosting free, confidential, personalized online support sessions for law students. These support sessions provide an opportunity to meet virtually and one-on-one with a TLAP team member to confidentially share and discuss feelings of stress, anxiety, depression, being overwhelmed, or other challenges that may be standing in the way of your health and wellness. </p><p>To schedule an individual support session, call or text 1-800-343-TLAP (8527). For additional resources and more information on how TLAP supports Texas law students, check out <a href="https://www.tlaphelps.org/law-students">TLAP helps law students</a>.</p>Ashley Arringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882883443869992631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-65266593477390695082020-10-26T12:49:00.001-05:002020-10-26T13:00:51.287-05:00Thrive: Interconnectivity of Mind & Body Well-Being<p>Did you happen to catch “Thrive: Interconnectivity of Mind & Body Well-Being”? If not, allow me to summarize just a few of the many relevant takeaways offered by Justine Karanof of <a href="https://fanarof.law/">Faranof Law</a> during her recent talk on how to manage stress and maintain your mental health amid today’s multitude of stressors.</p><p>First, Justine reminds us that, as with meditation, we don’t need to entertain a certain, strict posture with the law. She suggests we seek to find what works for us and encourages us to think about alternative ways to balance work and self-care. Working on a project outside or taking a walk during a Zoom meeting, she explains, are solutions that can easily be incorporated into the workday. </p><p>To think more critically about self-care, Justine encourages us to consider what each of rest, nourishment, movement, connectedness, and meaning look like in our personal and professional lives. Naturally, she notes that today’s normal will look different from that of your pre-COVID normal. </p><p>Importantly, Justine also notes the importance of trauma-informed legal practice and draws a connection between self-care and the civil rights movement, equity, and justice. </p><p>Justine further provides a number of recommendations for self-care. I particularly enjoyed her tips on release valve breathing techniques and the creation of a mindful life map, but again, as she suggests, you should do what works for you! You can check out Justine’s balance heart mind meditation <a href="https://justineyoga.com/">here</a>. </p><p>Fortunately, Justine points out that the practice of law is indeed changing. She notes young lawyers are entering a state of the profession in which tendencies like working incessantly and failing to care for one’s self are becoming old norms, and asserts the legal profession is slowly but surely beginning to welcome opportunities for self-care.</p><p>You can view the full presentation, offered in the memory of UHLC alum and dedicated prosecutor Gil Epstein, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0szr3p6nKL8&feature=youtu.be">here</a>. Stay well and thrive!</p>Ashley Arringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882883443869992631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-16941383319012587212020-09-04T17:34:00.004-05:002020-09-05T15:48:32.610-05:00Lessons for Today from the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i>“Man’s inhumanity to man is not only perpetrated by the vitriolic actions of those who are bad. It is also perpetrated by the vitiating inaction of those who are good.” –Martin Luther King Jr.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Last week, I had the pleasure of attending <a href="http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/zacharykaufman/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Professor Zachary D. Kaufman</span></a>’s presentation on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn9WSR77ikQ&feature=youtu.be" style="color: #954f72;">Lessons for Today from the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda</a> hosted by the <a href="https://www.jhbholocaust.co.za/" style="color: #954f72;">Johannesburg Holocaust & Geno</a><a href="https://www.jhbholocaust.co.za/"><span style="color: #954f72;">cide Ce</span></a><a href="https://www.jhbholocaust.co.za/" style="color: #954f72;">ntre</a>. Among the many takeaways highlighted by Professor Kaufman and drawn from <i><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3431422"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy</span></a> </i>were ten simple yet profound lessons:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #1: Hate speech is dangerous.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">To illustrate the role that hate speech played in the Rwandan genocide, Professor Kaufman discussed multiple forms of <a href="https://hutututsi.weebly.com/propaganda.html" style="color: #954f72;">propaganda</a>, such as Kangura, Radio Rwanda, and RTLM “hate radio.”<span style="color: #0563c1;"> </span>He concludes that we must have limits, including with respect to social media, and further asserts that social media must do a better job of combatting hate speech and disinformation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #2: Atrocity prevention is possible.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Professor Kaufman next discussed the importance of laws that seek to impact atrocity prevention by way of two examples: first, the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1158__;!!LkSTlj0I!Q-M-Yxuu8oPABcJ6DX5YMUBPZqzEfGvc1raAhR6qHxFKNFSMtmGJRSNg6lCvASnv6VT1$" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;">Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">, which “prevents acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes, which threaten national and international security, by enhancing United States Government capacities to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such crises;” and second, the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/905" style="color: #954f72;">Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act</a> (enacted as section 1232 of </span><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;">the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5515/" style="color: #954f72;">John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019</a></span><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">), which “require a report on, and to authorize technical assistance for, accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria.” </span>Using recommendations and insights from <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/transitionaljustice-book.com__;!!LkSTlj0I!Q-M-Yxuu8oPABcJ6DX5YMUBPZqzEfGvc1raAhR6qHxFKNFSMtmGJRSNg6lCvAbyubL4R$" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><i><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;">United States Law and Policy on Transitional Justice: Principles, Politics, and Pragmatics</span></i></a><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">, Professor Kaufman served as a lead architect on both pieces of legislation while working </span>as a <a href="https://www.cfr.org/fellowships/international-affairs-fellowship" style="color: #954f72;">Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow</a> on the <a href="https://www.foreign.senate.gov/" style="color: #954f72;">U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee</a> staff, <span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">and later published </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ssrn.com/abstract=3484442__;!!LkSTlj0I!Q-M-Yxuu8oPABcJ6DX5YMUBPZqzEfGvc1raAhR6qHxFKNFSMtmGJRSNg6lCvAZ7RCBRf$" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><i><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;">Legislating Atrocity Prevention</span></i></a><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">, which describes and analyzes such laws.