Diversity in Law Schools: Where are We Headed in the Twenty-first Century

While we had historically recruited a large number of minority candidates to campus, because of the departures of our minority faculty, we needed to evaluate both our ability to recruit and our ability to retain minority faculty. Discriminatory hiring based on race is forbidden by law. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer. As a practical and legal matter, and in contrast to our current student admissions policy, we can consider race in employment decisions only to remedy past discrimination and only if narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest. First, it is important to understand the central role of diversity for our particular institution. The University of Florida is a state institution located in a state that is racially and ethnically diverse. By 2050, the majority of Florida citizens will be persons of color. Second, the university and our college of law are keenly focused on the importance of being global institutions. We are increasingly aware of the importance of preparing our students for the globalization of the practice of law. A diverse student body and faculty is a representation of the diverse professional world our students will join. Therefore, part of our mission supports the desirability of a diverse faculty and student body. In fact, diversity is and will always be a core asset for our college of law. In pursuit of this overall goal, our college of law undertook specific measures addressing the issue of hiring and retaining minority faculty

The Future of Governmental Ethics: Law and Morality

Based on a speech presented at the 16th International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge University, England September 13-19, 1998

Privacy Revisited: A Global Perspective on the Right to be Left Alone

Reviewing: Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr., Privacy Revisited: A Global Perspective on the Right to Be Left Alone (Oxford University Press 2016)

Constitutional Law - Due Process Clause - The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment Requires Fair Notice of What Violates Federal Indecency Standards

Casenote regarding Fed. Commc’ns Comm’n v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., 132 S. Ct. 2307 (2012)

VII. Legal Education in the Americas, A. An Introduction (Proceedings of the Third Annual Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas Conference)

Proceedings of the Third Annual Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas Conference (2002

Reforms in Florida after the 2000 Presidential Election

Much has been written concerning the Florida recount, and the final U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore. Moreover, the popular media has mostly focused on the negatives of the Florida recount without delving into the exact reasons why Florida became the epicenter of this controversy. Not much has been written pinpointing the actual circumstances precipitating Florida\u27s position after the election, nor discussing the theoretical underpinning of Florida election law, which embraces a broad liberal concept of respecting the “will of the voter.” By examining both the actual circumstances surrounding Florida in 2000 and recognizing that Florida election jurisprudence actually encourages broad judicial interpretations to include as many votes as possible, one can better understand the situation and not merely dismiss Florida as a state “where people don\u27t know how to vote.” Surrounded with unanticipated factors, Florida\u27s election laws, which aimed to include as many as possible in its elections, allowed time extensions for manual recounts of certain votes and accepted overseas ballots that did not technically comply with Florida law. This Article addresses these little noticed factors and elucidates the theoretical underpinning of Florida election jurisprudence: respecting the “will of the voter.” Also, not much has been written that addresses the actual constructive reforms that have been enacted by the Florida Legislature since Bush v. Gore. This short Article addresses the movement for reform in Florida, which to date has yielded the recently enacted Florida Election Reform Act of 2001. This Article will also address this recent reform and analyze some of the most pertinent sections for such election reform

Educating to Meet the Demands of Florida Business and Law Schools - A. Introduction

Proceedings of the Second Annual & Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas, 200

Florida on Trial: Federalism in the 2000 Presidential Election

This article analyzes how Florida\u27s state election laws operated during the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election. The intersection of law and politics in this controversy was critical. Political considerations affected decisions in both the Bush and Gore camps. The aftermath of the 2000 election found the federal government, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the State of Florida (among others) commissioning task forces and committees to investigate and suggest election reforms. Ultimately, the State of Florida passed significant election reform legislation. On May 10, 2001, Florida enacted sweeping election reform legislation entitled the Florida Election Reform Act of 2001. This legislation overhauls and reforms many sections of Florida\u27s election code and addresses reform of voting equipment, ballot uniformity, and poll worker training. Critics, including the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, argue that the new legislation fails to address some of the critical issues of voter disenfranchisement. Most importantly, this article analyzes the events in Florida following the litigation that culminated in Bush v. Gore— the aftermath and its consequences—and concludes that the state\u27s new elections laws will prohibit a future crisis of the kind seen in the 2000 presidential election. In Part II, this article sets out the specific factors that caused Florida to become the epicenter of the 2000 election controversy. In Part III, this article further describes the Florida perspective and the theory of “counting the votes” which is derived from Florida case law and concludes that Bush v. Gore was correctly decided by the Florida Supreme Court as a matter of Florida law. In Part IV, this article discusses the recent electoral reform legislation enacted by the State of Florida, concluding that these changes will improve the election system in Florida. Under these new reforms, there will never again be a “hanging chad” in Florida because punch card ballots have been eliminated from further use in Florida elections. Despite the anger and confusion aroused by the electoral controversy in Florida, these struggles will ultimately improve the election process in the state of Florida and most likely the nation as a whole