| ABA Journal 1997 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
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| Afraid of ghosts; lawyers may face real trouble when they 'sort of' represent someone. | Law | Elizabeth J. Cohen |
| All the news fit to tape: hidden-camera cases test scope of media protections. | Law | Joseph Wharton |
| A psychological payoff in O.J. case; families of murder victims may seek closure rather than money in civil suits. | Law | Debra Cassens, Gera-Lind Kolarik |
| A rush to reform: critics fear some Simpson-inspired changes are misguided.(California, O.J. Simpson cases) | Law | B.J. Palermo |
| Becoming the adversary: ex-prosecutor turns the tables on media in new life after the courtroom. (becomes reporter) | Law | John Bobo |
| Beyond the courtroom thriller: the story of two lawyers who write serious fiction - and get away with it. (Louis Begley and Richard Dooling) | Law | Paul Reidinger |
| Big Mac bites back: English law and an experienced lawyer help burger giant win a case against small-fry environmentalists. | Law | Colleen Graffy |
| Body science: as medical research unlocks the secrets of genetics, the battle over who can have access to your personal life story is just getting under way in courts and legislatures.(Cover Story) | Law | Lori B. Andrews |
| Capitol offensives: will the state attorneys general be able to do what no private lawyer has ever done, make the tobacco industry pay out its first dime in damages? | Law | Mark Hansen, Mike Moore, Daniel W. Donahue |
| Changing the venue menu. (move of Fred Tokars's trial for hiring a gunman to kill his wife example of change-of-venue) (Georgia) | Law | Jack C. Doppelt |
| Changing times, changing rules. (legal ethics) (for continuing education credit) | Law | Peter R. Jarvis, Deborah A. Coleman, James E. Towery, Allan D. Bogutz, Bradley F. Tellam |
| Cleaning up Superfund law; controversy over liability provisions stalls reauthorization drive. | Law | Elizabeth Rogers |
| Contingency fees: should plaintiffs lawyers in the tobacco settlement receive billions of dollars? (includes both a pro and con position) | Law | Charles Silver, Lester Brickman |
| Continuing the commitment: American Bar Endowment, 1997. | Law | |
| Courtesy is its own reward; lawyers need to treat others with respect or face the consequences. | Law | John Patrick Dolan |
| Courting technology; planning is needed to make electronic wizardry work in new courtrooms. | Law | James M. Rosenbaum |
| Deleting cybercrooks: prosecutors want tough laws to put Internet hackers, scam artists and pedophiles on permanent log off. (includes related articles) | Law | Jon Jefferson |
| Divorce - mediation style: engaging in rational discussion is more civilized than courtroom sparring, but how lawyers fit in is an open question. | Law | Rita Henley Jensen |
| Don't count kids out: settlement by parents on child's behalf needs court OK to avert later suit. | Law | Richard L. Braun II, Scott T. Seabolt |
| Equalizing the competition: covenants that restrain trade are enforceable when 'reasonable.' | Law | Martin E. Segal |
| ERISA; it's more places than you thought it could be; the federal law that most people know by its acronym does more than protect retirement incomes. It touches virtually every lifestyle matter a lawyer could handle for a client. | Law | Howard Shapiro, William T. Payne, Judith P. Broach, Anne E. Moran |
| Excessive fees bite back: two state courts dock lawyers who cared more about cash than clients.(Tennessee and Ohio) | Law | Joanne P. Pitulla |
| Facing the final exit. (assisted suicide) (includes related article on terminal care)(Cover Story) | Law | Alexandra Dylan Lowe |
| Framing, linking, suing: when conflicts arise over Web relationships, suits follow. | Law | Jenifer Joyce |
| Getting down to business; strategic plans help lawyers and clients reach best-scenario outcomes. | Law | Miles J. Zaremski |
| High-tech appeals; can hypertext briefs aid justice without changing the system? | Law | Francis X. Gindhart, Carl R. Moy |
| Impact in absentia: at-large bombing suspect John Doe No. 2 to figure in trial. (Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy McVeigh's defense) | Law | Ryan Ross |
| Judicial restraints; court to decide reach of the federal arm of the law. | Law | David O. Stewart |
| Keyed up, repetitive stressed out: plaintiffs win a multimillion-dollar verdict against a keyboard manufacturer. (Madden v. Digital Equipment Corp.) | Law | Erik Milstone |
| Let us be 'officers of the court.' | Law | Marvin E. Aspen |
| Lost photo opportunities; First Amendment experts question constitutionality of proposals to prevent harassment by paparazzi. | Law | Jennifer Joyce |
| Lowering the bar; new Restatement on lawyer competence may protect less skillful lawyers. | Law | Nancy J. Marshall, Patricia A. Lynch |
| Main Street decisions. (lesser-known US Supreme Court decisions) | Law | Thomas E. Baker |
| Making a case for change; tort reform advocates see $3.4 billion award as evidence of sick system. | Law | Pamela Coyle |
| McVeigh's trial lean and trim; judge and prosecutors lauded, but defense gets mixed reviews.(Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh) | Law | Ryan Ross |
| No: lawyers always want to know what a judge is thinking.(A Right to Talk: Has Justice Scalia Compromised His Objectivity with a Public Remark?) | Law | Lloyd B. Snyder |
| No: the framers had only a simple majority in mind. (House Rules: Is a Supermajority Requirement for Tax Hikes Constitutional?) | Law | Susan Low Bloch |
