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Congratulations to the following junior members, whose case notes were selected for publication in Volume 40 of the Cumberland Law Review.
Judd Anderton
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - CONFRONTATION - Laboratory Reports Prepared For Use In Criminal Prosecution Are Testimonial And Subject To The Confrontation Demands Of The Sixth Amendment. Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S. Ct. 2527 (2009).
Maria Fleisher
EMPLOYMENT LAW - TITLE VII - Fire Department Must Enforce Test Results That Operate To Exclude Most Minorities From Getting Promotions. Ricci v. DeStefano, 129 S. Ct. 2658 (2009).
Carlton Hilson
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - DUE PROCESS CLAUSE - Litigant's Contributions to Judge's Election Campaign Required Judge's Recusal. Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., 129 S. Ct. 2252 (2009).
Leslie Palmer
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - THE FIRST AMENDMENT - The City Exercised Government Speech By Allowing Placement Of A Donated Monument In A Public Park And Therefore Was Not Subject To Strict Scrutiny Under The Free Speech Clause. Pleasant Grove City, UT v. Summum, 129 S. Ct. 1125 (2009).
Chris Romeo
ELECTION LAW - SECTION 2 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT - Officials Not Required To Create Cross Over Districts To Allow Minority Voters To Join With Majority Voters To Elect Preferred Candidates. Bartlett v. Strickland, 129 S. Ct. 1231 (2009).
Ginny Wilcox
JURISDICTION - FEDERAL PREEMPTION - State Law Failure-To-Warn Claim Not Preempted By Compliance With Federal Government Drug Regulations. Wyeth v. Levine, 129 S. Ct. 1187 (2009).
Law Review Announces 2009 - 2010 Editorial Board
The Cumberland Law Review is pleased to announce the selection of the 2008-2009 Editorial Board. The new Editors, who will be responsible for publishing Volume 39 of the Cumberland Law Review, are as follows:
- Brittany Adkins, Editor in Chief
- Ben Coulter, Executive Editor
- Andrea Shaw, Managing Editor
- Brian Noble, Articles Editor
- Christina Schutt, Student Materials Editor
- Kristen Burge, Copy Editor
- Feinberg, Copy Editor
- C. Eric Wood, Writing Editor
- Heather Ward, Writing Editor
- Phillip Godwin, Research Editor
- Jason Tyler Pointer, Research Editor
Law Review Announces 2009 -2010 Associate Editors
- Taylor Bartlett
- Maranda Robinson Barry
- Finn Cox
- Tim Douthit
- Wesley Fain
- Drew Herring
- Courtney Peinhardt
- Staci Pierce
- Lindsay Singletary
Law Review Announces New Membership
Law Review is pleased to announce that the following students have been selected for membership on the Cumberland Law Review based on their outstanding academic ability, and their successful participation in the Cumberland Law Review candidates program. Please join us in congratulating these students on their achievements.
- Judd J. Anderton
- Michael Clardy Barnett
- Kyle A. Beckman
- Matthew Brown
- Kevin Coleman
- G. Maria Fleisher
- Sara E. hames
- S. Blake Harris, Jr.
- Denetra Hartzog
- Ashlee A. Hightower
- H. Carlton Hilson
- Matthew Lehnertz
- Walter Hill Levie, III
- Hannah C. Mebane
- Leslie A. Palmer
- S. Kristen Peters
- Joshua F. Reif
- Allison Lea Riley
- Chris Romeo
- Pamela Dianne Springrose
- Brett Thompson
- Ginny Britton Willcox
- Christopher C. Yearout
