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The Unborn Victims Of Violence Act And Its Impact On Reproductive Rights, April A. Alongi Sep 2008

The Unborn Victims Of Violence Act And Its Impact On Reproductive Rights, April A. Alongi

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Microperformances Of Identity: Visible Same-Sex Couples And The Marriage Controversy, Marc R. Poirier Sep 2008

Microperformances Of Identity: Visible Same-Sex Couples And The Marriage Controversy, Marc R. Poirier

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Inferring A Right To Permanent Family Care From The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child, The Hague Convention On Intercountry Adoption, And Selected Scientific Literature, Laura Matney Shapiro Sep 2008

Inferring A Right To Permanent Family Care From The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child, The Hague Convention On Intercountry Adoption, And Selected Scientific Literature, Laura Matney Shapiro

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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The Unintended Tax Advantages Of Gay Marriage, Theodore P. Seto Sep 2008

The Unintended Tax Advantages Of Gay Marriage, Theodore P. Seto

Washington and Lee Law Review

The Internal Revenue Code (the Code) contains numerous special rules applicable to the income taxation of persons related by marriage, birth, adoption, or ownership. This Article suggests a new approach to their analysis. Many basic tax rules assume that taxpayers are self-interested and unaffiliated. Where this assumption is incorrect, the Code makes adjustments to its otherwise applicable rules. Most of the resulting related-party antiavoidance rules apply only in the context of specified formal relationships-marriage, parent/child, or owner/business. The Article tests this thesis by comparing the income tax treatment of heterosexual married couples with that of gay couples in committed long-term …


Till [My Parents'] Death Do Us Part: Exposing Testamentary Restrictions Placed On Marriages That Perpetuate Prejudice, Christina V. Bonfanti Mar 2008

Till [My Parents'] Death Do Us Part: Exposing Testamentary Restrictions Placed On Marriages That Perpetuate Prejudice, Christina V. Bonfanti

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.