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #3: Transitional justice is essential.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">In </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.transitionaljustice-book.com__;!!LkSTlj0I!Q-M-Yxuu8oPABcJ6DX5YMUBPZqzEfGvc1raAhR6qHxFKNFSMtmGJRSNg6lCvASy7wG72$" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><i><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;">United States Law and Policy on Transitional Justice: Principles, Politics, and Pragmatics</span></i></a><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">, Professor Kaufman defines transitional justice as the “process and objectives of societies addressing past or ongoing atrocities and other serious human rights violations through judicial and nonjudicial mechanisms.” To illustrate its importance by way of a few examples, he discussed the work of the </span><a href="https://unictr.irmct.org/" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="background: white;">International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">; prosecution by foreign courts and Rwanda’s ordinary courts, the latter of which abolished the death penalty and paved the way for the ICTR to transfer cases to Rwanda; and the establishment of the </span><a href="https://opil.ouplaw.com/view/10.1093/law:epil/9780199231690/law-9780199231690-e1667" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="background: white;">Gacaca courts</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">, which addressed a backlog of genocide cases and tried nearly 2 million cases during their ten years of operation. While noting varied opinions as to whether the ICTR succeeded in fulfilling its mission, he concludes that transitional justice work remains far from complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #4: Sexual abuse is rampant.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">In discussing various forms of sexual abuse and the rampant objectification of women and girls during the Rwandan genocide and still today, Professor Kaufman deemed sexual abuse a tool for violence and concluded we must do more to prevent such abuses. He further suggests, as detailed in <i><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3153253" style="color: #954f72;">Protectors of Predators or Prey: Bystanders and Upstanders Amid Sexual Crimes</a></i>, that an important and necessary piece of the solution lies in a societal transition from <a href="https://www-oed-com.ezproxy.lib.uh.edu/view/Entry/25640" style="color: #954f72;">bystanderism</a> to <a href="https://www-oed-com.ezproxy.lib.uh.edu/view/Entry/220189" style="color: #954f72;">upstanderism</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #5: Women’s representation is crucial.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Professor Kaufman called attention to the many benefits of women’s political leadership in Rwanda and elsewhere, concluding that, to foster gender equality, we must support greater roles for women in government.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #6: Genocide education is necessary.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Professor Kaufman also touched on Dr. Gregory H. Stanton’s <a href="https://www.genocidewatch.com/ten-stages-of-genocide" style="color: #954f72;">ten stages of genocide</a>, noting the strong and continued presence of denial as among the indicators of future massacres and concluding that the need for genocide education is critical and ongoing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #7: Political will is vital.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Professor Kaufman next called attention to the political will of the Tutsi during the Rwandan genocide, reminding us, regretfully, that the world abandoned them in their time of need. With reference to the continued importance of the <a href="https://www.globalr2p.org/what-is-r2p/" style="color: #954f72;">R2P doctrine</a>, he concludes that, as in Rwanda, conscientious citizens must demand action to effectively prevent future crises.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #8: Supporting survivors is fundamental.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Professor Kaufman also touched on the multiple measures that must be taken to ensure the ongoing well-being of victims and their families, such as basic needs (food, water, housing), mental health care, and reparations. He notes that the problems faced by genocide survivors are often intergenerational and highlights the need for compassion and respect for the rights, dignity, and autonomy of all human beings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #9: Upstanderism is imperative.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Professor Kaufman next reiterated the importance of <a href="https://www-oed-com.ezproxy.lib.uh.edu/view/Entry/220189" style="color: #954f72;">upstanders</a>, or, those who “speak or act in support of a cause… [or] intervene on behalf of a person being attacked or bullied” in past and modern day. As in <i><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3153253" style="color: #954f72;">Protectors of Predators or Prey: Bystanders and Upstanders Amid Sexual Crimes</a></i>, he suggests that an increased awareness of what it means to become and remain an upstander is a critical part of the solution for change.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Lesson #10: “Never again” is unfulfilled.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Perhaps most powerful of all ten lessons was Professor Kaufman’s encapsulation of each of the aforementioned takeaways through his own perception of “never again.” While noting that the phrase is generally employed to infer that humanity will no longer stand for human rights violations or atrocities, and simultaneously noting that genocide has nonetheless persisted, he suggests that the typical interpretation of the phrase is insufficient and asks that we instead invoke “never again” in the following ways:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Take hate speech lightly.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Think preventing genocide impossible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Allow impunity for genocide.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Fail to combat sexual abuse.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Decline to promote women’s political representation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Disregard genocide education.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Permit political unwillingness to address genocide.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Neglect genocide survivors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Be bystanders to genocide.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">NEVER AGAIN MUST WE… Declare “never again” unless we remember—and implement—these lessons.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">A big thanks to <a href="http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/zacharykaufman/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Professor Zachary D. Kaufman</span></a> for the invitation to attend and these hugely important lessons! For more on this subject, check out the full <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn9WSR77ikQ&feature=youtu.be"><span style="color: #a64d79;">talk</span></a>, and see <i><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3431422"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy</span></a>.</i></p>Ashley Arringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882883443869992631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-14258486293540099292020-03-04T19:03:00.000-06:002020-03-04T19:21:48.732-06:00Immigration and DemocracySarah Song knows a thing or two about immigration. Born in
