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Following The Yellow Burning Road To Oz: The Social And Economic Impact Of Opportunity Zones And Their Potential Expansion In California Amid Wildfires, Nicole Motamed
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
This article will discuss the economic backdrop against which legislation was enacted to spur economic development in distressed areas, focusing on the creation of the Opportunity Zones program established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The first half of the article will provide an in-depth analysis of the Opportunity Zone incentive and consider its procedures and implications, including the tax benefits of the program and the necessary criteria to be qualified for its benefits. It will also present both the negative and positive impacts that have surfaced since the program’s inception and which have in …
Irresponsible Legislating: Reeling In The Aftermath Of Kelo, Patricia E. Salkin
Irresponsible Legislating: Reeling In The Aftermath Of Kelo, Patricia E. Salkin
Patricia E. Salkin
No abstract provided.
Indigenous Peoples And Environmental Justice: The Impact Of Climate Change, Rebecca Tsosie
Indigenous Peoples And Environmental Justice: The Impact Of Climate Change, Rebecca Tsosie
The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)
Presenter: Rebecca Tsosie, Professor of Law, Arizona State University
1 page.
Sovereignty And The American Courts At The Cocktail Party Of International Law: The Dangers Of Domestic Invocations Of Foreign And International Law, Donald J. Kochan
Sovereignty And The American Courts At The Cocktail Party Of International Law: The Dangers Of Domestic Invocations Of Foreign And International Law, Donald J. Kochan
Donald J. Kochan
With increasing frequency and heightened debate, United States courts have been citing foreign and “international” law as authority for domestic decisions. This trend is inappropriate, undemocratic, and dangerous. The trend touches on fundamental concepts of sovereignty, democracy, the judicial role, and overall issues of effective governance. There are multiple problems with the judiciary’s reliance on extraterritorial and extra-constitutional foreign or international sources to guide their decisions. Perhaps the most fundamental flaw is its interference with rule of law values. To borrow from Judge Harold Levanthal, the use of international sources in judicial decision-making might be described as “the equivalent of …
Irresponsible Legislating: Reeling In The Aftermath Of Kelo, Patricia E. Salkin
Irresponsible Legislating: Reeling In The Aftermath Of Kelo, Patricia E. Salkin
Scholarly Works
No abstract provided.
Restoring Fiscal Integrity To Virginia Government Is Highest Priority, Mark Warner
Restoring Fiscal Integrity To Virginia Government Is Highest Priority, Mark Warner
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Legislative Control Of Air Pollution & Water Pollution Of The P.R. China, Longan Xiao
Legislative Control Of Air Pollution & Water Pollution Of The P.R. China, Longan Xiao
New Challenges for Environmental Protection: Second Sino-American Conference on Environmental Law (October 12-13)
10 pages.
Existing Legal Treatment Of Developing Countries: Differential, Contextual, And Absolute Norms, Daniel Barstow Magraw
Existing Legal Treatment Of Developing Countries: Differential, Contextual, And Absolute Norms, Daniel Barstow Magraw
New Challenges for Environmental Protection: Second Sino-American Conference on Environmental Law (October 12-13)
53 pages.
Contains 11 pages of endnotes.
State Water Planning To Protect Public Needs, David H. Getches
State Water Planning To Protect Public Needs, David H. Getches
Water as a Public Resource: Emerging Rights and Obligations (Summer Conference, June 1-3)
44 pages.