JoAnne Sweeny

University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Assistant Professor of Law

Wilson W. Wyatt Hall

Louisville, KY 40292

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (22)

1.

History of Adultery and Fornication Criminal Laws

University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-09
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2013
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 1,158 (39,993)

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Sexting as ‘Sexual Behavior’ Under Rape Shield Laws

11 Int'l J. Cyber Criminology 246 (2017), University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2018-2
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 01 May 2018
JoAnne Sweeny and John Slack
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 275 (237,625)

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Sexting, Social Media, Rape Shield

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Positive Political Theory and the UK’s New Parliamentary System of Government

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Nov 2010
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 253 (258,658)
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Positive Political Theory, Human Rights Act, Constitutional Reform Act, United Kingdom, Constitutional Law

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Sexting and Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Approach

Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. 102, No. 1, 2013-2014, University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2014-09
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 May 2014
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 238 (274,639)
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juvenile, pornography, sexting, sex offender, freedom of speech

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Do Sexting Prosecutions Violate Teenagers' Constitutional Rights?

San Diego Law Review, Vol. 48, p. 951, 2011, University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2012-11
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2012
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 232 (281,665)

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Child Pornography, Sexting, Freedom of Expression, Right to Privacy, Due Process, Equal Protection

6.

Incitement in the Era of Trump and Unite the Right

Capital University Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 16 Oct 2018
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 211 (308,535)
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incitement, freedom of expression, social media, Trump, alt-right

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Undead Statutes: The Rise, Fall, and Continuing Uses of Adultery and Fornication Criminal Laws

46 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 127 (2014)
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Sep 2016
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 164 (387,608)

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adultery, fornication, evidence, legal history

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Trapped in Public: The Regulation of Street Harassment and Cyber-Harassment Under the Captive Audience Doctrine

17 Nev. L.J. 651 (2017), University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2017-8
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 17 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2017
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 146 (427,096)

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cyberharassment, street harassment, freedom of expression, captive audience doctrine

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Creating a More Dangerous Branch: How the United Kingdom's Human Rights Act Has Empowered the Judiciary and Changed the Way the British Government Creates Law

21 Michigan Journal of International Law 301 (2013), University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2014-14
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 05 Jun 2014
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 145 (429,549)

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Comparative Constitutional Law, Human Rights

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Indefinite Detention and Antiterrorism Laws: Balancing Security and Human Rights

34 Pace L. Rev. 1190 (2014)
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 17 Oct 2017
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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anti-terrorism laws, indefinite detention, comparative law

11.

Sexting and Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Approach

102 Ky. L.J. 103 (2013-2014)
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Oct 2017
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 108 (540,324)

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Sexting, Freedom of Expression, comparative law

12.

Filling in the Gaps: The Scope of Administrative Agencies' Power to Enact Regulations

Whittier Law Review, Vol. 27, p. 621, 2005
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Oct 2012
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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Administrative Law, Meal Periods, Labor Law

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United Kingdom's Human Rights Act: Using its Past to Predict its Future

Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, Vol. 12, p. 39, 2010
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Oct 2012
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 93 (598,981)

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Comparative Law, Human Rights Act, British Constitutional Law, Rational Choice Theory, Social Movements Theory

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The Fair Labor Standards Act in the Virtual Office: How Employers Can Ensure They Have Fully Compensated Their Non-Exempt Employees in the Age of the Blackberry

Corporate Counsel, Vol. XXVII, p. 2, 2008
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 22 Aug 2012
JoAnne Sweeny and Jessica Linehan
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 76 (675,431)

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FLSA, cellular phones, non-exempt employees

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Emotional Editing

20 No. 2 and 3 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 109 (2012), University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2015-18
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 05 Jun 2014
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 72 (695,984)

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Legal Writing

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'LOL No One Likes You': Protecting Critical Comments on Government Officials' School Media Posts under the Right to Petition

2018 Wisconsin Law Review 73
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Mar 2020
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 62 (753,387)

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freedom of expression, right to petition, social media, politician

17.

Breaking Through Gridlock to Protect Human Rights: The Case for a Congressional Human Rights Committee

54 S.D. L. Rev. 21 (2017)
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 17 Jul 2017
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 57 (785,890)

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human rights, joint committee on human rights, civil rights

18.

The U.S. Constitution and the Global Trade of Human Rights

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 29 Sep 2011
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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Constitution, Human Rights, Bill of Rights

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The Language of Love v. Beshear: Telling a Client's Story While Creating a Civil Rights Case Narrative

Legal Communication and Rhetoric: JALWD, Vol. 17 (Fall 2020), University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2024-6
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2024
JoAnne Sweeny and Daniel Canon
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Downloads 43 (895,257)

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civil rights, marriage, equality, storytelling, narrative, LGBT

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Creating a More Dangerous Branch: How the United Kingdom's Human Rights Act Has Empowered the Judiciary and Changed the Way the British Government Creates Law

21 Mich. St. U. Coll. L. Int'l L. Rev. 301 (2013)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Oct 2017
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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Joint Committee on Human Rights, separation of powers, comparative law

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“Brock Turner Is Not a Rapist”: The Danger of Rape Myths in Character Letters in Sexual Assault Cases

89 UMKC L. REV. 121 (Fall 2020).
Posted: 02 Apr 2025
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

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Gendered Violence and Victim-Blaming: The Law's Troubling Response to Cyber-Harassment and Revenge Pornography

8 International Journal of Technoethics 18-29 (2017)
Posted: 30 Mar 2017
JoAnne Sweeny
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

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Cyber-Harassment, Revenge Pornography, Feminism