Journal of Contemporary Law Vol. 20

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Removing Race Sensitive Issues from the Political Forum: Or Using the Judiciary to Implicitly Take Someone's Country; Legal Protection of Computer Software: Patents, Copyright and Trade Secrets; Federal and State Perspectives on a Criminal Defendant's Right to Self-Representation; How the Utah Supreme Court Gave Theives an Interest in their Victim's Property: Recent Developments; State v. Larocco; Method in Jewish Bioethics: An Overview; Gun Control: Separating Reality from Symbolism; Rational Basis Analysis of "Assault Weapon" Prohibition; Competitive Access Issues and Telecommunications Regulatory Policy; Where Does the Tenth Circuit Stand on Rules Concerning Conflict of Interest and Disqualification Rules; DeBoer v. Schmidt and Twigg v.Mays: Does the "Best Interests of the Child" Standard Protect the Best Interests of the Children; Patent Harmonization Treaty Negotiations on Hold: "The First to File" Debate Continues; Book Review: Advice and Consent: Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork and the Intriguing History of the Supreme Court's Nomination Battles