| No: the potential for good is too compelling.(Human Cloning: Should the United States Legislate Against It?) | Law | John A. Robertson |
| No: the remedy lies in state court. (Civil Rights: Is Sexual Harassment by a State Court Judge a Federal Crime?) | Law | Anita K. Blair |
| Old divorce problems: special issues arise when elderly couples split up. | Law | Paul J. Buser |
| Open door policy; court rulings on traffic stops undercut Fourth Amendment protections. | Law | Tracey Maclin |
| Opposites don't always attract: take care before representing a lawyer who is also an adversary in a matter. | Law | Joanne P. Pitulla |
| Paper trailblazer.(Richard Posner) | Law | Alexander Wohl |
| Playing the name game in pro sports: courts must officiate when unoriginality leads to team trademark disputes. | Law | Ted Curtis |
| Poor prognosis: medical releases may not have long to live as malpractice shields. | Law | Martin E. Segal |
| Power surge: asserting authority over Congress in religious freedom case. (U.S. Supreme Court, 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act) | Law | David O. Stewart |
| Protecting the innocent: a key rule of insurance coverage takes a wild ride in the courts. | Law | Dennis T. D'Antonio, Joshua L. Mallin, Jesse R. Dunbar |
| Protection plan; insurance can give important safeguard against employee claims. | Law | Robert L. Carter Jr. |
| Public relief; tabloid stories that pick at celebrities' flaws - real and imagined - have long seemed to be part of the price of fame. Now the stars may get some help from California legislators who are pushing for libel law reform. | Law | Stephen A. Wynn |
| Putting a crimp in crime: experts differ over reasons for falling rates of serious offenses. | Law | Geoffrey A. Campbell |
| Ranking isn't everything; 'U.S. News' law school study overlooks important indicators of success. | Law | Jerry L. Anderson |
| Rungful suits. (ladder manufacturers feel products liability law is destroying American industry) | Law | Andrew J. McClurg |
| Service to clients comes first; lawyers need to make the right ethical choices to produce the best results. | Law | Seth Rosner |
| Shooting down living trusts: myths regarding taxes and probate lurk behind recent hype. | Law | Edwin G. Fee Jr. |
| Striking out free agents; law firms reduce risks when compensation is tied to team performance. | Law | Michael J. Flaherty, Richard J. Jacobson |
| Stuck with a Lemon: a new test for Establishment Clause cases would help ease current confusion. (City of Boerne v. Flores) | Law | Michael W. McConnell |
| The buck stops where? It's bad business to hide potential malpractice claims from insurers. | Law | David A. Grossbaum |
| The clone age.(Panel Discussion) | Law | |
| The day the music died: after drafting a victims' rights bill, a lawyer sadly discovers its personal impact.(Arizona) | Law | Jennifer Johnson |
| The exclusionary suggestion? Conservative legal grooup fighting lonely battle to buffedr Miranda's force. (Washington Legal Foundation) | Law | Jody Tabner Thayer |
| The final word in offices. (law office design awards) | Law | |
| The fishing gets easier; police gain more latitude in traffic stops, and other powers could be on way. | Law | Kathryn R. Urbonya |
| The last word debate: how social and political forces shape constitutional values. (U.S. Supreme Court) | Law | Neal Devins |
| The love connection: human emotions are too vital to be left out of court decisions. | Law | Zick Rubin |
| The nuts and bolts of peace; adviser sees business growth as key to Mideast progress. (Joel Singer gets leave from Sidley and Austin to work as legal adviser on Oslo II Peace Accords) | Law | Gary A. Hengstler |
| The price of free labor; companies using interns as unpaid employees may run afoul of wage laws. | Law | Donald T. O'Connor |
| These taxing times. (changes in tax law during 1997) | Law | Samuel L. Braunstein, C. Wells Hall III |
| Those deadbeat blues: written fee agreements upfront can head off collection suits, malpractice countersuits. | Law | Diane H. Chait |
| Uncertain outlook: ABA team members differ on Hong Kong's fortunes under Chinese rule. | Law | Kristin Choo |
| Watch your back on referrals: check out the other attorney first, then put arrangement in writing. | Law | David A. Grossbaum |
| 'We are all somebodies': how a Supreme Court justice taught a young lawyer the meaning of the law. (William J. Brennan, Jr.) | Law | Stephanie Hope Accongio Dray |
| When lawyers go to bat: pro bono effort lands Chicago White Sox Nellie Fox in baseball's Hall of Fame. | Law | Gary A. Hengstler |
| Who wears the badge: Justice claims federal prosecutors are exempted from a Louisiana ethics rule on attorney subpoenas. | Law | Charles F. Williams |
| Yes: each chamber can adopt its own procedures. (House Rules: Is a Supermajority Requirement for Tax Hikes Constitutional?) | Law | John O. McGinnis, Michael B. Rappaport |
| Yes: individual dignity demands nothing less.(Human Cloning: Should the United States Legislate Against It?) | Law | George J. Annas |
| Yes: litigants deserve a justice with an open mind.(A Right to Talk: Has Justice Scalia Compromised His Objectivity with a Public Remark?) | Law | Vincent Martin Bonventre |
| Yes: why draw a line around sexual assault? (Civil Rights: Is Sexual Harassment by a State Court a Federal Crime?) | Law | Lorraine Dusky |
| Zero hour for Hong Kong: as China prepares to take the territory back from Britain, many fear democratic reform will fade as the Chinese exert their own brand of leadership. | Law | Kristin Choo |
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