Vol. 77, Issue 2, 2014

“GROUNDBREAKIN” OR BROKEN? AN ANALYSIS OF SEC CYBERSECURITY DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE, ITS EFFECTIVENESS, AND IMPLICATIONS

Matthew F. Ferraro

Using case studies, this article concludes that the SEC cybersecurity disclosure guidance both procedurally overreaches and substantively underachieves.

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THE SUPREME COURT GOES TO THE DOGS: RECONCILING FLORIDA V. HARRIS AND FLORIDA V. JARDINES

Brian L. Owsley

This article discusses the importance of the reconciliation and the applicability of Harris and Jardines in the context of cases faced in the United States District Court for the Southern...

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A LEGAL REVIEW OF AUTISM, A SYNDROME RAPIDLY GAINING WIDE ATTENTION WITHIN OUR SOCIETY
Jeffrey A. CohenThomas A. DickersonJoanne Matthews Forbes
This article discusses ASD diagnosis and treatment, developments in State autism insurance programs, and a variety of litigation issues arising from the education of ASD students.
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DON‘T TEXT, TALK, AND WALK: THE EMERGING SMARTPHONE DEFENSE IN PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Robert D. Lang
This essay posits that our use of smartphones will continue to increase and people will use them in circumstances where they should not.
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FROM KATE STONEMAN TO KATE STONEMAN CHAIR, KATHERYN D. KATZ: FEMINIST WAVES AND THE FIRST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURSE AT A UNITED STATES LAW SCHOOL
Melissa L. BregerMary A. Lynch
This article positions the role of Albany Law School and two of its graduates in the struggle for equality of women under the law and within law schools.
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A CHAMPION FOR AFRICAN FREEDOM: PAUL ROBESON AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST APARTHEID
Penelope Andrews
This article examines the legal developments in South Africa with the collapse of formal apartheid, and outlines the broad contours of the constitutional text.

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“AND BAD MISTAKES? I‘VE MADE A FEW”: SHARING MISTAKES TO MENTOR NEW LAWYERS

Stephen D. EastonJulie A. Oseid

This article considers the value of sharing mistakes with new lawyers.

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THE FDA AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: IS REGULATION CONTRIBUTING TO DRUG SHORTAGES?

Aubrey Roman

This article sets forth that despite disagreement among commentators as to the cause of the drug shortage crisis, it is indisputable that the drug shortage is having devastating effects.

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THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN-POLITICS, THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AND THE COUNTRY‘S CONTINUED WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE INNOCENT LIVES FOR “FREEDOM”

John J. Phelan IV

This note analyzes the flaws in the now-expired Assault Weapons Ban and proposes that a new assault weapons ban be enacted without the fundamental weaknesses of the initial ban.

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AVOIDING CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY TO BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO HAVE USED PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS: CAN WE KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK?
Bryan Gottlieb
This paper identifies the availability and relative strengths and weaknesses of various legal safeguards that MLB teams and sponsors of players have for avoiding contractual liability to athletes who have...
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FRACTURED COMMUNITIES: HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND THE LAW IN NEW YORK STATE
Michael L. White
Foreword to symposium.
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HYDROFRACKING AND HOME RULE: DEFENDING AND DEFINING AN ANTI-PREEMPTION CANON OF STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION IN NEW YORK
Roderick M. Hills Jr.
The regulation of hydraulic fracturing provides an ideal case study of whether municipal home rule can mitigate the costs of deep political disagreement.
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AT THE INTERSECTION OF WALL STREET AND MAIN: IMPACTS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INTERESTS, RISK ALLOCATION, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET
Elisabeth N. Radow
This article attempts to identify conflicts between gas leases and mortgage loans, potential repercussions resulting from the conflicts, and it proposes solutions.
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GAS TRANSMISSION FACILITIES: THE LIMITS ON HOME RULE
Konstantin Podolny
This article argues that both the Dryden and Middlefield zoning laws are excessively broad.
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THE THIRST OF FRACKING: REGULATING TO PROTECT THE LINCHPIN OF THE NATURAL GAS BOOM
Sorell E. Negro
This article examines water resources concerns raised by natural gas development and regulatory approaches to addressing those issues.

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