Throughout the month of September, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for September 1st to September 30th, 2019.
Books & Treatises
1. Gerry W. Beyer & John K. Hanft, Wills, Trust, and Estates for Legal Assistants (6th ed. 2019).
Articles
1. Gerry W. Beyer, Estate Planning and Millennials, Law Professor Blogs Network (Sept. 9, 2019).
2. Laura Lee Prather & Robert T. Sherwin, The Changing Landscape of the Texas Citizens Participation Act, 52 Tex. Tech L. Rev. Online Ed. 1 (2019).
Op-Ed
1. Arnold Loewy and Charles Moster, It’s debatable: Should U.S. adopt constitutional amendment allowing cruel, unusual punishment for some killers?. Lubbock Avalanche-J. (Sept. 8, 2019 at 1:54 P.M.), https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20190908/its-debatable-should-us-adopt-constitutional-amendment-allowing-cruel-unusual-punishment-for-some-killers.
2. Arnold Loewy and Charles Moster, It’s debatable: Should President Trump have encouraged Israel to deny congresswomen entry?, Lubbock Avalanche-J. (Sept. 29, 2019 at 1:01 A.M.), https://www.statesman.com/news/20190929/its-debatable-should-president-trump-have-encouraged-israel-to-deny-congresswomen-entry.
Citations
1. Prof. Robert T. Sherwin’s article Shoot First, Litigate Later: Declaratory Judgment Actions, Procedural Fencing, and Itchy Trigger Fingers is cited in the following article: Jorge L. Contreras, The New Extraterritoriality: Frand Royalties, Anti-Suit Injunctions and the Global Race to the Bottom in Disputes over Standards-Essential Patents, 25 B.U. J. Sci. & Tech. L. 251 (2019).
2. Prof. Murphy’s work in Administrative Law & Practice § 7:11 (3d ed.) is cited in the following article: Jolina C. Cuaresma, Commissioning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 31 Loy. Consumer L. Rev. 426 (2019).
3. Prof. Robert T. Sherwin’s article Shoot First, Litigate Later: Declaratory Judgment Actions, Procedural Fencing, and Itchy Trigger Fingers is cited in the following article: Frederick Yarger, What to Consider Before Filing for a Rule 57 Speedy Hearing, Law 360 Expert Analysis (Sept. 12, 2019).
4. Prof. Chiappinelli’s article Just Like Pulling Teeth: How Dental Education’s Crisis Shows the Way Forward for Law Schools is cited in the following article: W. Edward Afield, Social Justice and the Low-Income Taxpayer, 64 Vill. L. Rev. 347 (2019).
5. Prof. Drake’s article The Need for Experiential Legal Research Education is cited in the following article: Nicole Downing, The Five-minute Exercise: A Method for Using Modified Lectures in the Legal Research Classroom, 38 Legal Reference Serv. Quarterly 1-2. (Jul. 3, 2019).
6. Prof. Camp’s article Theory and Practice in Tax Administration is cited in the following article: Samuel D. Brunson, Mormon Profit: Brigham Young, Tithing, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue, 2019 B.Y.U. L. Rev. 41 (2019).
7. Prof. Gerry’s article When You Pass on, Don’t Leave the Password Behind: Planning for Digital Asset is cited in the following article: Thomas R. Moore, The Upgraded Lawyer: Modern Technology and Its Impact on the Legal Profession, 21 U.D.C. L. Rev. 27 (2019).
8. Prof. Sutton’s article Asynchronous, E-Learning in Legal Education: A Comparative Study is cited in the following article: Pearl Goldman, Legal Education and Technology III: An Annotated Bibliography, 111 Law Libr. J. 325 (2019).
9. Prof. Loewy’s book Criminal Law: Cases and Materials, is cited in the following article: Carissa Byrne Hessick, The Myth of Common Law Crimes, 105 Va. L. Rev. 965 (2019).
10. Prof. Metze’s article Plugging the School-to-Prison Pipeline by Improving Behavior and Protecting Core Judicial Functions: A Constitutional Crisis Looms is cited in the following article: Kristen M. Blankley & Alisha Caldwell Jimenez, Restorative Justice and Youth Offenders in Nebraska, 98 Neb. L. Rev. 1 (2019).
11. Prof. Murphy’s work in Eight Things Americans Can’t Figure Out About Controlling Administrative Power is cited in the following article: Sidney A. Shapiro, Law, Expertise and Rulemaking Legitimacy: Revisiting the Reformation, 49 Envtl. L. 661 (2019).
12. Prof. Camp’s work in Disclosing President Trump’s Tax Returns-An Unconventional Idea is citied in the following article: Confidentiality of Tax Returns, Congressional Authority and the President; TAX LIGIATION ISSUES, New York Law Journal (Sept. 19, 2019).
13. Prof. Robert Sherwin’s article #HaveWeReallyThoughtThisThrough?: Why Granting Trademark Protection to Hashtags is Unnecessary, Duplicative, and Downright Dangerous is cited in the following treaties: 2 Gilson on Trademarks § 7A.17 (2019).
News
1. As of September 7, 2019, Professor Beyer’s recent papers occupied the top three positions on the Recent Top Papers list for the Wills, Trusts, and Estates eJournal: 2019 Texas Estates & Trust Codes with Commentary, Estate Planning Highlights of the 2019 Texas Legislature, and Recent Cases: Intestacy, Wills, Probate, and Trusts.
2. On September 14, 2019, Professor Shannon provided a Legislative Update on recent mediation and arbitration statutes at a continuing legal education seminar sponsored by the Lubbock County Dispute Resolution Center.
3. On September 20, 2019, Professor Shannon provided a Legislative Update on 2019 legislation affecting persons with mental health issues in the criminal justice system at the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program seminar.
4. On September 23, 2019, Professor Shannon moderated a panel discussion entitled, Research Myth-Busters IV, along with NCAA Research staff at the 1A FAR 2019 Annual Meeting.
5. Professor Baker was recently appointed to a three-year term on the Editorial Board for the AALS Journal of Legal Education.
6. Professor Shannon is to speak at the “Fara Annual Meeting Division I” in November.
7. On September 26th, Professor Sutton was a panelist at PennLaw’s conference on the ethics of new weaponry, on the biological weapons panel and a panelist on the biological enhancements and genetics panel.
8. On September 27th – 29th, Professor Sutton spoke at the Online Learning Conference at the University Of Denver Strum College Of Law on scientific methods of evaluating online learning in legal education.
9. Professor Beyer recently accepted an invitation from the Texas Board of Law Examiners to prepare the Texas distinctive of Wills and Trusts for the Texas Law Component of the Texas has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam. All Texas bar exam candidates will view Professor Beyer’s lecture and read his materials to learn how the Texas law of intestacy, wills, or trusts differ from the generic law in these areas as tested on the UBE.
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