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When a Kiss Isn't Just a Kiss: Title IX and Student-to-Student Harassment
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
INTRODUCTION|A 7-year-old Queens boy who kissed a classmate and tore a button from her skirt was suspended from school for sexual harassment, then reinstated as chagrined school officials weathered a wave of criticism ...
Defining Silence under Doyle v. Ohio, Has the Nebraska Supreme Court become an Impregnable Citadel of Technicality - State v. Woods
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
INTRODUCTION|A prosecutor is bound to use all legitimate means to secure a conviction. Yet, the endeavor to obtain convictions must not include tactics that prejudice an accused's substantive right to receive a fair trial, ...
To Punish or to Remedy - That is the Constitutional Question: Double Jeopardy Confusion in State v. Hansen
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
INTRODUCTION|The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution states, "[Nlor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb." In United States ...
Student-Initiated Religious Expression in the Public Schools: The Need for a Wider Opening in the Schoolhouse Gate
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
INTRODUCTION|Nowhere is the conflict between the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses more apparent than in America's public schools. In no other arena does the issue of religious expression ignite such heated|controversy. ...
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: What Congress Giveth, the Court Taketh Away - Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, The
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
INTRODUCTION|Indian gaming is one of the most prominent means for Indian Tribes to generate revenue for social programs such as the support of hospitals, government services, schools and youth centers. In the United States, ...
Premises Liability for School Districts under Nebraska's New Duty of Reasonable Care, McIntosh v. Omaha Public Schools
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
INTRODUCTION|In Nebraska, when a landowner invites a person onto their land, either expressly or impliedly, the landowner owes that invited guest a duty of reasonable care. Recently, the Nebraska Supreme Court abolished ...
Limited Liability Partnerships: Need Only Professionals Apply
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
INTRODUCTION|Over the last several years, the Nebraska Legislature has given Nebraska businesses and legal practitioners a strong dose of alphabet soup when it comes to business entities. First came L.L.C.s (Limited Liability ...
Turf Wars: Banks v. Credit Unions
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|The Federal Credit Union Act was enacted in 1934 in order to "make more available to people of small means credit for provident purposes." Section 109 of the Act provided then and provides now that federal ...
Race and American Juries - The Long View
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|It became clear during the first O.J. Simpson trial that Americans- depending on their color - viewed the criminal justice system through different lenses. One indication of that was the differing reactions ...
Foreword
(Creighton University School of Law, 1997)
FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|The Creighton Law Review was introduced in 1968 by Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren. In lauding the commencement of a new law school publication, Chief Justice Warren noted that litigants ...