Articles:

Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Commitment Device
- Matthew Wansley – Climenko Fellow and Lecturer in Law, Harvard Law School
- This Article advocates for agencies to precommit to adopting a more stringent rule than the one it initially promulgated, if and when a private actor demonstrates that the stricter rule is cost-benefit justified.
Patent Boundaries
- Elizabeth I. Winston – Associate Professor of Law, Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
- This Article examines the geographic limitations of United States patents.

Comments:

1. The Ethical Lawyer-Client Arbitration Clause

Terese Schireson, J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2015
This Comment argues that, prior to entering into an agreement to arbitrate legal malpractice disputes, ethical considerations require explicit disclosure of the implications of arbitration. It also argues that the formation of specialized legal malpractice arbitration boards would encourage a fair process, and that lawyers and judges should follow guidelines set forth in a recent Louisiana Supreme Court decision.

2. The Money . . . or the Monet? Addressing the Monetization of Detroit’s Art Collection in Bankruptcy

Zachery B. Roth, J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2015
This Comment argues that Detroit’s Chapter 9 debt adjustment plan should and could have included the sale or monetization of the Detroit Institute of Art’s art collection.

3. Is There a Border Exception to the Exclusionary Rule?

Jody Thomas López-Jacobs, J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2015
This Comment argues in favor of continuing to exclude evidence at trial that was uncovered by an illegal search or seizure conducted by border officials.

4. A Cracked Remedy: The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 and Retroactice Application of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010

Ben Fabens-Lassen, J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2015
This Comment argues that the Fair Sentencing Act’s mandatory minimums should be applied retroactively at discretionary sentence-modification proceedings.

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