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Unreasonable Conditions Impeding Our Nation's Charities: An Unconstitutional Condition In The Combined Federal Campaign, Amy K. Ryder Wentz
Unreasonable Conditions Impeding Our Nation's Charities: An Unconstitutional Condition In The Combined Federal Campaign, Amy K. Ryder Wentz
Cleveland State Law Review
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is an annual charity drive in which profit organizations that receive funds through the CFC to compare the names of their employees against the names on terrorist watch lists and then notify the federal government of any matches. If an organization refuses to abide by this mandate, it is prohibited from soliciting and receiving donations through the CFC. This new requirement presents a question of first impression for the courts When the issue makes its way into a courtroom, the courts may be tempted to follow the analysis of Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense and …
The Constitutional Significance Of Forgotten Presidents , Michael J. Gerhardt
The Constitutional Significance Of Forgotten Presidents , Michael J. Gerhardt
Cleveland State Law Review
My hope is to clarify the forgotten constitutional legacies of a number of American Presidents. This is only a small sliver of constitutional law, but not an insignificant one at that. My aim is to examine how the Presidents we commonly dismiss as constitutionally insignificant actually helped to shape the future of constitutional law. How these Presidents (and their administrations) exercised power, even for as short a time as William Henry Harrison, changed the constitutional landscape. I do not intend to make the case for rating these Presidents higher than historians or others usually do or for overstating what they …
Contractual Waivers Of A Right To Jury Trial - Another Opinion, Brian D. Weber
Contractual Waivers Of A Right To Jury Trial - Another Opinion, Brian D. Weber
Cleveland State Law Review
It is well-settled that arbitration in the employment context is favored by the courts, and that there is a federal policy favoring arbitration agreements, in general. However, jury waivers outside of arbitration in the employment context are still a relatively novel idea in some jurisdictions, despite the fact that an arbitration agreement itself inherently prevents the employee from having a jury trial. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as the Ohio Supreme Court, have yet to determine if jury waivers in employment contracts are binding. This paper will assess contractual jury trial waivers in the employment context as …