South Korea, she immigrated to the United States with her parents when she was
six years old. After having to repeat the first grade because she didn’t speak English,
she went on to earn an M.Phil in politics from Oxford and a Ph.D in political
science from Yale. She is now a professor of law and political science at the
University of California, Berkeley, where her work centers on issues of immigration,
citizenship, and multiculturalism.<br />
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Song’s second book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Immigration
and Democracy</i>, is the product of years of careful thinking about
immigration and its role in democratic societies. The arguments presented here
are grounded in a deep understanding of political theory, providing a necessary
corrective to the crude sloganeering that too often shapes our public discourse
on immigration policy. As Song states in her preface, she has written the book
in the hope “that we can move beyond an ‘us versus them’ mentality and engage
in reasoned debate about immigration.”</div>
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The book is divided into three parts. In Part I, Song
examines various justifications for the state’s power over immigration. These
include the “plenary power” doctrine articulated by the U.S. Supreme
Court—which Song characterizes as “more assertion than argument”—as well as the
writings of a number of philosophers and political theorists. Building upon the
theory of collective self-determination, Song argues that the “right to control
immigration is part of the bundle of territorial rights necessary for peoples
to be self-determining.” This right, however, is not absolute. It is qualified
by other, competing rights, such as the rights of refugees fleeing violence or
persecution.</div>
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In Part II, Song examines the arguments in favor of open
borders. These are of two basic kinds: global distributive justice arguments
and rights-based arguments. Global distributive justice arguments are generally
concerned with alleviating global poverty. If all borders were open, the
thinking goes, then people born in poor countries would be free to seek
economic opportunities elsewhere. But as Song points out, “it is typically not
the world’s poorest who migrate, and the departure of a country’s more-skilled
members tends to deepen, not mitigate, global inequality.” While recognizing
that wealthier nations have a certain moral obligation to help alleviate global
poverty, Song argues that development assistance is a more effective solution
than open borders.</div>
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She then goes on to consider rights-based arguments for open
borders, which invoke widely recognized rights such as freedom of movement,
freedom of association, and freedom of contract. Song finds that all of these
arguments fall short of justifying open borders. She notes that individual
rights must be weighed against competing rights, including the right of a
people to self-determination. Furthermore, rights-based arguments “are
indifferent to the reasons people have for wanting to migrate…. [A] compelling
normative theory of migration should be able to distinguish and prioritize
among different reasons for migration.”</div>
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In Part III, Song considers the various circumstances under
which people migrate, and attempts to lay out a framework for democratic
societies to consider when formulating immigration policy. She does this by
drawing a distinction between what she calls “obligatory admissions” and “discretionary
admissions.” Obligatory admissions include refugees and certain types of
family-based immigration claims. Discretionary admissions include those who
migrate for purely voluntary reasons. “Many migrants fall somewhere in between,
and there is reasonable disagreement about where to draw the line,” Song
writes, “but I believe it is important to maintain some distinction between
those who have fundamental interests that can only be met through migration and
those who do not. Doing away with the distinction altogether would leave us
without any way to prioritize truly necessitous migrants.” She then goes on to
discuss the criteria states may use when considering discretionary admissions,
whether for temporary-worker programs or for permanent residence, and concludes
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Immigration and
Democracy</i> is an illuminating and well-argued book that deserves the
attention of anyone interested in a serious and nuanced approach to immigration
policy. It is now available on the New Books shelf at the O’Quinn Law Library.
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Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08902793645234047567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-70608503317033139362020-02-24T10:28:00.001-06:002020-09-04T17:11:05.476-05:00Bar Exam Success: A Comprehensive GuideSitting for the bar exam this week? Tired of reviewing doctrine, but still looking for something to get you in the right head space before the big days? Check out our new title, <i><a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHO_INST/1s048ah/alma991034072447705701">Bar Exam Success: A Comprehensive Guide</a></i> by Sara J. Berman.<br />
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<i><a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHO_INST/1s048ah/alma991034072447705701">Bar Exam Success</a></i> has lots to offer! It will teach you how to develop a plan for success, find and use quality expert help, maximize your schedule for productivity, prepare with practice tests, eliminate distractions and embrace success, and more.<br />
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No time for all of that reading? Check out the “handy tips for bar days” at the end of Chapter 9. There, you’ll find ten quick test-taking tips specific to each of essays, MBEs, and MPTs.<br />
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Whether you need some last minute tips before this week’s exam or are looking to get a head start on July’s, <i><a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHO_INST/1s048ah/alma991034072447705701">Bar Exam Success</a></i> is an excellent resource now available on the new books shelf.<br />
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To those sitting for the bar this week, BEST OF LUCK from all of us at the O’Quinn Law Library!<br />Ashley Arringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882883443869992631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-58720843732208488452020-02-15T15:12:00.000-06:002020-02-15T15:31:38.496-06:00America Votes!: Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights, 4th ed.The <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/state_local_government/">ABA's State and Local Government Law Section </a>has recently published the fourth edition of <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/383902150/">America Votes!: Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights</a>, which is now in the library's collection on the new title's shelf (<a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991034083448905701&context=L&vid=01UHO_INST:UHMAIN&lang=en&search_scope=UHMAIN_Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=title,contains,america%20votes,AND&sortby=date_d&facet=frbrgroupid,include,9067382686660327222&mode=advanced&offset=0">KF4886.A86</a>). The twenty-one chapter book is edited by <a href="https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/benjamin-e-griffith/66835">Benjamin E. Griffith</a> and <a href="https://sandlerreiff.com/attorneys/john-hardin-young/">John Hardin Young</a>, and is separated into five parts. Each chapter is authored by attorneys or legal scholars who are experts in the field.<br />
