Dec 26, 2013 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 46
On November 18, 2010, Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Massachusetts revealed its new hiring policy. Under the policy, the hospital will not hire any prospective employees who test positive for nicotine. Anna Jaques Hospital’s policy is part of a national trend...
Dec 26, 2013 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 46
In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the protection of U.S. national security became the impetus for far-reaching legal action. In response to recent U.S. national security measures, legal scholarship has continuously examined the use of military...
Dec 26, 2013 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 46
In early labor and employment law history, employers enjoyed unfettered power under the at-will employment doctrine, which allowed employees to be terminated for any reason, so long as they were not hired for a fixed term. Seeking to remedy the harsh conditions...
Dec 26, 2013 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 46
Modern concepts of property ownership are deeply rooted in centuries of Anglo-American jurisprudence. The earliest form of concurrent property ownership—joint tenancy—dates back to the early thirteenth century; from the first references, joint tenancy included the...
Dec 26, 2013 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 46
Congress passed the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) in 1995. Since that time, no provision of the PLRA has created more confusion than the limitation-on-recovery provision, or § 1997e(e), commonly referred to as the “physical-injury requirement.” The provision...
Dec 26, 2013 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 46
Legal literature, periodicals, and judicial decisions have spilled much ink on the propriety and scope of the admissibility of expert opinion testimony on the reliability of eyewitness identifications. In the interim, the scientific community continues to stockpile...
