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Full-Text Articles in Law
Two Decades Of "Alternative Entities": From Tax Rationalization Through Alphabet Soup To Contract As Deity, Daniel S. Kleinberger
Two Decades Of "Alternative Entities": From Tax Rationalization Through Alphabet Soup To Contract As Deity, Daniel S. Kleinberger
Faculty Scholarship
This essay: (i) puts into perspective the past 20 years of developments in the U.S. law of limited liability companies (LLCs), limited liability partnerships (LLPs), and limited liability limited partnerships (LLLPs); (ii) explains how a movement toward tax rationalization has been transformed into a palace coup aimed at fiduciary duty (a fundamental tenet of the U.S. law of closely held businesses); and (iii) criticizes both conceptually and pragmatically efforts to "kill Cardozo" and worship "freedom of contract."
A House With Two Rooms: Final Report Of The Truth And Reconciliation Commission Of Liberia Diaspora Project, Dulce Foster, Dianne Heins, Mark Kalla, Michelle Garnett Mckenzie, James O'Neal, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Jennifer Prestholdt, Ahmed K. Sirleaf Ii, Laura A. Young
A House With Two Rooms: Final Report Of The Truth And Reconciliation Commission Of Liberia Diaspora Project, Dulce Foster, Dianne Heins, Mark Kalla, Michelle Garnett Mckenzie, James O'Neal, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Jennifer Prestholdt, Ahmed K. Sirleaf Ii, Laura A. Young
DRI Press
From 1979 to 2003, more than 1.5 million Liberians were forced from their homes to escape from the violence and destruction of a protracted civil conflict. Hundreds of thousands became refugees and many eventually made their way to countries of resettlement including the United States and the United Kingdom. Most of their stories have never been told. This report on the experience of the Liberian diaspora, entitled A House with Two Rooms, is the culmination of three years of work in the United States, the United Kingdom and Buduburam Refugee Settlement in Ghana. The report has been submitted to the …
A Crooked Picture: Re-Framing The Problem Of Child Sexual Abuse, Eric S. Janus
A Crooked Picture: Re-Framing The Problem Of Child Sexual Abuse, Eric S. Janus
Faculty Scholarship
This article discusses the problem of ending child sexual abuse using an allegory explaining that certain types of punitive solutions as solving the river "downstream", or in problem-solving mode, as opposed to "upstream", or in prospective problem avoidance. The thesis of this brief article is that our public policy is focused too far downstream. We rightly condemn child sexual abuse, but our public discourse frames the issue in a way that misdirects our public policy towards downstream solutions. If we truly want to protect our children from sexual abuse and end the cycle of violence, we need to reframe the …
Cloned Meat, Voluntary Food Labeling, And Organic Oreos, Donna M. Byrne
Cloned Meat, Voluntary Food Labeling, And Organic Oreos, Donna M. Byrne
Faculty Scholarship
In December 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had reviewed all the available evidence and was poised to approve meat and milk from cloned animals and their progeny. Such products, said the FDA, are virtually identical to meat or milk from a non-clone. Further, the FDA announced it would almost certainly not require food from clones to be labeled as such. Part I of this article identifies three functions that labels perform, outlines the types of information usually required, and introduces the rule that voluntary label information cannot be misleading. Part II focuses on process information …
Legal Research Assessment, Simon Canick
Legal Research Assessment, Simon Canick
Faculty Scholarship
Legal research instructors seek to provide their students with a working knowledge of important research tools, strategies with which to develop a rational research plan, and the skill to conduct research efficiently, among other things. A well-conceived legal research class may utilize short-answer assignments, quizzes, and scavenger hunt exercises as a means to establish a baseline of knowledge with critical sources; a series of research problems, with grading based upon students' ability to describe a coherent and logical progression; and a pathfinder or process-oriented final exam, all depending on the instructor's goals. Ultimately, the variety of available assessment tools suggests …
At A Crossroads: Bringing Minnesota's Same-Sex Couples Into The Law, Phil Duran
At A Crossroads: Bringing Minnesota's Same-Sex Couples Into The Law, Phil Duran
Journal of Law and Practice
No abstract provided.
Crawford In Minnesota: The First Five Years, Ted Sampsell-Jones
Crawford In Minnesota: The First Five Years, Ted Sampsell-Jones
Journal of Law and Practice
No abstract provided.