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The first part, "Voter Qualification and Participation," begins with a discussion of immigration, citizenship, and the 2020 census, the connection between Florida felon re-enfranchisement law and poverty, strict construction of voter registration laws (Georgia's 2018 election experience), Native American voting rights, millennials and electoral access in 2018-2020, and a holistic approach to assisting minority language voters. The second part covers the voting process and explores topics such as voter ID laws, cybersecurity threats to election systems, voter fraud claims, and Maine's ranked-choice voting, among others. The section on voting rights litigation covers criminal enforcement, voting dilution, digitized election administration, and the impact of <i><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-96_6k47.pdf">Shelby County v. Holder</a></i> on 2018 and 2020 election cycles. The chapters in the remaining sections explore issues related to audits and recounts and redistricting. An index and table of cases are included in this book.<br />
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<i><a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHO_INST/1s048ah/alma991034059642005701">The Legal System of Louisiana</a></i> is part of the Legal Systems Series, which seeks to outline and explain various legal systems throughout the world. Specifically, <i><a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHO_INST/1s048ah/alma991034059642005701">The Legal System of Louisiana</a> </i>details the main features of the history of Louisiana's legal system, its sources of law, its constitutional framework, its legal actors, its criminal law, its law of persons, family law, property law, law of contract, law on delictual liability, quasi-contracts, business entities, and labor-employment law. At only 106 pages, it’s a quick read that will familiarize you with the foundations and fundamental features of Louisiana’s unique legal system.<br />
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<i><a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHO_INST/1s048ah/alma991034059642005701">The Legal System of Louisiana</a></i> is now available on the new books shelf!<br />
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Ashley Arringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882883443869992631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-60860740369115474322019-12-06T15:51:00.004-06:002019-12-06T16:26:46.131-06:00Environmental Litigation: Law & Strategy, 2nd ed.<a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/">The ABA Environment, Energy & Resources Section</a> has recently published the second edition <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/376275969/">Environmental Litigation: Law & Strategy</a> edited by Kegan A. Brown and Andrea M. Hogan. This eight-chapter book begins with Judicial Challenges to Federal Agency Action, which discusses types of agency regulatory action that is subject to challenge, requirements for such challenges, claims and standards of judicial review, and remedies. The chapter covering environmental criminal enforcement looks at the issues related to criminal enforcement, elements established by federal environmental statutes, mens rea, pre-trial matters, trial, and sentencing. The chapter covering civil environmental enforcement litigation discusses direct statutory claims, permit enforcement, and regulatory enforcement, and endangerment authorities. It also reviews relief sought by the government including injunctions and penalties as well as defenses to enforcement, settlement, procedural and evidentiary issues. Other chapters focus on Insurance Recovery for Environmental Liabilities, and CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ) Cost Recovery. Citizen Suits, Toxic Tort Litigation, and Pesticide Litigation are also covered. This title is now in the library's stacks under call number (<a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991034029249305701&context=L&vid=01UHO_INST:UHMAIN&lang=en&search_scope=UHMAIN_Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,KF8925.E5%20E58%202019,AND&mode=advanced&offset=0">KF8925.E5 E58 2019</a>).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-51318457842159561832019-11-25T12:19:00.001-06:002019-11-26T10:13:15.615-06:00New books in the Relaxation Station<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHO_INST/1s048ah/alma991034059748605701">Mindfulness for Law Students</a></i> introduces law students to contemplative practices and research that shows how incorporating mindfulness techniques can alter the physical structure and function of the brain to reflect decreased levels of stress, increased levels of productivity, and improved mental health. This book uses legal terms and concepts to teach lawyers what they need to know about mindfulness and neuroscience to lead more balanced and effective lives and was written with input from law students, law professors, and recent law school graduates to ensure that the lessons are accessible and can be easily integrated into your busy schedule. </div>
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<i><a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHO_INST/1s048ah/alma991024303489705701">The Anxious Lawyer</a></i> provides an introductory program on meditation and mindfulness and was created by lawyers for lawyers. The program draws on examples from Cho and Gifford, who began meditating as practicing attorneys and have firsthand knowledge of the difficulties of legal practice. They experienced how meditation and mindfulness support a more effective and enjoyable legal practice. Both found unexpected rewards of meditation: better self understanding, more rewarding relationships, and a deeper feeling of connection to the world. <i><a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHO_INST/1s048ah/alma991024303489705701">The Anxious Lawyer</a></i> introduces practices that help to reduce anxiety, improve focus and clarity, and enrich your quality of life.</div>
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Ashley Arringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882883443869992631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-46574357939116675502019-11-23T14:15:00.001-06:002019-11-23T14:15:32.416-06:00Environmental Law Handbook, 24th Edition<a href="https://rowman.com/page/bernan">BernanPress</a> has recently published the <a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781641433501/Environmental-Law-Handbook-24th-Edition">Twenty-Fourth edition of Environmental Law Handbook</a>. Edited by Thomas F.P. Sullivan, it contains seventeen chapters written by attorneys and scholars. The first chapter focuses on the basics of environmental law covering the environmental legal system, common law theories such as nuisance, trespass, negligence, and strict liability, as well as summary of different aspects of environmental law from statutes, environmental regulations, state and local laws. The second chapter covering enforcement and liability looks at federal enforcement trends, general concepts of enforcement and liability, civil enforcement and liability, citizen suits, and criminal enforcement, and mitigation and avoidance of liability. The other chapters focus on the major environmental acts, which make up the bulk of federal environmental law. The authors provide a thorough analysis of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clear Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Oil Pollution Act (OPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (DPRCA), and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Underground storage tanks, pesticides, and environmental managements systems are also discussed. <a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991034026349305701&context=L&vid=01UHO_INST:UHMAIN&lang=en&search_scope=UHMAIN_Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=title,contains,environmental%20law%20handbook,AND&mode=advanced&offset=0">This is now available in the library</a>, currently in the new titles shelf near the reference desk.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-36338257233730133422019-11-07T18:14:00.000-06:002019-11-07T18:14:56.491-06:00Texas Trial Procedure and Evidence, 2020The O'Quinn Law Library collection now includes the 2020 edition of <a href="https://www.lawcatalog.com/texas-trial-procedure-and-evidence.html"><i>Texas Trial Procedure and Evidence</i></a> by Jim Wren and Jeremy Counseller.<br />
