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Before Competition: Origins Of The Internal Affairs Doctrine, Frederick Tung
Before Competition: Origins Of The Internal Affairs Doctrine, Frederick Tung
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To the modern corporate scholar and lawyer, the internal affairs doctrine seems in the natural order of things. Corporate law is state law. Each corporation is formed under the law of its chosen state of incorporation. To ensure consistency and predictability, that law must govern the corporation’s internal affairs. Yet the origin of such a doctrine is puzzling. Respecting the firm’s choice of corporate law, the doctrine forces state legislatures into competition to attract incorporations. But how did legislatures come to concede their traditional territorial regulatory authority, and instead agree to compete? This Article solves this puzzle, offering the first …
James Madison’S Celebrated Report Of 1800: The Transformation Of The Tenth Amendment, Kurt T. Lash
James Madison’S Celebrated Report Of 1800: The Transformation Of The Tenth Amendment, Kurt T. Lash
Law Faculty Publications
It has become commonplace to describe the Rehnquist Court as having staged a "Federalism Revolution." Although the current status of the Revolution is in dispute, historical treatment of the Supreme Court's jurisprudence under Chief Justice Rehnquist no doubt will emphasize a resurgence of federalism and limited construction of federal power. Cases like Gregory v. Ashcroft, New York v. United States, United States v. Lopez, Printz v. United States, Alden v. Maine, and United States v. Morrison all share a common rule of interpretation: Narrow construction of federal power to interfere with matters believed best left under state control. The textual …
Introduction: A Tale Of (At Least) Two Federalisms, Denise C. Morgan
Introduction: A Tale Of (At Least) Two Federalisms, Denise C. Morgan
NYLS Law Review
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Reconceptualizing Federalism, Erwin Chemerinsky
Evolving Understandings Of American Federalism: Some Shifting Parameters, Edward A. Purcell Jr.
Evolving Understandings Of American Federalism: Some Shifting Parameters, Edward A. Purcell Jr.
NYLS Law Review
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The Future Of Federalism? Pierce County V. Guillen As A Case Study, Lynn A. Baker
The Future Of Federalism? Pierce County V. Guillen As A Case Study, Lynn A. Baker
NYLS Law Review
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Regionalism, The Supreme Court, And Effective Governance: Healing Problems That Know No Bounds, Nick J. Sciullo
Regionalism, The Supreme Court, And Effective Governance: Healing Problems That Know No Bounds, Nick J. Sciullo
Nick J. Sciullo
By actively endorsing remedies that favor a city-suburb divide, the Supreme Court has failed to allow regional development. The Supreme Court's federalism jurisprudence is unresponsive to the myriad issues pervading society. Ultimately, individuals must take action, through a process formulated in this article, to change the way in which governments and the courts respond to the needs of populations.
A battery of cases including Brown v. Board of Education and its progeny, Missouri v. Jenkins and Milliken v. Bradley, reached the Supreme Court during the tumultuous 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. A vast array of environmental laws and housing regulations also …