Fundamental Human Rights Compared in Two Progressive Constitutions: Japan and Montana

This article focuses on certain of the fundamental or inalienable rights of the Japan Constitution and compares and contrasts them with their counterparts in the Montana Constitution

The Citation Practices of the Montana Supreme Court

The Citation Practices of the Montana Supreme Cour

Overreaction Then (Korematsu) and Now (The Detainee Cases)

In light of the detainee cases, this article uses Korematsu v. U.S. as a case study in how things can go grievously wrong when the government overreacts to the threat of terrorism and individual rights disappear

Legislative History and Statutory Interpretation: The Supreme Court and the Tenth Circuit

The author analyzed all the U.S. Supreme Court cases and all the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals cases for the calendar year 1995 to see how heavily legislative history was used to interpret statutes. The author begins this article by discussing the different theories of statutory interpretation, noting how legislative history fits into the picture and observing the reliance on dictionaries for interpreting words and phrases. The author also looks to see what use is being made of administrative interpretations of statutes and how that ties in with legislative history. Finally, the author looks at how U.S. Supreme Court justices and justices in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals view statutory interpretation and legislative history. In Appendix C, the author explains how to do legislative history research and how to find legislative history materials

The Citation Practices of the Montana Supreme Court

The Citation Practices of the Montana Supreme Cour

The Right to Participate and the Right to Know in Montana

The Right to Participate and the Right to Know in Montan

Copyright and the Library Reserve Room

This article examines the issue of copyright and the photocopying of materials for library reserve within the fair use doctrine

Law Librarians\u27 Pet Peeves

This article recounts a list of law librarian pet peeves collected for the composition of a song for the 1998 WestPac Annual Conference held in Missoula, Montana

New in Montana

This article describes the author\u27s first year as law library director at the University of Montana Law Library

The West Digest System: The Ninth Circuit and the Montana Supreme Court

The West Digest System: The Ninth Circuit and the Montana Supreme Cour