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many of which are complicated even further when one or more parties serve in
the military. Fortunately, Mark E. Sullivan has written a comprehensive,
two-volume guide for attorneys representing servicemembers and their families
in domestic cases. Now in its third edition, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Military Divorce Handbook</i> covers a wide range of issues, such
as locating military personnel, obtaining evidence abroad, obtaining documents
from the government, navigating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, custody
and visitation, military tax issues, pension and property division, domestic
abuse, and family support. In addition to discussions of substantive law, the
book also includes numerous practice tips, sample legal documents, and references
for further research.<br />
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Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08902793645234047567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-61885893869831502452019-10-04T19:08:00.002-05:002019-10-04T19:09:54.576-05:00The Fourth Amendment HandbookThe Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the “right
of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures.…” In doing so, it guarantees what
Louis Brandeis called “the right to be let alone—the most comprehensive of
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you up to speed on Fourth Amendment law, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Fourth Amendment Handbook</i> is for you. Now in its fourth edition, this ABA
publication begins with an introductory essay outlining the history of Fourth
Amendment jurisprudence, followed by a survey of all Supreme Court Fourth
Amendment cases through January 2019. The survey is organized in table form,
and contains the case name, charge on arrest, authority for arrest, warrant
clause applicability, exceptions to the warrant clause, and a summary of the
decision. Cases that have been overruled are indicated with a flag next to the
case name. There is also an alphabetical table of case names to help you locate
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Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08902793645234047567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-41469918226491953282019-09-27T12:48:00.002-05:002019-09-27T12:49:04.405-05:00Researching Texas Law, 4th Edition<br />
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become an essential in the arsenal of the legal researcher in Texas. Authored
by Baylor law professors Brandon D. Quarles and Matthew C. Cordon, <i>Researching
Texas Law </i>covers both research strategy and topics and information specific
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students, but practitioners as well. The legal research process and case law
research receive their own complete, yet brief explanations. The case law
chapter also includes a concise explanation of finding writ and petition
history for civil and criminal cases, a practice unique to Texas and it’s
multi-level appeals process. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From there
the book goes straight to some of an attorney’s most important tools: court
rules, jury instructions, briefs and records, and jury verdicts and settlements.
The jury instructions section is especially useful, with lots of resources for
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Tracking Bills and Compiling Legislative Histories. The authors take care to
walk the reader through the legislative processes of both the U.S. Congress and
the Texas Legislature, and where the reader can find the materials created by
these bodies. Especially helpful is a walk through the Texas Legislative
procedure in Chapter 8, identifying documents created by legislative committees
and describing their value. The chapter also highlights the availability of
legislative history documents by the date of their consideration, helpfully
noting where a researcher can find materials online for the 71<sup>st</sup> Texas
Legislative Session to the present. These two chapters should be required
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Administrative Regulations and Decisions, both the process of promulgating
regulations and resources for agency decisions and related documents are described
for both Texas and federal law. The later chapters discuss Texas Secondary Sources
and their use, before continuing to a chapter on Texas Practice Materials. The
Texas Practice Materials chapter is another standout in the book, with a robust
listing of Texas-specific practice materials available for various areas of
law. Any researcher who thinks she’s exhausted her research options should check
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Law </i>contains a wealth of practical research advice and a complete look at Texas
legal research materials. The new 4<sup>th</sup> edition is highly recommended
to both novice Texas researchers, and experts as well. <o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Katy Stein Badeauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675614357523183416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-84523820737189483732019-09-16T11:22:00.000-05:002019-09-16T11:31:51.240-05:00Rehabilitation and Incarceration: In Search of Fairer and More Productive Sentencing<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://notabeneuh.blogspot.com/2019/05/confessions-of-innocent-man.html">Confessions of an Innocent Man</a></i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://notabeneuh.blogspot.com/2019/07/when-justice-fails.html">When Justice Fails</a></i>? Looking for another
perspective from that of the (fictionally) wrongfully accused or social science
researchers? Not to fret… <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rehabilitation
and Incarceration: In Search of Fairer and More Productive Sentencing</i> offers
a unique, judicial perspective from the late Hon. Harold Baer Jr., who served
on the New York Supreme Court and later <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/young_lawyers/publications/tyl/topics/legal-history/the-mother-court-aka-southern-district-court-new-york/">“The Mother Court.” </a><o:p></o:p></div>
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it came about; and the pressing need and means to reduce prison populations and
recidivism, promote rehabilitation and re-entry into society, and protect
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from his extraordinary experience in taking responsibility at every stage of
the criminal law process—from federal prosecutor to defense attorney to judge
presiding at trial and sentencing. In this book, Judge Baer recounts the lessons
learned from his re-entry court experience and argues that public safety and
our sense of humanity require that we drastically improve prisoner sentencing
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D. Feerick writes, “Judge… Baer lived a life of good works and service to the
community, with a faith in humanity and the worth of every individual.
