SUMMER RESEARCH PROJECTS

The law school encourages faculty members to publish scholarly articles relative to their respective areas of expertise. This summer 15 professors have committed to conduct research on a plethora of topics. The professors listed below will receive stipends for their summer research projects.

Marguerite Butler - Analysis Before Writing: Box Scheme Outline Methodology – The Essential Analytical Skill;

Okezie Chukwumerije - The Reform of Bilateral Investment Treaty Practices;

Emeka Duruigbo - A De Facto Corporation Model for Limited Liability Companies

Maurice Hew, Jr. - Hey, Hey, Paulus… Make the Government Carry the Burden of Proof: An Immigration Update on Removal Avoidance for Controlled Substance and Drug Paraphernalia Convictions;

Faith Jackson - Presidential Signing Statements;

Asmara T. Johnson - Sex Offender in the Neighborhood Navigating Private Residency Restriction;

Ericka Kelsaw - The Need for a Confidential Juvenile Sex Offender Registration System and Proposed Modifications to the Act;

Tom Kleven - Pierce Revisited: The Case for Requiring All Students to Attend Public School;

Manuel Leal - Critiquing the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Medellin v. Texas

Martin Levy - Preparation and Development: The 5th Edition of the Constitutional Law Casebook;

Deana Pollard - An Economic Analysis of Substantive Due Process Standards of Review; A Fundamental Right Not to Be “Licked”;

Lupe Salinas - The Constitutional Vitality of Language Practices and Requirements on Probation in the Courts;

April Walker - Hospice Care Euthanasia with a Fancy Name but it’s still the Same Murder;

Kamille Wolff - The American Dream and the Demise of an American Beach: The Legal Separation and Displacement of African Americans from a Historically Black Beach;

Edieth Wu - The Changing Form of Mercenaries on the Global Scene.