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January 2015, Vol. 67, No. 1
Articles
Oren Gross, The New Way of War: Is There a Duty to Use Drones?
Reid Kress Weisbord, Trust Term Extension
Xuan-Thao Nguyen, In the Name of Patent Stewardship: The Federal Circuit’s Overreach into Commercial Law
Sean F. Nolon, Bargaining for Development Post-Koontz: How the Supreme Court Invaded Local Government
Gregory Scopino, Do Automated Trading Systems Dream of Manipulating the Price of Futures Contracts? Policing Markets for Improper Trading Practices by Algorithmic Robots
Bethany R. Berger, In the Name of the Child: Race, Gender, and Economics in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
Notes
Jennifer Lada, Bouncing the Proverbial Blank Check: An Argument for Including Candidates for Public Office Within the Scope of the Hobbs Act
Category Archives: Civil Procedure
Cole Barnett, Is Injury a Tortious Act?: Interpreting Florida’s Long-Arm Statute
Florida Statute § 48.193 enumerates several acts that grant Florida courts personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants. Under Florida Statute § 48.193(1)(a)(2), nonresident defendants may become subject to personal jurisdiction in Florida by “committing a tortious act within this state.” The … Continue reading
Judge Emmett Ripley Cox, Thirty-Two Years on the Federal Bench: Some Things I Have Learned
In this Essay, prepared as the basis for the 2014 Dunwody Distinguished Lecture in Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Judge Cox discusses a few things he learned from his experience as a trial judge and later as … Continue reading
Peter L. Markowitz & Lindsay C. Nash, Constitutional Venue
A foundational concept of American jurisprudence is the principle that it is unfair to allow litigants to be haled into far away tribunals when the litigants and the litigation have little or nothing to do with the location of such … Continue reading
Stephen E. Ludovici, Rule 60(b)(4): When the Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Yield to Finality
It is basic hornbook law—affirmed by courts across time and space repeatedly and unequivocally—that subject-matter jurisdiction cannot be waived. However, in the context of a Rule 60(b)(4) motion seeking relief from a void final judgment after the time for appeal … Continue reading
Kevin J. Lynch, The Lock-in Effect of Preliminary Injunctions
One important bias economists and psychologists have identified is the lock-in effect. The lock-in effect causes a decision maker who must revisit an earlier decision to be locked in to that earlier decision. The effect is particularly pronounced where the … Continue reading
Wendy Parker, Recognizing Discrimination: Lessons From White Plaintiffs
The Supreme Court has developed a robust equal protection jurisprudence to recognize the rights of whites complaining of race conscious governmental activity. This was particularly reflected in the Court’s opinion in Parents Involved, where the Roberts Court radically repositioned the meaning of Brown v. … Continue reading