Deploring a culture of mass incarceration and severe collateral consequences of
sentencing, the book offers many ideas for a better way of achieving the ideal
of rehabilitation. It reflects the author’s passionately-held view that in a
country unique in the history of the world as a bastion of freedom, new and
realistic approaches can and must be taken to reduce prison penalties, mandatory
minimum sentences, and recidivism. The book is excellently documented in
dealing with the problem of incarceration and filled with invaluable insights
as to fairer and more productive sentencing. Judge Baer has left us an
important legacy in the writing of his last manuscript. It deserves a wide
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<br />Ashley Arringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882883443869992631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-25729245675395998542019-08-27T14:53:00.000-05:002019-08-27T14:53:16.493-05:00The Mueller Report Still curious about <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mueller-Report-Washington-Post/dp/1982129735">The Mueller Report</a></i>? The O'Quinn Law Library has a brand new copy presented with related materials by <i>The Washington Post</i>!<br />
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Ashley Arringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882883443869992631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-48013079318160789812019-08-03T15:56:00.000-05:002019-08-03T15:56:31.017-05:00Refugee Law and PolicyThe O'Quinn Law Library collection now includes the 5th edition of <a href="https://cap-press.com/books/isbn/9781611638486/Refugee-Law-and-Policy-Fifth-Edition"><i>Refugee Law and Policy: A Comparative and International Approach</i></a> by Karen Musalo, Jennifer Moore, Richard Boswell and Annie Daher.<br />
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<i>Refugee Law and Policy: A Comparative and International Approach </i>is, as its title suggests, a study of refugee law. While written for a United States audience, this book examines new legal developments affecting refugees in Europe as much as it does those in Central America. This book is primarily aimed at law students, but there is sufficient historical analysis to make this book of interet to academic researchers and to social scientists interested in current events involving large-scale refugee movements. Attorneys might also appreciate the examinations of standards and practices if interested in beginning a refugee law practice. The new changes to the 5th edition include analyses of
gang violence as the cause of refugee emigration as well as discussions
of persecution of social groups.<br />
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<i>Refugee Law and Policy: A Comparative and International Approach </i>is is currently available on the New Books shelf at the far end of the law library reference desk. This book's call number is <a href="https://uh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991026606709705701&context=L&vid=01UHO_INST:UHMAIN&lang=en&search_scope=UHMAIN_Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&isFrbr=true&tab=Everything&query=title,contains,Refugee%20Law%20and%20Policy:%20A%20Comparative%20and%20International%20Approach,AND&sortby=date_d&facet=frbrgroupid,include,9083208422141196552&mode=advanced&offset=0">KF 4836.M87 2018</a>. Dan Donahuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12444692354729458022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-78105139114747244682019-07-19T15:35:00.000-05:002019-07-25T12:49:03.025-05:00When Justice FailsIn my <a href="http://notabeneuh.blogspot.com/2019/05/confessions-of-innocent-man.html">last post</a>, I reviewed <a href="https://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=12">Professor David Dow</a>’s <i>Confessions of an Innocent Man</i>, which I summarized as “a story about love and hatred, innocence and guilt, friendship and animosity, forgiveness and condemnation, hope and hopelessness, coping and failing to cope [and]… a story about the many, mixed, and devastating emotions associated with the loss of a partner, the loss of freedom, and the loss of normalcy all at once [and]… a story about relationships—those accepted and denounced, broken and repaired, real and perceived, unlikely and purposeful, traditional and extraordinary… [and, finally]… a story about the numerous inefficacies of our criminal justice system and the devastating tolls paid by those wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death.” Dow’s novel is a fascinating read, yet it leaves us with many questions about the failures of our current system and the implications of wrongful convictions.<br />
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<i>When Justice Fails: Causes and Consequences of Wrongful Convictions</i>, written by social science researchers and legal actors with significant knowledge of wrongful convictions and the release of thousands of innocent prisoners in the U.S. in past decades, helps to provide a more practical look at these issues and to produce new insights regarding how and why wrongful convictions occur and what can be done to help prevent further injustices in our criminal justice system.<br />
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In sum, <i>When Justice Fails</i> surveys the field of innocence scholarship to offer an overview of the key research, legal, and policy issues associated with wrongful convictions. Topics include the leading sources of error, the detection and correction of miscarriages of justice, the aftermath of wrongful convictions, and more. The volume includes references to historic and contemporary instances of miscarriages of justice and presents information gleaned from media sources about the cases and related policy issues. This book will be of interest to anyone seeking to learn more about wrongful convictions and the administration of justice or anyone searching for an instructive follow-up to <i>Confessions of an Innocent Man</i>.<br />
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under a duty to act for the benefit of another on matters within the scope of
the relationship.” If that sounds like it covers a lot of ground, that’s
because it does. Fiduciary relationships arise in a number of legal contexts,
including family law, corporate law, banking, trusts, employment law,
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a survey of this burgeoning field. The book’s purpose, as the editors write in
their introduction, “is to furnish a single source to which readers can turn
for guidance on fiduciary principles across a host of substantive fields,
jurisdictions, and epochs.” The book is divided into four parts. The first part
examines the various doctrinal areas in which fiduciary principles arise. (The
University of Houston’s own <a href="http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=4950">Teddy Rave</a> has
contributed a chapter here, in which he discusses the fiduciary nature of state
authority.) The second part attempts to provide a conceptual synthesis of the
fiduciary principles that all of these doctrines have in common. The third part
