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RSS Builder by B!Soft Michigan Law Review - First Impressions http://www.michiganlawreview.org First Impressions, an online companion to the Michigan Law Review, features op-ed length articles by academics and practitioners in order to fill the gap between the blogosphere and the traditional law review article. This extension of our printed pages aims to provide a forum for quicker dissemination of the legal community's first impressions of recent judicial decisions, recently enacted statutes, or current legal policy issues. en-us Michigan Law Review Michigan Law Review - First Impressions http://www.michiganlawreview.org http://www.michiganlawreview.org/images/blockm.png 14 14 A Case Study on Cruelty to Farm Animals: Lessons Learned From the Hallmark Meat Packing Case Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:46:39 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/perrybrandt.htm Nancy Perry & Peter Brandt, Humane Society of the United States Agricultural Animals and Animal Law Animal Cruelty Laws and Factory Farming Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:46:39 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/vining.htm Joseph Vining, University of Michigan Law School Agricultural Animals and Animal Law "It's the Right Thing to Do": Why the Animal Agriculture Industry Should Not Oppose Science-Based Regulations Protecting the Welfare of Animals Raised for Food Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:46:38 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/geiman.htm Angela J. Geiman, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. Agricultural Animals and Animal Law An Argument for the Basic Legal Rights of Farmed Animals Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:46:38 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/wise.htm Steven M. Wise, Center for the Expansion of Fundamental Rights, Inc. Agricultural Animals and Animal Law One Bad Day: Thoughts on the Difference Between Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:46:37 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/hamilton.htm Neil D. Hamilton, Drake Law School Agricultural Animals and Animal Law Animal Ethics and the Law Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:46:35 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/rollin.htm Bernard Rollin, Colorado State University Agricultural Animals and Animal Law The Environmental Effects of Cruelty to Agricultural Animals Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:44:24 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/landis-marinello.htm Kyle H. Landis-Marinello, University of Michigan Law School Agricultural Animals and Animal Law An Unsafe Harbor: Recounts, Contests, and the Electoral College Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:56:51 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/tokaji.htm Daniel P. Tokaji, Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law Recent Proposals for Electoral College Reform

]]> Reforming the Electoral College One State at a Time Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:55:27 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/hiltachk.htm Thomas W. Hiltachk, Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk Recent Proposals for Electoral College Reform

]]> Awarding Presidential Electors by Congressional District: Wrong for California, Wrong for the Nation Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:54:10 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/hansen.htm Sam Hirsch, Jenner & Block Recent Proposals for Electoral College Reform

]]> Equal Voice by Half Measures Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:53:04 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/hansen.htm John Mark Hansen, University of Chicago Recent Proposals for Electoral College Reform

]]> Democratic Principle and Electoral College Reform Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:51:30 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/leibmark.htm Ethan J. Leib & Eli J. Mark, University of California's Hastings College of Law Recent Proposals for Electoral College Reform

]]> The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Three Proposals to Introduce the Nationwide Popular Vote in U.S. Presidential Elections Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:49:43 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/belenky.htm Alexander S. Belenky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Recent Proposals for Electoral College Reform

]]> Ideological Endowment: The Staying Power of the Electoral College and the Weaknesses of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:46:38 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/rathbun.htm Daniel P. Rathbun, University of Michigan Law School Recent Proposals for Electoral College Reform

]]> Pay-to-Stay in California Jails and the Value of Systemic Self-Embarassment Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:08:44 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/weisberg.htm Robert Weisberg, Stanford Law School Pay-to-Stay Programs in Correctional Facilities

]]> It Could Happen to "You": Pay-to-Stay Jail Upgrades Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:06:51 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/buchanan.htm Kim Shayo Buchanan, USC Gould School of Law Pay-to-Stay Programs in Correctional Facilities

]]> The Dirty Little Secrets about Pay-to-Stay Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:05:17 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/levensongordon.htm Laurie L. Levenson & Mary Gordon, Loyola Law School Los Angeles Pay-to-Stay Programs in Correctional Facilities

