Justifying the Law-Equity Divide Article
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Marco Jimenez, Justifying the Law-Equity Divide, 2016 Jotwell 178 (2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
2016
Thirty Years after ‘Walters’ the Mission is Clear, the Execution is Muddled: A Fresh Look at the Supreme Court’s Decision to Deny Veterans the Due Process Right to Hire Attorneys in the VA Benefits Process Article
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Stacey-Rae Simcox, Thirty Years after ‘Walters’ the Mission is Clear, the Execution is Muddled: A Fresh Look at the Supreme Court’s Decision to Deny Veterans the Due Process Right to Hire Attorneys in the VA Benefits Process, 84 U. Cin. L. Rev. 671 (2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
Part I of this article will discuss the historical beginnings of the VA’s mission and the current process for a veteran to receive benefits from the VA. Part II will consider the historical underpinnings of the VA’s non-adversarial system and review the history of attorney representatives in the VA process. It will also discuss the Supreme Court decision in Walters and the changes in the law that brought judicial review to VA decisions and codified the VA’s duties to a veteran. Part III will analyze the current state of the non-adversarial system of the VA and the problems the VA has recently had in implementing a non-adversarial, veteran-friendly system. Part IV will propose that the current state of affairs at the VA require a new evaluations of a veteran’s due process right to an attorney under the Mathews test. It will also propose that the best way to preserve the veteran-friendly nature of the VA’s system is to allow attorneys to help veterans in this process and alleviate the burden on the VA.
Ecosystem Credit and Payment Stacking: Overview Book Chapter
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Royal C. Gardner, Ecosystem Credit and Payment Stacking: Overview, in The Wetland Book (C. Max Finlayson et al. eds., 2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
Family Matters in an Elder Law Practice Article
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Rebecca C. Morgan, Family Matters in an Elder Law Practice, 29 Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 109 (2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
The Need for Better Medical Evidence in VA Disability Compensation Cases and the Argument for More Medical-Legal Partnerships Article
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Stacey-Rae Simcox, The Need for Better Medical Evidence in VA Disability Compensation Cases and the Argument for More Medical-Legal Partnerships, 68 S.C. L. Rev. 223 (2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation process is intended to recompense military veterans who suffer a physical or mental disability caused by their service in the United States military. Anyone who has worked to help a veteran navigate the VA disability compensation system knows that the process can be daunting. A veteran is required to provide evidence to the VA that the disability he suffers is related to his military service. While the VA system does have procedures that are intended to ease the burden of providing this evidence, the overall implementation of the system, particularly when it applies to medical evidence, is not terribly efficient or effective. Recognizing the importance of medical evidence in particular to establish a veteran's entitlement to disability compensation, this Article intends to 1) provide an overview of the veteran's need for medical evidence; 2) discuss some of the issues within the VA system that inhibit a veteran from reaping the statutory benefit Congress intended the VA system to provide; and 3) provide an alternate method of helping veterans to navigate the medical evidentiary requirements of this process. To explore these topics, a case study will be provided in order to examine the issues in more depth.
Framework of International Conventions Book Chapter
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Royal C. Gardner, Framework of International Conventions, in The Wetland Book (C. Max Finlayson et al. eds., 2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
Fearing the Dark: The Use of Witchcraft to Control Human Trafficking Victims and Sustain Vulnerability Article
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Luz Estella Nagle and Bolaji Owasonoye, Fearing the Dark: The Use of Witchcraft to Control Human Trafficking Victims and Sustain Vulnerability, 45 Sw. L. Rev. 561 (2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
Health of Young Children Whose Mothers Have Intellectual Disability Article
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Robyn Powell et al., Health of Young Children Whose Mothers Have Intellectual Disability, 121 American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 281 (2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
Understanding the needs and experiences of parents with intellectual disability (ID) and their children is critical to ensuring that policies can effectively support these families. This research analyzed data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine the health outcomes of U.S. children whose mothers have (n = 263) and do not have ID (n = 1,298). Compared to mothers without ID, mothers with ID experienced worse outcomes related to socioeconomic status, limited support networks, and poor self-reported health. However, after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, mother's intellectual disability was not associated with a child having fair or poor health, asthma, or being overweight or obese.
Hope for Zimmerism: Overcoming the Empathy Problem in Antidiscrimination Law Article
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Jason Bent, Hope for Zimmerism: Overcoming the Empathy Problem in Antidiscrimination Law, 20 Em. Rts. & Emp. Pol'y J. 277 (2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
National Wetland Policies: The Basics Book Chapter
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Royal C. Gardner, National Wetland Policies: The Basics, in The Wetland Book (C. Max Finlayson et al. eds., 2016)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.