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critical area of the law. It is currently available on the New Books shelf at
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Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08902793645234047567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-39681292125873705152019-06-24T15:18:00.000-05:002019-06-24T15:21:26.783-05:00Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free SpeechIn the world of higher education, perhaps no issue has
received more attention in recent years than that of free speech. In a new
book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Speak Freely: Why Universities Must
Defend Free Speech</i>, Princeton politics professor Keith E. Whittington
presents a cogent and fiercely argued defense of free speech on university
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associated with First Amendment law, Whittington makes clear from the beginning
that he is not making a primarily legal argument. Instead, he argues that freedom of speech is fundamental to the
mission of a modern university, which is to “produce and disseminate
knowledge.” Toward the end of the second chapter (which contains an
excellent capsule history of the tradition of free speech) he writes, “If
universities seek to produce and disseminate knowledge, rather than dogma, then
they must foster an environment in which no beliefs are sacred, no ideas are
safe from scrutiny, no opinions are immune from criticism. A primary commitment
to the pursuit of truth requires that all other commitments always be subject
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and the mission of the modern university, Whittington goes on to address such
controversial issues as trigger warnings, safe spaces, disruption of classes,
and the shouting down of public speakers. In every case, his arguments are
carefully nuanced and sensitive to the legitimate concerns of those on the
other side. In discussing safe spaces, for example, he concedes that there is a
need for spaces on campus where students and faculty have “the ability to
disengage from intellectual battles and seek refuge among like-minded friends
and colleagues.” Political clubs, religious organizations, and other affinity
groups on campus have long provided these sorts of spaces, as Whittington
observes. But he argues that “such spaces for nurturing thick bonds of
solidarity with like-minded fellows cannot become the orientation of the
university as a whole…. The university as a whole is inclusive precisely in
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closely will find considerable value in Whittington’s clear presentation of the
issues and the subtlety of his argument. The book is now available on the New
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the O’Quinn Law Library, making a timely contribution to an especially newsworthy
legal topic: reproductive rights and justice. <i><a href="http://library.uh.edu/record=b10034182~S12" target="_blank">Reproductive Rights and Justice Stories</a></i>, edited by Melissa Murray, Katherine Shaw, and Reva B. Siegel
brings together important cases involving the state regulation of sex,
childbearing, and parenting. The twelve cases featured in the book, some famous
and others unknown, range in topic from contraception and abortion to pregnancy
and parenthood. The field of reproductive rights and justice is relatively new,
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a different approach to the Law Stories series, concentrating not just on individual
litigants and their attorneys, but the various social institutions that play a
role in how laws change and unfold. By situating the litigation histories in a
larger social field, readers are shown the interplay of top-down and bottom-up
forces that provoke and shape judicial decisions. The authors recognize in the
introduction that the publication of this work comes at a pivotal moment as Supreme
Court Justice Anthony Kennedy retires and is replaced by Brett Kavanaugh, a
change that will shape how reproductive justice is treated in our highest
court. What the authors may not have anticipated are the numerous state laws
passed in 2019. Alabama’s new law bans all abortion from the time a “woman [is]
known to be pregnant” – with no exceptions. Five states - Georgia, Ohio,
Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana - have passed bills which prohibit
abortion after about six weeks - before many people even realize they are
pregnant. <i>Reproductive Rights and Stories </i>examines both the social and
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new perspectives from both famous (<i>Roe v. Wade)</i> and largely unknown
cases (<i>Struck v. Secretary of Defense)</i>, presented in chronological order
to demonstrate the ebbs and flow of social and judicial change. One chapter, discussing
<i><a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8833310949486291357&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr" target="_blank">Harris v. McRay</a></i>,
by Khiara M. Bridges is especially gripping. This chapter tells the story of the 1980
decision that upheld the Hyde Amendment (a funding restriction that prohibits
the use of federal Medicaid funds for abortions in most cases). Bridges elegantly
weaves the stories of the poor women of color who would most bear
the burdens of the amendment with the story of the Burger Court’s precedents
that led lawyers challenging the Hyde Amendment to minimize the Amendment’s
disproportionate impact on these women. This demonstration of attorneys shaping
their argument to fit an inhospitable doctrinal landscape, and the consequences
and outcomes of those choices is valuable for law students and attorneys today
to consider as they make their own advocacy decisions. The struggle against the
Hyde Amendment continues today and attitudes toward the amendment have become a
bellwether question for Democratic candidates competing for the 2020 presidential
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America and the inequities that may result in people of a different sex, race, or class having less than equal protection under the law. <i>Reproductive Rights and Stories
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<br />Katy Stein Badeauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675614357523183416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-58220889018471334422019-06-08T16:27:00.000-05:002019-06-08T16:40:16.738-05:00Intellectual Property Deskbook for the Business LawyerThe <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/">ABA Business Law Section's</a> Intellectual Property Committee has recently published the fourth edition of <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/358661637/">Intellectual Property Deskbook for Business Lawyer: A Transactions-Based Guide to Intellectual Property Law</a>, edited by Sharon K. Sandeen and Marilyn C. Maloney. This book containing twenty-three chapters is designed as a reference for attorneys who need to quick information regarding intellectual property issues. Chapter 5 explores licensing intellectual property and chapter 6 looks at IP representations and warranties. The book covers intellectual property issues that arise in specific areas such as probate and estate planning, real property transactions, academic and research institutions, employment law, launching an online business, bankruptcy, antitrust law, open-source software, software financing, franchising, advertising, and transactions involving music. insurance and intellectual property litigation, Electronic Data Security, and IP and the open source movement, are among the other topics discussed. This book is now available in the new titles shelf near the reference desk under call number KF2980.I544 2019.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-39172293117759038152019-05-31T13:27:00.000-05:002019-06-04T11:26:51.131-05:00Confessions of an Innocent Man<i>"Death row is the loudest thing I ever experienced, louder than anything in the free world… and it is loud all the time—morning, day and night."</i><br />
