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Distribution Of Marital Assets In Community Property Jurisdictions: Equitable Doesn't Equal Equal, James R. Ratner
Distribution Of Marital Assets In Community Property Jurisdictions: Equitable Doesn't Equal Equal, James R. Ratner
Louisiana Law Review
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How Community Property Jurisdictions Can Avoid Being Lost In Cyberspace, Sally Brown Richardson
How Community Property Jurisdictions Can Avoid Being Lost In Cyberspace, Sally Brown Richardson
Louisiana Law Review
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The Macondo Well Blowout: Taking The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Seriously, John J. Costonis
The Macondo Well Blowout: Taking The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Seriously, John J. Costonis
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Choice of law issues in marine pollution events engage federal admiralty/general maritime law, federal environmental legislation and the reserved powers of the states to protect their natural resources and economic welfare. Admiralty and general maritime law enjoyed center stage throughout the first two thirds of the last century. Federal marine pollution statutes were few and weak, and state initiatives were typically deemed preempted in all but the so-called “marine but local” cases. The equilibrium began to shift in favor of state police powers and federal environmental values in the mid-1960’s in consequence of the Supreme Court’s solicitude for the former, …