Noteworthy
The International Arbitration Club of New York awarded Professor Charles H. Brower II the Smit-Lowenfeld Prize for best scholarly article in the field of international arbitration for his article "Arbitration and Antitrust: Navigating the Contours of Mandatory Law," which appeared in the December 2011 issue of the Buffalo Law Review.
Todd E. Pettys's article Judicial Retention Elections, the Rule of Law, and the Rhetorical Weaknesses of Consequentialism, 60 Buff. L. Rev. 69 (2012), has generated a lot of discussion:
- The Press-Citizen Editorial Board agrees with Pettys, saying "Iowa’s current judicial nominating system ... all but ties the hands of judges from defending themselves."
- Jordan M. Singer reflected on the uncertain future of judicial retention elections in BLR's The Docket.
- Pettys's article was featured in an editorial, "Judges Need to Learn to Defend Themselves," in the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Should NCAA players unionize in an effort to get paid? A Union of Amateurs: A Legal Blueprint to Reshape Big-Time College Athletics by Nick Fram and Thomas Frampton presents surprising research regarding state-level paths to player unionization and pay. A recent article in Salon, "Madness of March: NCAA Gets Paid, Players Don’t," relies heavily on their cutting edge research to suggest an avenue to empower student-athletes: "Rather than corrupting 'amateurism,' Fram and Frampton argue, unionization offers a path to preserve its best aspects: protecting the league from legal crisis while providing players a forum to defend their academic pursuits and their physical and emotional health."
Current Issue
Volume 61, Issue 2
April 2013
2012 James McCormick Mitchell Lecture:
61 Buff. L. Rev. 253
Two Stories about Two Currencies of Care
61 Buff. L. Rev. 269
"We Have to Take It to the Top!": Workers, State Policy, and the Making of Home Care
61 Buff. L. Rev. 293
Who Will Care for the Elderly?: The Future of Home Care
61 Buff. L. Rev. 323
Articles
61 Buff. L. Rev. 345
Comment
61 Buff. L. Rev. 413
The Docket: Recent Entries
Volume 60, 2012
In light of recent debate about the proper roles of federal and state governments, Jonah J. Horwitz laments how little attention has been paid to federal encroachment on the prosecution of commonplace crimes, specifically as it pertains to the death penalty controversy in United States v. Pleau.
Meaningful Information, Meaningful Retention
Jordan M. Singer reflects on the uncertain future of judicial retention elections, in response to Todd E. Pettys's Judicial Retention Elections, the Rule of Law, and the Rhetorical Weaknesses of Consequentialism, 60 BUFF. L. REV. 69.
Forthcoming Issue
Articles
The Hidden Costs of Terrorist Watch Lists
How Long is Forever This Time? The Broken Promise of Bankruptcy Trusts
Fear of the Queer Child
Note
"Imagine There's No Country": Statelessness as Persecution in Light of Haile II