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University of Baltimore Law Forum

Volume 39, Number 1, Fall 2008

University of Baltimore Law Forum Volume 39 Number 1 (Fall 2008) Front Matter

Foreword: Traversing 2nd and 3rd Waves: Feminist Legal Theory Moving Forward
Barbara Ann White

Gloria Steinem Keynote Address
Gloria Steinem

Welfare, Privacy, and Feminism
Michele E. Gilman

Is What We Want What We Need, and Can We Get It in Writing? The Third-Wave of Feminism Hits the Beach of Modern Parentage Presumptions
Carol A. Beier and Larkin E. Walsh

Here Comes the Judge! Gender Distortion on TV Reality Court Shows
Taunya Lovell Banks

Lifting the Floor: Sex, Class, and Education
Naomi Cahn and June Carbone

Copyright Law and Pornography: Reconsidering Incentives to Create and Distribute Pornography
Ann Bartow

Recent Developments: Christian v. State: The Mitigation Defenses of Hot-Blooded Response to Adequate Provocation and Imperfect Self-Defense Can Apply to Mitigate First-Degree Assault Charges
Jason Heller

Recent Developments: Clancy v. King: A Fiduciary, despite Adverse Repercussions to the Partnership's Interests, May in Good Faith Enforce a Validly Obtained Legal Right against His or Her Partnership
Joseph Maher

Recent Developments: Comptroller of the Treasury v. SAIC: The Comptroller Must Pay Interest on a Tax Refund Where the Tax Refund Resulted from the State's Error
Elizabeth Cowan

Recent Developments: Hand v. Mfrs. & Traders Trust Co.: A Holder in Due Course of a Promissory Note Is Not Subject to a Statutory Illegality Defense Unless the Statute Voids the Specific Transaction
David Coppersmith

Recent Developments: Janice M. v. Margaret K.: Maryland Does Not Recognize De Facto Parenthood as a Legal Status, Thus All Third Parties Must Demonstrate Parental Unfitness or Exceptional Circumstances to Overcome a Parent's Constitutional Right in Custody and Visitation Disputes
Angela Ablorh-Odjidja

Recent Developments: John Deere Constr. & Forestry Co. v. Reliable Tractor, Inc.: Open-Ended Contracts with Notice of Termination Requirements Periodically Renew, and Subsequently Enacted Legislation Applies Prospectively to These Contracts after Their Renewal
Michael Beste

Recent Developments: Maldonado v. Am. Airlines: Expert Vocational Testimony Is Not per Se Required in Judicial Review Proceedings to Rebut the Presumption of Correctness of a Workers' Compensation Commission Award of "Other Cases" Industrial Loss
Stephen Cornelius

Recent Developments: Price v. State: Inconsistent Verdicts in Criminal Jury Trials Are No Longer Permissible
Alison Karch

Recent Developments: State v. Baby: A Woman May Withdraw Consent for Sexual Intercourse after Penetration, and Continuation of Sexual Intercourse after Withdrawal of Consent through Force or Threat of Force Constitutes Rape
Katlyn Hood

Recent Developments: State v. Coates: Statements Made to a Medical Care Provider Are Not Admissible under the Statements Made for Medical Diagnosis or Treatment Hearsay Exception When the Declarant Was Unaware of the Purpose of the Statement
Neal Desai

Recent Developments: United States v. Chacon: Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, a Forcible Sex Offense Constitutes a Crime of Violence Even in the Absence of the Use, Attempted Use, or Threatened Use of Physical Force
Chris Tully