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MySpace Is Also Their Space: Ideas for Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Predators on Social Networking Sites, Kentucky Law Journal (2008)
A growing number of disturbing incidents involving minors as victims of sexual solicitation, assault and...
Pretrial Publicity in High Profile Trials: An Integrated Approach to Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial and the Right to Privacy, Ohio Northern University Law review (2008)
The growth and influence of nontraditional media and the convergence of these technological platforms on...
Race, Riches & Reporters - Do Race and Class Impact Media Rape Narratives? An Analysis of the Duke Lacrosse Case, Southern Illinois University (2007)
Focusing on the Duke rape case as a case study, this Article analyzes magazine coverage...
Thesis Paragraphs, Kentucky Bench and Bar (2006)
This short bar magazine article helps readers see the importance of including thesis paragraphs in...
A Missed Opportunity To Abandon the Reasonable Observer Framework in Sacred Text Cases: McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky & Van Orden v. Perry, North Carolina First Amendment Law Review (2006)
This Article examines the reasonable observer framework in Establishment Clause cases, specifically in relation to...
Common Writing Problems, Kentucky Bench and Bar (2006)
This short bar magazine article identifies top six writing errors to avoid.
The Law Firm Experience, The Second Draft (2005)
This short essay describes how to use attorneys to enrich legal writing classes. The lawyers...
How Best To Confront the Bully: Should Title IX or Antibullying Statutes Be The Answer (with Robert Wright), Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy (2005)
This article examines liability for peer-on-peer sexual harassment in the context of bullying under Title...
How Do I Cite? Try Using the ALWD Manual to Find Answers (with Judith Fischer), Kentucky Bench and Bar (2005)
This short bar article introduces readers to the ALWD Manual. The article identifies key differences...
Six Tips for Making Briefs More Persuasive, Kentucky Bench and Bar (2004)
This short bar article suggests several techniques for improving briefs.
Virtual Child Pornography - A United States Update, Tolley's Communication Law Journal (2004)
This article summarizes United States' legislation up to 2004 which sought to regulate child pornography.
Buffalo Creek Prevents Legal Writing Disaster, The Law Teacher (2003)
Legal writing professors have the constant challenge of narrowing the gap between the study of...
How Judges, Practitioners, and Legal Writing Teachers Assess the Writing Skills of New Law Graduates: A Comparative Study (with David Ritchie), Journal of Legal Education (2003)
This article discusses the results of a survey which asked members of the profession -...
Expedited Appeals in Kentucky, Journal of Appellate Practice and Process (2002)
This article outlines the process for expedited appeals in the state of Kentucky.
Lessons From the Past: A History of American Law in Times of Crises, Kentucky Bench and Bar (2002)
This bar magazine article examines America's response of passing laws in response to a crisis....
When the Internet Becomes X-rated: Creating an Ethical Climate for Technology in Catholic Schools, Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice (2001)
Pornography is the number-one business on the Internet, yet the very same Internet can be...
Let Bush and Gore Teach Persuasion, The Second Draft (2001)
This short essay outlines ways to use the Bush v. Gore briefs as tools for...
Putting One Foot in Front of the Other: Teaching Text-Based Research Before Exposing Students to Computer-Assisted Legal Research (with David T. Ritchie), Perspectives (2001)
This essay advocates teaching text-based resources for legal research before introducing students to computer-assisted legal...
Student Designed Webpages - Does Title IX or the First Amendment Apply?, Arizona Law Review (2001)
School districts can be liable for peer-on-peer harassment when the school has actual knowledge of...
Negotiable Instruments Can Be Fun, The Law Teacher (2000)
This short essay gives in class exercises for a Negotiable Instruments class.
Teaching Legal Analysis to the Seers, the Hearers and the Doers, The Second Draft (2000)
This short essay introduces classroom teaching methodologies for legal analysis to students with various learning...