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When Local Government Misbehaves 当地方政府行为不当时

Utah law review Pub Date : 2016-04-18 DOI: 10.5072/ULR.V2016I1.2032

S. Saxer

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引用次数: 0

A Declining Water Supply: How Utah Can Become Adept at Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change 供水减少:犹他州如何适应气候变化的影响

Utah law review Pub Date : 2016-03-01 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2921537

D. P. Olson

引用次数: 3

Altering Rules, Cumulative Voting, and Venture Capital 修改规则、累积投票和风险投资

Utah law review Pub Date : 2016-01-25 DOI: 10.5072/ULR.V2016I4.3578

J. Coyle

引用次数: 1

Does the DSM-5 Threaten Autism Service Access? DSM-5会威胁自闭症服务的获取吗?

Utah law review Pub Date : 2015-11-25 DOI: 10.5072/ULR.V2015I4.1570

Rebecca A. Johnson

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引用次数: 2

Hoop Dreams Deferred: The WNBA, the NBA, and the Long-Standing Gender Inequity at the Game's Highest Level 推迟的篮球梦:WNBA, NBA，以及在比赛最高水平上长期存在的性别不平等

Utah law review Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.5072/ULR.V2015I3.1549

N. Duru

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引用次数: 2

Behavioral Public Choice and the Carbon Tax 行为公共选择与碳税

Utah law review Pub Date : 2015-10-28 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2682733

Gary Lucas, Jr.

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引用次数: 10

The Missing Victims of Health Care Fraud 医疗诈骗的失踪受害者

Utah law review Pub Date : 2015-08-31 DOI: 10.5072/ULR.V2015I3.1550

A. Kyriakakis

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引用次数: 3

Unfinished Business of Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: The Military’s Unconstitutional Ban on Transgender Individuals 废除“不问，不说”的未完事业:军方对跨性别者的违宪禁令

Utah law review Pub Date : 2015-08-31 DOI: 10.5072/ULR.V2015I3.1552

K. Quam

引用次数: 3

Startups and Unmet Legal Needs 创业公司和未满足的法律需求

Utah law review Pub Date : 2015-07-09 DOI: 10.5072/ULR.V2016I4.3577

Alice Armitage, Evan Frondorf, Christopher Williams, Robin C. Feldman

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引用次数: 1

From Bibles to Biomarkers: The Future of the DSM and Forensic Psychiatric Diagnosis 从圣经到生物标记物:DSM和法医精神病诊断的未来

Utah law review Pub Date : 2015-05-30 DOI: 10.5072/ULR.V2015I4.1579

Teneille R. Brown

引用次数: 1