Legal Uncertainty and Aberrant Contracts: The Choice of Law Clause
By: William J. Woodward Jr. Abstract Legal uncertainty about the applicability of local consumer protection can destroy a consumer’s claim or defense …
The Seventh Circuit Got It Wrong: Supervisors Should Not Face Individual Liability Under Section 1981
By: Emily Aleisa Abstract In Smith v. Bray, the Seventh Circuit, on a case of first impression, determined that supervisors with retaliatory …
Ronald W. Staudt & Marc Lauritsen, Access to Justice and Technology Clinics: A 4% Solution, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 695 (2013)
This article argues that law schools should add Access to Justice and Technology Clinics: a new type of clinical course that teaches …
Conrad Johnson & Brian Donnelly, If We Only Knew What We Know, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 729 (2013)
This article contributes to the broader themes surrounding law and technology raised in this symposium by taking a look at lawyering and knowledge …
Tanina Rostain, Roger Skalbeck & Kevin G. Mulcahy, Thinking Like a Laywer, Designing Like an Architect: Preparing Students for the 21st Century Practice, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 743 (2013)
Various law schools-Chicago-Kent Law School, New York Law School, Vermont Law School, and Georgetown Law Center among them-are beginning to offer innovative classes …
Richard S. Granat & Stephanie Kimbro, The Teaching of Law Practice Management and Technology in Law Schools: A New Paradigm, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 757 (2013)
The teaching of law practice management in law schools is becoming more critical for our profession. Employment with a traditional law firm used …
Kevin D. Ashley, Teaching Law and Digital Age Legal Practice with an AI and Law Seminar, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 783 (2013)
This article provides a guide and examples for using a seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Law to teach lessons about legal reasoning …
Oliver R. Goodenough, Developing an E-Curriculum: Reflections on the Future of Legal Education and on the Importance of Digital Expertise, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 845 (2013)
Legal education is in the midst of significant change, where much of how and what we have taught is under scrutiny. As we …
Vern R. Walker et al., Law Schools as Knowledge Centers in the Digital Age, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 879 (2013)
This article explores what it would mean for law schools to be “knowledge centers” in the digital age, and to have this as …
William E. Hornsby, Jr., Gaming the System: Approaching 100% Access to Legal Services Through Online Games, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 917 (2013)
By all measures, the American Legal System falls short of providing access to justice for all. Legal needs studies show that people often …
Marc Lauritsen, Liberty, Justice, and Legal Automata, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 945 (2013)
Legal work is increasingly doable by artificial systems built out of software. Providers in both commercial and non-profit contexts are making such systems available …
Dunstan H. Barnes, Note, Technically Speaking, Does It Matter?: An Empirical Study Linking the Federal Circuit Judges’ Technical Backgrounds to How They Analyze the Section 112 Enablement and Written Description Requirements, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 971 (2013)
Patent cases are decided exclusively by federal judges, who-unlike patent attorneys appearing before the United States Patent and Trademark Office are not required to …
Yu Di, Note, Marriage is Between a Man and a Woman: Latest Evolution of Marital Residence Regime in Contemporary China, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 1013 (2013)
This Note discusses the controversial August 2011 Judicial Interpretation on the Marriage Law of China concerning the treatment of marital residence in divorce …
Alexander F.A. Rabanal, Note, Educating the Underground: The Constitutionality of Non-Residence Based Immigrant In-State Tuition Laws, 88 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 1059 (2013)
Recent political discourse on undocumented immigration has triggered questions regarding the extent to which the individual states are preempted from making undocumented immigrants eligible …
Jane S. Schacter, The Other Same-Sex Marriage Debate, 84 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 379 (2009)
Abstract The high profile contemporary controversy about whether to allow same-sex couples to marry has obscured an earlier debate about same-sex marriage. …