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Regulation Of New Financial Instruments Under The Federal Securities And Commodities Laws, David J. Gilberg
Regulation Of New Financial Instruments Under The Federal Securities And Commodities Laws, David J. Gilberg
Vanderbilt Law Review
In the last few years, "an endless stream of exotic financial instruments conjured by Wall Street wizards" literally has taken the financial community by storm, fundamentally altering market trading practices and pitting institutions against each other in an intense competition for development of still more innovative instruments. These products--which include various types of"swaps," options, forward contracts, and price guarantees--now are being offered to and traded by every major financial institution and multinational corporation in the world, as well as by governments and individuals, and nothing indicates that the unprecedented growth of the markets for such instruments is likely to sub-side …
Public Access To Civil Court Records: A Common Law Approach, Ronald D. May
Public Access To Civil Court Records: A Common Law Approach, Ronald D. May
Vanderbilt Law Review
Courts have long recognized a general common law right of access to courtroom proceedings' and court records. Recently, however, courts have begun to consider whether the first amendment of the Constitution protects this right of access. In 1980 the United States Supreme Court in Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia held that the press and the public have a first amendment right to attend criminal trials. The Supreme Court found this right implicit in the various clauses of the first amendment. Although the Supreme Court has taken few opportunities since Richmond Newspapers to define precisely the contours of the first amendment …