Michael Blasie

Seattle University School of Law

Assistant Professor of Law

901 12th Avenue

Seattle, WA 98122

United States

KIMEP University

2, Abai ave.

Almaty, 050010

Kazakhstan

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

6

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1,685

TOTAL CITATIONS

1

Scholarly Papers (6)

1.

The Rise of Plain Language Laws

76 U. MIAMI L. REV. 447 (2022)
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 27 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2023
Michael Blasie
Seattle University School of Law
Downloads 971 (50,547)
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plain language, plain English, contract, consumer protection, commercial contract, environment, employment, access to justice, healthcare, property, housing, regulations, regulatory, administrative, judiciary, consent, waiver, financial disclosure, corporate disclosure

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Regulating Plain Language

2023 Wisc. L. Rev. 687 (2023)
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 06 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2023
Michael Blasie
Seattle University School of Law
Downloads 337 (188,181)

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plain language, plain english, separation of powers, regulation, contract, consumer, access to justice

3.

The Duty to Make Contracts Understandable

Columbia Business Law Review, Vol. 2024, No. 2, 2024
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 30 Apr 2024 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2025
Michael Blasie
Seattle University School of Law
Downloads 202 (315,185)

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consumer contracts, contracts of adhesion, contracts, plain language, plain English, duty to read, smart readers, legal design, understandable, comprehensible, readable, readability, artificial intelligence

4.

The Unkillable Learning Styles Myth

Volume 28 - Full Volume, 28 Legal Writing (2024)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 29 Apr 2024
Michael Blasie
Seattle University School of Law
Downloads 113 (511,310)

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Legal writing, learning styles, learning preferences, law school pedagogy

5.

A Separation of Powers Defense of Federal Rulemaking Power

NYU Annual Survey of American Law, Vol. 66, No. 593, 2011
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 Sep 2020
Michael Blasie
Seattle University School of Law
Downloads 39 (901,912)

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separation of powers, rulemaking, civil procedure

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The Uncertain Foundation of Work Product

67 DePaul L. Rev. 1, 35 (2017)
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Sep 2020
Michael Blasie
Seattle University School of Law
Downloads 23 (1,070,061)

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work product, separation of powers, inherent authority, constitutional law, civil procedure

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 21
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Plain Language: Lawmakers’ Preferred Solution

ATTORNEYS GENERAL JOURNAL (Apr. 21, 2023) https://www.naag.org/attorney-general-journal/plain-language-lawmakers-preferred-solution/
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 18 May 2023
Michael Blasie
Seattle University School of Law
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plain language, plain english, attorney general, attorneys general