Responses To Ten Questions, Michael J. Kelly
Responses To Ten Questions, Michael J. Kelly
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Responses To Ten Questions, Scott Horton
Responses To Ten Questions, Scott Horton
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Responses To Ten Questions, Victor Hansen
Responses To Ten Questions, Victor Hansen
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Responses To Ten Questions, Gregory E. Maggs
Responses To Ten Questions, Gregory E. Maggs
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Responses To Ten Questions, John Yoo
Responses To Ten Questions, John Yoo
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Why The Hubbub About Habeas?: A Post-Mortem On A Failed Policy, Joseph Margulies
Why The Hubbub About Habeas?: A Post-Mortem On A Failed Policy, Joseph Margulies
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
National Security Lawyering And The Persistent Neglect Of Institutional Culture, Peter Margulies
National Security Lawyering And The Persistent Neglect Of Institutional Culture, Peter Margulies
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
An Amicus Perspective On Recent Minnesota Criminal Expungement, Lindsay W. Davis
An Amicus Perspective On Recent Minnesota Criminal Expungement, Lindsay W. Davis
Journal of Law and Practice
No abstract provided.
Proximate Cause In Civil Damages, Michael E. Steenson
Proximate Cause In Civil Damages, Michael E. Steenson
Journal of Law and Practice
No abstract provided.
The Plight Of The Bare Naked Assignee, Daniel S. Kleinberger
The Plight Of The Bare Naked Assignee, Daniel S. Kleinberger
Faculty Scholarship
A new and separate opportunity for oppression exists because LLC law purports to (1) recognize a species of persons holding legal rights vis-á-vis the LLC (assignees) while (2) denying those persons any remedies whatsoever in connection with those rights. This article addresses the conceptual mechanics, history, and ultimate instability of that denial. The article also considers a note of irony—namely, that the plight of the "bare naked assignee" derives from a construct, the organization as "aggregate," that LLC law has in all other respects emphatically transcended. To understand the plight of the assignee of an LLC interest, one must first …
An Overt Turn On Covert Action, Afsheen John Radsan
An Overt Turn On Covert Action, Afsheen John Radsan
Faculty Scholarship
Long past the soul-searching of Watergate, very few people question the need for covert action as a part of American foreign policy. The world is so dangerous after 9/11 that it would be irresponsible to suggest that our intelligence agencies should be disbanded or that our government should acknowledge everything it does on the dark side. Today the question is not whether we should engage in covert action at all, but how often and under what circumstances.
Not everything stays secret. Our Nation has been conducting covert action with greater transparency and more congressional participation than during the Cold War. …
Foreword: Assisted Reproductive Technology And The Law, Mary P. Byrn
Foreword: Assisted Reproductive Technology And The Law, Mary P. Byrn
Faculty Scholarship
This foreword introduces Issue 2: Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Law of the 35th Volume of the William Mitchell Law Review. It begins by outlining the author's personal experience with ART, and contrasts her reasoning for using ART with the traditional need for ART. Finally, it lists some of the many legal questions yet to be conclusively answered.
A Matter Of Trust: Should No-Reliance Clauses Bar Claims For Fraudulent Inducement Of Contract?, Henry Allen Blair
A Matter Of Trust: Should No-Reliance Clauses Bar Claims For Fraudulent Inducement Of Contract?, Henry Allen Blair
Faculty Scholarship
In this Article, Professor Allen Blair examines the enforceability of no-reliance clauses--contractual disclaimers designed to prevent parties from relying on extra-contractual representations to prove fraudulent inducement claims. Many courts are skeptical of such disclaimers and either refuse to enforce them or will enforce them only subject to substantial restrictions. These courts base their decisions on generic moral prohibitions against lying. This Article argues, however, that these courts reach their conclusion too easily. They presume that no-reliance clauses can serve no legitimate contract function and thus never provide value to parties. But, in at least some cases between sophisticated parties, no-reliance …
Foreword: Poverty Law Issue, Ann Juergens
Foreword: Poverty Law Issue, Ann Juergens
Faculty Scholarship
This Poverty Law Issue provides testimony as to why and how the legal profession, the government, and society can better provide justice for people of small means. Overall, this Poverty Law Issue contributes to understanding how we may ensure that the difficulty of poverty borne by our fellow citizens does not become compounded by injustice. For when justice is compromised for one group, its integrity as a whole may rightly be questioned.
Change Versus Continuity At Obama’S Cia, Afsheen John Radsan
Change Versus Continuity At Obama’S Cia, Afsheen John Radsan
Faculty Scholarship
Sweeping change is necessary at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). During President Barack Obama‘s transition into office, change should go deeper than usual between administrations. To restore the trust of the American people and to regain the confidence of the international community, the CIA needs to do better. I will outline three areas for legislative change relating to my former employer, the CIA. The first proposal is to have a national security court for the trials of terrorists. The second is to permit the CIA to continue to have an exception to pursue aggressive interrogations with a lot of oversight …
Foreword To Articles Presented At The 2009 Childhood Sexual Abuse Awareness Conference, Phebe Saunders Haugen
Foreword To Articles Presented At The 2009 Childhood Sexual Abuse Awareness Conference, Phebe Saunders Haugen
Faculty Scholarship
This foreword introduces four papers presented at the William Mitchell Conference on Childhood Sexual Abuse. It reviews all of the programs and discussions presented at the conference, Understanding a Silent Tragedy: A Conference on Childhood Sexual Abuse, including the experience and knowledge of the authors of each paper. Finally, it reviews and introduces the subject matter covered by each paper.