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<i>Confessions of an Innocent Man</i> opens with the surprising yet captivating love story of Tieresse, a beautiful, intelligent, kind, interesting, and wealthy philanthropist; and her unlikely partner, Rafael, a less privileged yet talented, hardworking restauranteur. In part one, Rafael describes their life together, from meeting and traveling to getting married and purchasing a home in Kansas. But their romance and the excitement surrounding their move is short-lived, as Tieresse is murdered just afterward, and Rafael is soon accused of her murder.<br />
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Rafael walks us through his initial trial and guilty verdict, followed by his sentencing trial and the moment in which he is sentenced to death. This story, however, is less emotional and more matter-of-fact than that of the story told at the beginning of part one. Rafael seems detached, as if unable or unwilling to recount the intimate details of the experience, and his confidence in both the criminal justice system and the value of the truth only dissipates with time.<br />
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After six and a half years behind bars, Inocente learns that a detective on his case had improperly stored physical evidence from multiple investigations, and it is later revealed that items relating to Inocente’s case were among such evidence. Though he is nearly executed, Inocente is granted a stay of execution at the eleventh hour, and DNA testing of the evidence ultimately reveals the identity of the true murderer.<br />
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Thus, in part three, Inocente finds himself a free man with no real agenda. He travels to New York for a number of fleeting publicity opportunities and makes his way back to the home he shared with Tieresse. Then, in the midst of trying to figure out what to do with his newfound freedom, he stumbles upon an underground missile silo located on the Kansas property.<br />
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It is here that Inocente’s lack of agenda transforms into an elaborate, calculated, and time-consuming scheme. Though it is not immediately clear what is meant by his initial references to his “inmates,” we soon learn that Inocente plans to kidnap and imprison two of the judges responsible for his death sentence. Suffice it to say I was engrossed when reading about the measures taken to accomplish this brave and weighty plan—and fascinated by its success.<br />
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While I won’t reveal whether Inocente keeps his prisoners for all of the 2,444 days he intends, I will say that the story of Inocente—or Rafael—is a fascinating story about many things. It’s a story about love and hatred, innocence and guilt, friendship and animosity, forgiveness and condemnation, hope and hopelessness, coping and failing to cope. It’s a story about the many, mixed, and devastating emotions associated with the loss of a partner, the loss of freedom, and the loss of normalcy all at once. It’s a story about relationships—those accepted and denounced, broken and repaired, real and perceived, unlikely and purposeful, traditional and extraordinary. And finally, it’s a story about the numerous inefficacies of our criminal justice system and the devastating tolls paid by those wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death.<br />
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<i>Confessions of an Innocent Man</i> is <a href="https://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=12">Professor David Dow</a>’s first novel and is now available on the New Books shelf.Ashley Arringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882883443869992631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-77711907237597611382019-05-28T14:15:00.002-05:002019-05-28T14:16:54.874-05:00The Adoption Law Handbook<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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publishes a number of useful handbooks and practice guides, including <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Adoption Law Handbook</i>, by Jennifer
Fairfax. Now in its second edition, this book provides step-by-step guidance to
all aspects of the adoption process, whether independent or performed through a
private or public agency. It also guides the attorney through client intake and
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adoptions, post-adoption contact agreements, the Indian Child Welfare Act, cost
and financing, adult adoption, open adoption records, and international
adoption. There is a summary of key points at the end of each chapter, and the
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Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08902793645234047567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-59226953319168567752019-05-17T18:35:00.001-05:002019-05-20T11:30:06.936-05:00Taxation, Virtual Currency and BlockchainThe O'Quinn Law Library collection now includes <i><a href="https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/store/product/taxation-virtual-currency-and-blockchain/">Taxation, Virtual Currency and Blockchain</a></i> by Aleksandra Bal.<br />
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<i>Taxation, Virtual Currency and Blockchain</i> is primarily a policy anaysis of the tax treatment of virtual currency transactions, but it also goes into some depth reviewing judicial decisions related to this topic. Researchers looking for a bibliography of relevant cases and government papers might be interested in this book's review of the major publications addressing American and European law. While primarity written for practitioners already familiar with the basic concepts, each chapter includes an introduction to the concepts that would make this book valuable to law students as well (even concepts like "income tax," not just concepts involving new technology).<br />
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<i>Taxation, Virtual Currency and Blockchain</i> is is currently available on the New Books shelf at the far end of the law library reference desk. This book's call number is <a href="http://library.uh.edu/record=b10034535~S5">K 4487.E43B35 2019</a>.Dan Donahuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12444692354729458022noreply@blogger.com0