Browsing by Author "Huffman, Walter B."

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Denver Ordinances Prohibiting Erection of New Billboards and Requiring Removal of Existing Billboards Within Five-Year Period Unconstitutionally Exceed City’s Regulatory Power
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1976) Huffman, Walter B.
Examines the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision in Combined Communications Corp. v. City & County of Denver. In that case, the court struck down a zoning ordinance that prohibited the erection of new billboards and mandated the removal of the existing billboards. These ordinances, in the court’s view, were ultra vires. The court’s holding also relied on the reasonableness test of the state’s police power. The author hopes that this issue will soon be reexamined and the court will rely on a careful examination of the competing interests instead of substantive due process.
Equal Protection—Utah Statute Setting Different Ages of Majority for Males and Female Is Unconstitutional
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1975) Huffman, Walter B.
Discusses the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Stanton v. Stanton. In Stanton, the Court held unconstitutional a Utah statute that set different ages of majority for males and females, as it violated the fourteenth amendment’s equal protection clause. The author commends the Court for their unanimity in “so clearly denounce[ing] sex discrimination when squarely faced with the ‘old notions’ of the traditional role of women as a basis for different treatment of the sexes.”
In Memoriam: A Tribute to Professors Conboy, Eissinger, Hunt, Krahmer & Weninger – Pillars of Tech Law
(Texas Tech Law Review, 2018) Huffman, Walter B.
A law school's foundation is its faculty, and this is especially true of those faculty who have served a school for extended years. That being so, from January 2017 through April 2018, Tech Law's foundation suffered significant loss with the passing of Professors Don Hunt in January 2017, Jim Eissinger in June 2017, Bob Weninger in November 2017, Joe Conboy in February 2018 and John Krahmer in April 2018. It is impossible to describe in detail in this memorial the myriad contributions each of these men made to Tech Law, but it is my honor to attempt to memorialize the service of these Tech Law pillars-all of whom I knew well and three of whom who taught me as a student at Tech Law.
A Short Comparison of Military Leadership with Law School Leadership -- More Similarities than Differences?
(University of Toledo Law Review, 2010) Huffman, Walter B.
Walter B. Huffman was a Judge Advocate General in the Army before becoming Dean of Texas Tech University School of Law. In this essay, Huffman points out the similarities between military leadership and law school leadership. Huffman identifies several leadership qualities, and the central premise of the essay is that the most important traits of leadership apply to all forms of organizations. Huffman employs real life examples from his experiences serving as a Field Artillery Battery Commander during the Vietnam War to expound on the leadership qualities he identifies. Huffman states, “We sometimes forget the many speeches our fathers gave us, and we may forget the preacher’s sermon, but we never forget examples.” Huffman points out that all of the leadership attributes discussed in the essay describe actions, and concludes the essay by stating that “leadership is action, not a position.”