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Charitable Endowments And The Democratization Of Dynasty, Evelyn Brody
Charitable Endowments And The Democratization Of Dynasty, Evelyn Brody
Evelyn Brody
Charitable endowments and other passive investments exceed $425 billion. Why do many donors require that the principal of their contribution must be held in perpetuity, and that only the income may be used for charitable purposes? Why do most charity managers voluntarily accumulate operating surpluses, and reinvest a portion of real endowment income? This Article suggests that rather than looking at how charities use their endowment income, we should focus on what happens to the endowment principal. It appears that the taste for perpetual charitable endowments persists as the happy co-incidence of donors' desire for immortality for themselves and their …
Should Bouie Be Buoyed? Judicial Retroactive Lawmaking And The Ex Post Facto Clause (Symposium), Harold J. Krent
Should Bouie Be Buoyed? Judicial Retroactive Lawmaking And The Ex Post Facto Clause (Symposium), Harold J. Krent
Harold J. Krent
No abstract provided.
Reviewing Agency Action For Inconsistency With Prior Rules And Regulations, Harold J. Krent
Reviewing Agency Action For Inconsistency With Prior Rules And Regulations, Harold J. Krent
Harold J. Krent
No abstract provided.
A Wigmorian Defense Of Feminist Methods, Katharine K. Baker
A Wigmorian Defense Of Feminist Methods, Katharine K. Baker
Katharine K. Baker
No abstract provided.
The Age Discrimination In Employment Act At Thirty: Where It's Been, Where It Is Today, Where It's Going, Howard C. Eglit
The Age Discrimination In Employment Act At Thirty: Where It's Been, Where It Is Today, Where It's Going, Howard C. Eglit
Howard C. Eglit
No abstract provided.
Once A Rapist? Motivational Evidence And Relevancy In Rape Law, Katharine K. Baker
Once A Rapist? Motivational Evidence And Relevancy In Rape Law, Katharine K. Baker
Katharine K. Baker
Feminist scholars and activists have long sought to reform rape laws and evidence rules in order to increase the number of successful rape prosecutions in the United States. In partial response to these efforts, and in an effort to decrease crime, the 104th Congress amended the Federal Rules of Evidence by adding Rule 413, which makes prior acts of sexual assault by alleged rapists admissible in criminal sexual assault cases. The new Rule 413 was meant to level the legal playing field between rapists and their accusers. Professor Baker argues that the new Rule is misguided because it fails to …
Taking Care Of Our Daughters, A Book Review Of Martha Fineman, The Neutered Mother, The Sexual Family And Other Twentieth Century Tragedies, Katharine K. Baker
Taking Care Of Our Daughters, A Book Review Of Martha Fineman, The Neutered Mother, The Sexual Family And Other Twentieth Century Tragedies, Katharine K. Baker
Katharine K. Baker
No abstract provided.