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Interactive Group Learning in the Legal Writing Classroom: An International Primer on Student Collaboration and Cooperation in Large Classrooms
Get PDFResearch has long shown that students who work in small groups learn and retain more than students who are taught by other techniques. This crucial bit of information has led many scholars and educators to explore a variety of models for supporting and involving students in group learning. Part II of this article will provide an overview of the scholarship of collaborative and cooperative learning and the associated definitions and techniques. Part III discusses the application of collaborative and cooperative learning techniques in the law school classroom and special considerations and suggestions for international and large law school classrooms. Finally, Part IV brings together and provides suggestions for collaborative and cooperative learning exercises and techniques for legal writing classrooms. This article concludes that collaborative and cooperative learning prepares law students to successfully meet the challenges of a diverse and changing profession
Presumption of Guilt: Systemic Factors That Contribute to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in California
Get PDFJustice Roger Traynor Professorship Acceptance
Get PDFAcceptance of John Noyes for the inaugural Roger J. Traynor Professor of Law
Website Proprietorship and Online Harassment
Get PDFAlthough harassment and bullying have always existed, when such behavior is conducted online, the consequences can be uniquely devastating. The anonymity of harassers, the ease of widespread digital dissemination, and the inability to contain and/or eliminate online information can aggravate the nature of harassment on the Internet. Furthermore, section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides Web site sponsors with immunity for content posted by others and no incentive to remove offending content.
Given the unique nature of online harassment, ex post punitive measures are inadequate to redress grievances. In this Article, I propose the imposition of proprietorship liability upon Web site sponsors who fail to adopt reasonable measures to prevent foreseeable harm, such as online harassment. I also introduce several proposals to deter online harassment that would qualify as reasonable measures. These proposals incorporate contractual and architectural restraints, limits on anonymity, and restrictions on posting certain types of digital images
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: The Legislative Path to Finding a Heart for Securities Regulations
Get PDFCredit Reporting, Prescreened Lists, and Adverse Action: The Impact of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
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