Using Patents To Protect Traditional Knowledge, Jay Erstling
Using Patents To Protect Traditional Knowledge, Jay Erstling
Faculty Scholarship
The role that intellectual property can play in the protection of traditional knowledge (TK) has been on the international agenda for more than ten years, with little to show for it. For example, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has provided a forum for international policy debate on the subject since 1998, and the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) has held meetings on draft provisions for the protection of TK against misappropriation and misuse since 2001. Similarly, since 1999 the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been examining the most effective means …
My Lawyer Told Me To Say I'M Sorry: Lawyers, Doctors, And Medical Apologies, Peter B. Knapp
My Lawyer Told Me To Say I'M Sorry: Lawyers, Doctors, And Medical Apologies, Peter B. Knapp
Faculty Scholarship
The role of apologies in litigation has received a great deal of attention in the last ten years. This is particularly true of “medical apologies,” those expressions of regret and, in some cases, admissions of responsibility made by health care professionals. Two recent trends have prompted examination of medical apologies. First, widely reported empirical studies suggest that patients and their families may be less likely to bring malpractice lawsuits following adverse outcomes if treating physicians have apologized. Second, over about the past ten years, two-thirds of the states have adopted statutes that exclude these apologies from evidence if there is …
International Sale Of Goods 2008, Gregory M. Duhl
International Sale Of Goods 2008, Gregory M. Duhl
Faculty Scholarship
This is a survey of key cases decided by U.S. courts in 2008 interpreting the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods ("CISG"). Courts interpreted the scope, formation, modification, excuse, notice, and remedies provisions of the CISG.
Due Process And Targeted Killing Of Terrorists, Richard Murphy, Afsheen John Radsan
Due Process And Targeted Killing Of Terrorists, Richard Murphy, Afsheen John Radsan
Faculty Scholarship
"Targeted killing" is extra-judicial, premeditated killing by a state of a specifically identified person not in its custody. States have used this tool, secretly or not, throughout history. In recent years, targeted killing has generated new controversy as two states in particular-Israel and the United States-have struggled against opponents embedded in civilian populations. As a matter of express policy, Israel engages in targeted killing of persons it deems members of terrorist organizations involved in attacks on Israel. The United States, less expressly, has adopted a similar policy against al Qaeda-particularly in the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the …
The Uniform Collaborative Law Act And Intimate Partner Violence: A Roadmap For Collaborative (And Non-Collaborative) Lawyers, Nancy Ver Steegh
The Uniform Collaborative Law Act And Intimate Partner Violence: A Roadmap For Collaborative (And Non-Collaborative) Lawyers, Nancy Ver Steegh
Faculty Scholarship
This Article examines the intimate partner violence provisions of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act “UCLA” and provides an analytical roadmap for collaborative lawyers. The lack of required intimate partner violence training for collaborative lawyers presents a major roadblock for implementation of the Act. Consequently, states adopting the UCLA should take immediate steps to ensure that courts and bodies regulating lawyers require ongoing training. In the meantime, to gain valuable expertise and avoid potential liability, collaborative lawyers should voluntarily seek it.
Tribal Hunting And Fishing Lifeways & Tribal-State Relations In Idaho, Angelique Eaglewoman
Tribal Hunting And Fishing Lifeways & Tribal-State Relations In Idaho, Angelique Eaglewoman
Faculty Scholarship
This article will explore the treaty hunting and fishing rights issues that have arisen in the state of Idaho with the Tribal Nations in the area. First, the background on the area Tribal Nations’ territories will be detailed. Second, the creation of the state of Idaho will be sketched within the framework of federal Indian law. Third, the case law that has developed in Idaho and in the Pacific Northwest regarding the exercise of treaty hunting and fishing rights will be examined. Next, the Rapid River case in Idaho in the late 1970s will serve as an illustration of this …
Anticipating An Evil Which May Never Exist: Minnesota's Anachronistic Identifying Mark Statute, Michael Freiberg
Anticipating An Evil Which May Never Exist: Minnesota's Anachronistic Identifying Mark Statute, Michael Freiberg
Faculty Scholarship
In the aftermath of the 2008 senatorial election race in Minnesota, several election laws were scrutinized by state officials and the public. Specifically, Minnesota statute 204C.22 was attacked; this statute voids ballots containing "identifying" or "distinguishing" marks made in such a way as to make it evident that "the voter intended to identify the ballot". Secretary of State Ritchie proposed narrowing the scope of the identifying mark statutes, and though legislation was introduced in the state legislature, it was not adopted. The existence of these legislative initiatives makes it appropriate to examine the history of statutes prohibiting identifying marks, the …