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Congressional Securities Trading, Gregory Shill
Congressional Securities Trading, Gregory Shill
Indiana Law Journal
The trading of stocks and bonds by Members of Congress presents several risks that warrant public concern. One is the potential for policy distortion: lawmakers' personal investments may influence their official acts. Another is a special case of a general problem: that of insiders exploiting access to confidential information for personal gain. In each case, the current framework which is based on common law fiduciary principles is a poor fit. Surprisingly, rules from a related context have been overlooked.
Like lawmakers, public company insiders such as CEOs frequently trade securities while in possession of confidential information. Those insiders' trades are …
How To Improve The Debt Ceiling To Fit A Partisan Government: A Global Examination Of Which International Solutions Excel, Sarah Love
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
This Note explores the changing role the debt ceiling has played within the United States and considers how that role should be altered moving forward. The debt ceiling's history and its political connections are discussed as a backdrop to how the United States might alter the debt ceiling to limit both future government shutdown and political gridlock. This Note examines both domestic and international solutions to the debt ceiling problem with an emphasis on the latter. In particular, the Note focuses on the possible international solution of adopting a system similar to Denmark's debt ceiling, or adopting a high debt-to- …
Using Risk Analysis To Classify Junk Bonds As Equity For Federal Income Tax Purposes, David V. Ceryak
Using Risk Analysis To Classify Junk Bonds As Equity For Federal Income Tax Purposes, David V. Ceryak
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Bailments-Nature Of Relationship-Duty Of Bailee
Bailments-Nature Of Relationship-Duty Of Bailee
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Negotiability Of Highway Improvement Bonds, William F. Elliott
Negotiability Of Highway Improvement Bonds, William F. Elliott
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.