Congratulations to the 2012-2013 Editorial Board!
Annual WLR Alumni Reception
Friday, March 23, 2012
10 Arts Bistro Lounge
The Ritz Carlton
10 Avenue of the Arts
Broad & Chestnut
Philadelphia, PA
215 523 8273
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Lessons from Tragedy: Legal, Professional, and Ethical Issues Raised by Bradley and Beyond
Agenda
| 8:00-8:30 am | Registration/Check-in & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:00 am | Welcome to the Symposium |
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Introduction M. Stewart Ryan, Editor-in-Chief Widener Law Review
Dean’s Welcome Linda Ammons, Associate Provost & Dean Widener University School of Law Message From The Governor Governor Jack Markell
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| 9:00-9:30 am | Investigation & Report |
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Speaker Linda Ammons, Associate Provost & Dean Widener University School of Law
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| 9:30-10:45 am | Panel I – Health Law and Professional Ethics and Liability |
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Moderator Jean Eggen, Distinguished Professor of Law Widener University School of Law
Speakers Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director Delaware Division of Public Health Dr. William McNett, Director Nemours John Culhane, Professor of Law Widener University School of Law Question & Answer
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| 10:45-11:00 am | Break
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11:00 am -12:45 pm |
Panel II – Criminal Law |
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Moderator Jules Epstein, Associate Professor of Law Widener University School of Law
Speakers Stephen Henderson, Professor of Law Oklahoma University Risa Ferman, District Attorney Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office University of Delaware Bucks County Court of Common Pleas
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| 12:45-1:45 pm | Lunch (Barrister’s Club) |
| 1:45 – 3:00 pm | Panel III – Child Advocacy |
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Moderator Janine Howard-O’Rangers, Professor of Law Widener University School of Law
Speakers Tanya Culley, Esq., Child Advocate Office of the Child Advocate Patricia Dailey Lewis, Esq., Deputy District Attorney Director, Family Division Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office
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| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 – 4:30 pm | Roundtable Discussion on Legislation |
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Moderator Thaddeus Pope, Associate Professor of Law Widener University School of Law
Speakers James Collins, Director Delaware State Licensing Division Delaware State Representative Dr. Stephen Cook, Hospital Medical Director Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
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| 4:30 – 4:45 pm | Closing Remarks, Evaluations & Certificates |
| 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Wine & Cheese Reception |
November 4, 2011
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom
Suzanne Davies
Colleen Durkin
Jeffrey S. Farmer
Patrick Furlong
Ronald P. Golden
Caitlin Gregory
Julie Harahush
William Judge
William Kassab
Brian L. McCarthy
Julie Nugent
Michael Overman
Matthew Pierce
Lauren J. Rosenman
Robert Schweiger
Erica L. Sharp
Allen Thompson
Russell Uliase
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An Introduction to the Symposium ……………………………………… Thaddeus Mason Pope
1. Speech: A Perspective from the Bench …………………………………. Edward D. Reibman
2. Death by Voluntary Dehydration: Suicide or the Right to Refuse a Life-Prolonging Measure? …………………………………………………………………………. Judith K. Schwarz
3. Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: A Legal Treatment Option at the End of Life …………………………………………………….. Thaddeus Mason Pope, Lindsey E. Anderson
4. The Clinical Realities of Advance Directives ………….. Donna A. Casey, David M. Walker
5. Hospice and Health Care Reform: Improving Care at the End of Life …………………………………………………………………………………… Kathy L. Cerminara
6. Landmark Legislation in New York Affirms Benefits of a Two-Step Approach to Advance Care Planning Including MOLST: A Model of Shared, Informed Medical Decision-Making and Honoring Patient Preferences for Care at the End of Life ……………….. Patricia Bomba
1. The Limits of Lex Americana: The Holocaust Restitution Litigation as a Cul-De-Sac of International Human-Rights Law (pdf)…………….………..…………………..……………………Michael Thad Allen
2. Breach: The National Security Implications of Human Trafficking (pdf)……..Arthur Rizer and Sheri R. Glaser
3. Granholm v. Heald: Wine In, Wit Out (pdf)………………………………………………………..Noah J. Stanzione
4.Net-Widening In Delaware: The Overuse of Registration and Residential Treatment for Youth Who Commit Sex Offenses (pdf)…………………………………Chrysanthi Leon, David I. Burton and Dana Alvare
5.Litigation, Settlement, and the Public Welfare: Lessons from the Master Settlement Agreement (pdf)………………………………………………………………………………………………..Frank Sloan and Lindsey Chepke
STUDENT NOTES
6. The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act and it’s Commerce Clause Implications (pdf)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Jennifer Iacono
7. Computer Hackers on the Cul-De-Sac: Myspace Suicide Indictment Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Sets Dangerous Precedent (pdf)………………………………………………………….Caroline Jones
8. Utilizing Nonlawyer Advocates to Bridge the Justice Gap in America (pdf)…………Daniel C.W. Lang
9. “Market” Regulation: Confronting Industrial Agriculture’s Food Safety Failures (pdf)……Nathan M. Trexler
Editor in Chief: M. STEWART RYAN
External Managing Editor: LAUREN ROYER
Internal Managing Editor: JENNA KRING
Articles Editors: MELANIE CRAWFORD, BRIAN FERRY, ERIC JURAY, MATT SMITH
Research Editors: JUSTIN SMIGELSKY, ADAM WASSERMAN
Business Editor: MARISSA RAMSAY
BlueBook Editors: ALEX KWASNY, IRINA LUZHATSKY, JENNIFER PRIOR
Manuscript Editor: NICHOLAS MADIOU
Associate Editors: ANDREW GOLDSTEIN, TANYA SELLERS
Senior Staff: DAN HELLER
1. The Greenpeace of Cultural Environmentalism (pdf)…………………………. Jyh-An Lee
2. Evidence for Homeschooling: Constitutional Analysis in Light of Social Science Research (pdf)…………………….. Tanya K. Dumas, Sean Gates, Deborah R. Schwarzer
3. Cyberbullying and Other Student Technology Misuses in K-12 American Schools: The Legal Landmines (pdf)……………………………………. Kathleen Conn, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M.
4. Ensuring Enforceability and Fairness in the Arbitration of Employment Disputes (pdf)………………………………………………………………………………….. Stacy A. Hickox
STUDENT NOTES
5. Legal Rights of Young Adults with Autism: Transitioning into Mainstream Adulthood (pdf)………….. …………………………………………………………………Malynn Kuangparichat
6. After Gonzales v. Raich: Can RICO Be Used to Prosecute Intrastate Noneconomic Street Gang Violence? (pdf)………………………………………………….. Kristina A. Miller
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