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Recent Law Review Articles -- January 2012

This is a selected list of recently-received articles of possible interest to the Judiciary.

1. "Abandoning Law Reports for Official Digital Case Law," 12 Journal of Appellate Practice and Process 25 (No. 1, Spring 2011)
2. "Abolishing Judicial Review" from the Symposium entitled "The United States Constitution (Rev. Ed.): How Would You Rewrite the United States Constitution?" 27 Constitutional Commentary 581 (No. 3, Winter 2011)
3. "The Admissibility of Digital Evidence: The $64 Billion Question in Ceglia V. Facebook," 8 SciTech Lawyer 4 (No. 2, Fall 2011)
4. "Alvarado Revisited: A Missing Element in Alaska's Quest to Provide Impartial Juries for Rural Alaskans," 28 Alaska Law Review 245 (No. 2, 2011)
5. "All A-'Twitter': The Buzz Surrounding Ranting on Social-Networking Sites and Its Ramification on the Employment Relationship," 46 New England Law Review 155 (No. 1, Fall 2011)
6. "Behind Prison Walls: The Failing Treatment Choice for Mentally Ill Minority Youth," 39 Hofstra Law Review 979 (No. 4, Summer 2011)
7. "A Call to Abandon the Anders Procedure that Allows Appointed Appellate Criminal Counsel to Withdraw on Grounds of Frivolity," 47 Gonzaga Law Review 199 (No. 1, 2011/12)
8. "The Constitutionality and Advisability of Recess Appointments of Article III Judges," 97 Virginia Law Review 1665 (No. 7, November 2011)
9. "Court-Connected Settlement Procedures: Mediation and Judicial Settlement Conferences," 26 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 271 (No. 2 & 3, 2011)
10. "Death by Chicken: The Changing Face of Allergy Awareness in Restaurants and What to do When Food Bites Back," 42 University of Toledo Law Review 963 (No. 4, Summer 2011)
11. "Debt Collection in the Information Age: New Technologies and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act," 99 California Law Review 1601 (No. 6, December 2011)
12. "District Court Mediation Programs: A View From the Bench," 26 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 357 (No. 2 & 3, 2011)
13. "Does the Readability of Your Brief Affect Your Chance of Winning an Appeal?" 12 Journal of Appellate Practice and Process 145 (No. 1, Spring 2011)
14. "Don't Let Them Bite: Defining the Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants in the Event of a Bedbug Infestation," 80 George Washington Law Review 423 (No. 1, November 2011)
15. "Emotional Regulation and Judicial Behavior," 99 California Law Review 1485 (No. 6, December 2011)
16. "Foreword: Root Causes of the Pro Se Prisoner Litigation Crisis," 80 Fordham Law Review 1219 (No. 3, December 2011)
17. "Good Faith Mediation in the Federal Courts," 26 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 363 (No. 2 & 3, 2011)
18. "Human Rights Treaties in State Courts: The International Prospects of State Constitutionalism After Medellin," 115 Penn State Law Review 1051 (No. 4, Spring 2011)
19. "The Illusory Right to Counsel," 37 Ohio Northern University Law Review 597 (No. 3, 2011)
20. "Interpretive Freedom: A Necessary Component of Article III Judging," 61 Duke Law Journal 651 (No. 3, December 2011)
21. "Invasion of the Social Networks: Blurring the Line Between Personal Life and the Employment Relationship," 50 University of Louisville Law Review 1 (No. 1, 2011)
22. "Issues in Joint Custody & Shared Parenting: Lessons from Australia," 68 Bench & Bar of Minnesota 20 (No. 11, December 2011)
23. "It's Like Tailing Your Vehicle for a Month: An Analysis of the Warrantless Use of a Global Positioning System in United States v. Maynard, 615 F.3d 544 (D.C. Cir. 2010)" 36 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 205 (Fall 2011)
24. "The Judge Looks Bored: How to Keep the Judge Interested," 68 Bench & Bar of Minnesota 16 (No. 11, December 2011)
25. "Judicial Discretion to Consider Sentencing Disparities Created by Fast-Track Programs: Resolving the Post-Kimbrough Circuit Split," 48 American Criminal Law Review 1423 (No. 3, Summer 2011)
26. "Judicial Federalism and the Challenges of State Constitutional Contestation," 115 Penn State Law Review 983 (No. 4, Spring 2011)
27. "Judicial Retirement and Return to Practice," 60 Catholic University Law Review 841 (No. 4, Fall 2011)
28. "Juvenile Criminal Responsibility: Can Malice Supply the Want of Years?" 86 Tulane Law Review 309 (No. 2, December 2011)
29. "LOL? Texting While Driving Is No Laughing Matter: Proposing a Coordinated Response to Curb this Dangerous Activity," 36 Washington University Journal of Law & Policy 233 (2011)
30. "Measuring Maximizing Judges: Empirical Legal Studies, Public Choice Theory, and Judicial Behavior," 2011 Illinois Law Review 1753 (No. 5, 2011)