In response to the public's request to protect children from the ever growing body of pornographic material available on the Internet, the United States Congress has made a number of legislative attempts quot;to shield children from Internet smut.quot; In 2000, Congress changed from a...

"Wind Energy in Indian Country: A Study of the Challenges and Opportunities Facing South Dakota Tribes" is a study of the developing wind power in Indian country and how this resource presents a unique opportunity for Indian tribes to advance economic and social interests while adhering to...

The globalization movement has made efforts to create free trade zones through considerable efforts to harmonize international commercial and trade laws. Perhaps as a result of the focus that the globalization movement has put on trade harmonization, commentators and regulators have begun...

In Grutter v. Bollinger, the Court recognized student body diversity as a compelling state interest that justified the use of racial preferences in selecting applicants for admission to public university law schools. Normally, any state action reviewed under a strict scrutiny approach is...

In the modern media age, the number of media venues, along with the types of information and programming those venues carry, is exploding. Nowhere is that explosion more evident than with the Internet. On the positive side, the Internet offers a wealth of information and communications...

The one overriding theme used to describe the modern Supreme Court is its revival of federalism. Ever since the New Deal era, federalism concerns had been largely absent from the Court's decisions. However, under the leadership of the late Chief Justice Rehnquist, the Court has attempted to...

Defining Speech in an Entertainment Age: The Case of First Amendment Protection for Video Games, argues that in a media society producing ever increasing amounts of entertainment the courts must closely examine the types of entertainment that qualify as protected speech under the First...

Examining the Due Process Rights of Government Employees in Light of the Public Employee Speech Doctrine examines the case law and rationale underlying the rule that public employment qualifies as property under the Due Process clause. Traditionally, the kind of property entitled to due process...

This article examines shareholder class actions and offers a proposal for reforming this area of litigation. After describing the nature and dynamics of these lawsuits (see Part II), the article in Part III outlines the criticisms of shareholder class actions. These criticisms take two basic...

Employment agreements have a significant impact on trade secret litigation. Minnesota common law provides two causes of action for employers seeking to protect trade secrets: breach of contract and tort misappropriaton. The Uniform Trade Secrets Act, enacted in Minnesota in 1980, provides...