]]> Government Entrepreneurship: How COP, Direct Supervision, and a Business Plan Helped Solve Santa Ana's Crime Problems Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:03:25 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/waltersdavis.htm Police Chief Paul M. Walters & Russell Davis, City of Santa Ana Police Department Pay-to-Stay Programs in Correctional Facilities

]]> Why the County Jail Is Often a Better Choice Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:01:25 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/chapmanholley.htm Shawn Chapman Holley, Kinsella, Weitzman, Iser, Kump, & Aldisert LLP Pay-to-Stay Programs in Correctional Facilities

]]> A Virtuous State Would Not Assign Correctional Housing Based on Ability to Pay Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:58:34 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/moore.htm Bradley W. Moore, University of Michigan Law School Pay-to-Stay Programs in Correctional Facilities

]]> The Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit: Visitation and Custody of Patent Law Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:59:56 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/eisenberg.htm Rebecca S. Eisenberg, University of Michigan Law School The Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law

]]> KSR v. Teleflex: Predictable Reform of Patent Substance and Procedure in the Judiciary Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:59:24 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/duffy.htm John F. Duffy, George Washington University Law School The Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law

]]> Making Sense of KSR and Other Recent Patent Cases Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:58:30 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/wegner.htm Harold C. Wegner, Foley & Lardner LLP The Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law

]]> Now That the Courts Have Beaten Congress to the Punch, Why Is Congress Still Punching the Patent System? Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:57:32 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/armitage.htm Robert A. Armitage, Eli Lilly & Company The Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law

]]> KSR's Effect on Patent Law Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:56:40 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/kuninbeverina.htm Stephen G. Kunin & Andrew K. Beverina, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. The Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law

]]> Gee Whiz, the Sky Is Falling! Wed, 16 May 2007 13:56:06 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/martin.htm The Honorable Boyce F. Martin, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Televising the Supreme Court

]]> Televising the Court: A Category Mistake Wed, 16 May 2007 13:55:39 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/whitman.htm Christina B. Whitman, University of Michigan Law School Televising the Supreme Court

]]> The Right Legislation for the Wrong Reasons Wed, 16 May 2007 13:54:15 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/mauro.htm Tony Mauro Televising the Supreme Court

]]> C-SPAN's Long and Winding Road to a Still Un-televised Supreme Court Wed, 16 May 2007 13:53:03 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/collins.htm Bruce D. Collins, Corporate Vice President and General Counsel, C-SPAN Televising the Supreme Court

]]> Will It Make My Job Easier, Or What's in It for Me? Wed, 16 May 2007 13:52:31 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/flaxman.htm Kenneth N. Flaxman, Law Offices of Kenneth N. Flaxman, P.C. Televising the Supreme Court

]]> Constitutional Etiquette and the Fate of "Supreme Court TV" Wed, 16 May 2007 13:51:23 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/peabody.htm Bruce Peabody, Fairleigh Dickinson University Televising the Supreme Court

]]> Granting Certiorari to Video Recording but Not to Televising Wed, 16 May 2007 13:50:41 -0400 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol106/wilcox.htm Scott C. Wilcox, University of Michigan Law School Televising the Supreme Court

]]> The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:32:43 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol105/cohen.htm Carl Cohen The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative "Framing Affirmative Action" Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:33:53 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol105/crenshaw.htm Kimberlé W. Crenshaw The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative What the MCRI Can Teach White Litigants about White Dominance Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:34:25 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol105/gitlin.htm Adam Gitlin The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing: The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative as the Savior of Affirmative Action Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:35:01 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol105/hess.htm Ryan C. Hess The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Disparate Impact and the Use of Racial Proxies in Post-MCRI Admissions Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:35:34 -0500 http://www.michiganlawreview.org/firstimpressions/vol105/owenbarbour.htm Matthew S. Owen & Danielle S. Barbour The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative