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Full-Text Articles in Law
The American Corporation In The Twenty-First Century: Future Forms Of Structure And Governance, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
The American Corporation In The Twenty-First Century: Future Forms Of Structure And Governance, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri
Law Faculty Publications
This article focuses on corporate governance issues as they relate to the new technological developments and the issue of leapfrogging. I examine various theories about the new technologies and the changes in corporate governance that they may necessitate. I then assess and critique these theories in light of historical and other data. I suggest that our very concept of the corporation will be transformed by the Information Age. I also offer my own view as to the optimal forms of corporate governance that can equip American corporations with sufficient tools to win the accelerating competition anticipated for the next century. …
How Much Should Mind Matter? Mens Rea In Theft And Fraud Sentencing, James Gibson
How Much Should Mind Matter? Mens Rea In Theft And Fraud Sentencing, James Gibson
Law Faculty Publications
This article discusses the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s vote to potentially revise the definition of loss. Anyone who has followed the Commission's deliberations on loss will see that the proposed definition attempts to address many of the contentious issues that have arisen in the case law and commentary. The issues that the proposed definition concentrates on, however, such as credits, interest, causation, and gain, tend to inform the inquiry into "actual loss" rather than "intended loss," even though the latter concept is integral to both definitions. Although neither the current nor the proposed definition provides much guidance for working with intended …
Congress Authorizes Appellate Study Panel, Carl W. Tobias
Congress Authorizes Appellate Study Panel, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
In mid-November, the first session of the 105th Congress passed a measure authorizing a national commission to study the federal appeals courts. On November 26, President Clinton signed the legislation. The Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals has a historic opportunity to analyze carefully the federal appellate system and make valuable suggestions for improvement, thereby charting the destiny of the intermediate appeals courts for the 21st century.
Child Care, Welfare Reform, And Taxes, Mary L. Heen
Child Care, Welfare Reform, And Taxes, Mary L. Heen
Law Faculty Publications
The welfare reform legislation passed by Congress last year makes significant changes in the social welfare system, followed this year by contrasting shifts in the. federal tax system's treatment of families with children. This article discusses how the. welfare and tax law changes affect overall child care policy and funding levels for work-related child care, and evaluates the newly enacted child tax credit and the existing child care tax credit in light of their combined effects on low income working families.
Museletter: Fall 1997, Allen Moye
Museletter: Fall 1997, Allen Moye
Museletter
Table of Contents:
Law Library Welcomes the Class of 2000!
Welcome New and Returning Students by Timothy L. Coggins, Director of the Law Library/Associate Professor of Law
More Changes in Computer Lab
New Faces at the Computer Help Desk
Fall Semester Computer Training Schedule
Fall Brown Bag Sessions
Foreign and International Law on the Internet by Brandon D. Quarles, Reference/Research Services Librarian
Library Hours
Research Guides
Words of Wisdom
Richmond Law Magazine: Summer 1997
Richmond Law Magazine: Summer 1997
Richmond Law Magazine
Features:
Recognizing Excellence
Sanctuary
Museletter: Intersession 1997, Allen Moye
Museletter: Intersession 1997, Allen Moye
Museletter
Table of Contents:
From Lawyer to Librarian: Taking a Chance on a New Career by Brandon Quarles, Reference Librarian
Market Forces Affect the Law Library by Joyce Janto, Acting Director of the Law Library
To Go Online... Or Not to Go On Line? by Allen Moye, Reference Librarian
Comings... And Goings...
Willie L. Moore Award by Allen Moye, Reference Librarian
Spring Exam Schedule
Library Hours
Remider [Carrel Keys] by Deborah Barlett, Administrative Secretary
Program Planning-Ideas For Improvement, Joyce Manna Janto
Program Planning-Ideas For Improvement, Joyce Manna Janto
Law Faculty Publications
Picture the scene: you're at the Annual Meeting, it's Tuesday, and you're listening to your fifth "talking head" presentation. At the front of the room are five librarians/speakers, each of whom has exactly 15 minutes to shower you with their words of wisdom on the selected topic. In the audience are scores of librarians, whose eyes are glazing over and whose thoughts are wandering to more congenial topics. Sound familiar? This describes way too many programs at the typical MLL Annual Meeting. Instead of a good, thought-provoking discussion, or vigorous give-and-take between panelists and audience, we get sound bites. Why …
House Authorizes Appellate Court Study Commission, Carl W. Tobias
House Authorizes Appellate Court Study Commission, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
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Museletter: Spring 1997, Allen Moye
Museletter: Spring 1997, Allen Moye
Museletter
Table of Contents:
New Director Hired
New Faculty Hires
Westlaw & Lexis Review Sessions
Spring Brown Bag Sessions
More Rooms Wired
Library Hours
The Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition
Surfing the WEB?
Reminder [February Bar]
Save a Tree Today
Plain Meaning, The Tax Code, And Doctrinal Incoherence, Mary L. Heen
Plain Meaning, The Tax Code, And Doctrinal Incoherence, Mary L. Heen
Law Faculty Publications
This Article examines the Supreme Court's interpretive approach in recent tax cases. Part I of the Article sets the stage by describing the Court's interpretive approach, its focus on the relative determinacy of statutory language, and the backdrop of Chevron. Part II examines the effect of these issues on tax law, focusing on three cases that construe the same Code provision, section 104(a)(2), but apply quite different interpretive approaches. In United States v. Burke, the Court appeared to find the provision ambiguous and relied in part upon an interpretation of the statute contained in a Treasury regulation. Subsequently, in Commissioner …
Commenting On "Purpose" In The Uniform Commercial Code, David Frisch
Commenting On "Purpose" In The Uniform Commercial Code, David Frisch
Law Faculty Publications
This Article describes the congruities and incongruities of applying a purposive interpretation to Code provisions. We intend nothing provocative; indeed, it would be provocative to suggest that a living organism such as the UCC should be applied in a manner inconsiderate of its "purpose." Our object is to come to terms with the sources of purpose. What is it that counsel, courts, and transactors, for that matter, need in order to discern the law's reason that will determine their bargain, their rights when the bargain fails? In Part II of this Article, we focus on section 1-102 of the Code, …
Temporary Tactic To Combat Drug Cartels, Porcher L. Taylor Iii
Temporary Tactic To Combat Drug Cartels, Porcher L. Taylor Iii
School of Professional and Continuing Studies Faculty Publications
In an effort to wipe out the profits in illegal drug trafficking and thus strike a lethal blow against this business, Congress should consider a one-year suspension of the probable cause requirement for property search warrants for drugs under the Fourth Amendment, but without the concomitant arrests and prosecutions.
The American Corporation In The Twenty-First Century, Marleen A. O'Connor, George Triantis, Mark Roe, Ronald J. Gilson, Jeffrey N. Gordon
The American Corporation In The Twenty-First Century, Marleen A. O'Connor, George Triantis, Mark Roe, Ronald J. Gilson, Jeffrey N. Gordon
University of Richmond Law Review Symposium
"Opportunistic Downsizing of Senior Workers: Exploring the Fiduciary/Contract Distinction to Enforce Implicit Employment Agreements" lecture given by Marleen A. O'Connor, Professor of Law at Stetson College.
"The Motivational Implications of Debt Financing" lecture given by George Triantis, Nicholas E. Chimicles Research Professor of Business Law and Regulation at the University of Virginia and the Director of the John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics.
"Political Backlash and the Corporation" lecture given by Mark Roe, Professor of Law at Columbia University and Director of the Columbia Law School Sloan Project on Corporate Governance.
"Venture Capital and the Structure of Capital …
"With The Greatest Respect And Fidelity:" A Cherokee Vision Of The "Trust" Doctrine, David E. Wilkins
"With The Greatest Respect And Fidelity:" A Cherokee Vision Of The "Trust" Doctrine, David E. Wilkins
Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications
The trust relationship is the conceptual/philosophical framework against which all relations between the federal government and indigenous groups are conducted. Yet despite the centrality of this concept, federal policymakers have no consistent or agreed upon definition of what the trust relationship actually entails. And, more importantly, indigenous conceptions of trust have rarely been assessed. This article analyzes and advances one tribe's—the Cherokee—perspective on trust. In focusing on how the Cherokee perceive trust, this section emphasizes that from an indigenous viewpoint the trust relationship embodies a complex and sophisticated understanding that both the tribe and the United States have reciprocal responsibilities …
Convoluted Essence: Indian Rights And The Federal Trust Doctrine, David E. Wilkins
Convoluted Essence: Indian Rights And The Federal Trust Doctrine, David E. Wilkins
Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications
In recent years there has been growing resentment from what one might term, for lack of a better phrase, the "anti-trust" segment. These commentators have offered a host of arguments to support their position: the trust doctrine has been and is still used primarily to "give moral color to depredations of tribes;" it is "an assertion of unrestrained political power over Indians, power that may be exercised without Indian consent and without substantial legal restraint;" and it is really a "metaphor for federal control of Indian affairs without signifying any enforceable rights of the tribal `beneficiaries.'" Yet others suggest that …
Letter From The Editor, Eric R. Link
Letter From The Editor, Eric R. Link
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
One of my first responsibilities as the Journal's 1996-97 editor in chief was to ask Professor John Paul Jones to serve as our faculty advisor. I made this request over dinner one evening late in the summer of 1996, and while he declined to commit (we eventually reached an agreement), he did make a very interesting observation. Being only the second editorial board in the Journal's brief history, Prof. Jones said it appeared as though I and the rest of the board were being asked to clean up after the revolution. He and I both found his comment amusing, since …
Antitrust: Will It Change The Lives Of Telecommunications Executives?, Deborah V. Ellenberg, Glen O. Robinson, Michael F. Urbanski, James R. Wade
Antitrust: Will It Change The Lives Of Telecommunications Executives?, Deborah V. Ellenberg, Glen O. Robinson, Michael F. Urbanski, James R. Wade
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
Good afternoon. This is the last panel of the afternoon. I would like to introduce myself. I'm Deborah Ellenberg, one of the hearing examiners at the State Corporation Commission, and I might add, who has a heightened appreciation for the Virginia Commission's wise decision to handle those arbitrations. I am sure on behalf of Howard, Glenn and myself, we thank you for that decision.
State Criminal Laws In Cyberspace: Reconciling Freedom For Users With Effective Law Enforcement, Sean M. Thornton
State Criminal Laws In Cyberspace: Reconciling Freedom For Users With Effective Law Enforcement, Sean M. Thornton
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
With the proliferation of online activities in recent years, legal thinkers and the criminal justice system have faced new questions concerning the conflict of state criminal laws. These new questions have old answers; the doctrine of constructive presence has established a state's authority to prescribe an out-of-state activity that has in-state effects. Beyond the mechanical application of jurisdictional rules, however, there lie deeper policy questions concerning the fairness of subjecting computer users to multiple, inconsistent bodies of law. Cyberspace exists in all jurisdictions, and in no particular jurisdiction, at once. There is an apparent tension between the free flow of …
Contemplating The End Of Federal Civil Justice Reform In Montana, Carl W. Tobias
Contemplating The End Of Federal Civil Justice Reform In Montana, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
In continuation of the series of essays analyzing and documenting federal civil justice reform, this essay first provides an update on developments in civil justice reform nationally and in the United States District Court of Montana (Montana District). The essay then stresses the continuing work of the Ninth Circuit District Local Rules Review Committee and additional issues relating to case assignments in the Montana District. Finally, the essay takes a glimpse into the future.
The Equity Jurisdiction Of The Exchequer, William Hamilton Bryson
The Equity Jurisdiction Of The Exchequer, William Hamilton Bryson
Law Faculty Publications
The municipal Jaw of England is divided into common Jaw and equity. This is so because in the middle ages, the judges of the courts of common law (the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of King's Bench) believed that they could not expand the existing law in order to solve new problems. They thought that they were bound by the established Jaw as found in their own earlier judicial opinions. Furthermore, they felt that it was the function of Parliament to change the law; therefore, it would be an unconstitutional usurpation of the legislative power for the courts …
Virginia Law Reports And Records, 1776-1800, William Hamilton Bryson
Virginia Law Reports And Records, 1776-1800, William Hamilton Bryson
Law Faculty Publications
In 1607 Virginia was settled by a London-based corporation, and the English settlers brought with them the municipal law and legal institutions of England. It was specifically required by the instructions to the Virginia Company that litigation was to be settled "as near to the common laws of England and the equity thereof as may be". In 1632 when commissioners were appointed to hold the monthly courts (later renamed the county courts), their commissions required them to execute the office of justice of the peace and to act "as near as may be after the laws of the realm of …
Bringing The "Real World" To Advance Legal Research, Timothy L. Coggins
Bringing The "Real World" To Advance Legal Research, Timothy L. Coggins
Law Faculty Publications
Nearly all U.S. law schools include an Advanced Legal Research course as an elective course for second and third-year students. The justification for the course is obvious, and proponents of advanced courses have succeeded easily in convincing law school curriculum committees to approve chem. Most Advanced Legal Research courses also use "real-world figures" (guest speakers) ro supplement and enhance the instruction provided by the professors of the courses.3 The experiences and current positions of rhe "real-world" speakers are diverse, including librarians, attorneys, publisher/vendor representatives, and government officials. This article discusses the reasons for using real-world figures in Advanced Legal Research …
Keynote Address: Social Justice Week 1997, Peter Edelman
Keynote Address: Social Justice Week 1997, Peter Edelman
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
I am pleased to be here not just to talk about the question of what happens to poor people under the new welfare legislation, but also because you have asked me to speak as part of your Social Justice Week. It is very important that you have Social Justice Week and that so many people are so interested in participating. As I will say in more detail later, it is urgent that we get beyond the debate over welfare at the same time as we pay careful attention to the implementation of the new welfare legislation. Our real effort has …
Welfare Reform And Unitended Consequences: Its Impact On A Local Child Protection Program, Larry Nackerud, Nicole Deets, Curtis Kleem, Alicia Isaac
Welfare Reform And Unitended Consequences: Its Impact On A Local Child Protection Program, Larry Nackerud, Nicole Deets, Curtis Kleem, Alicia Isaac
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
On August 22, 1996, President Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The Act represents a fundamental shift in the relationship between the federal government, the fifty states, and persons living in poverty. A shift of this magnitude cannot be analyzed properly without considering the significant impact of unintended consequences that may result from the new policy. Often, unintended consequences occur when two different policies, in this case, public welfare and child protective services, collide. One such possible unintended consequence of this policy shift may be to reduce the effectiveness of a successful child protection …
Virginia As A Model For Other State Welfare - Plans Virginia's Welfare Reform: Current Law And Effects, Laura Piper
Virginia As A Model For Other State Welfare - Plans Virginia's Welfare Reform: Current Law And Effects, Laura Piper
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
In 1995, Virginia became the first state to submit a comprehensive statewide welfare reform plan to the federal government.The crusade for a more effective Virginia welfare system was led by Governor George Allen.The federal government granted Virginia numerous waivers from federal regulations enabling Virginia to implement the Virginia Independence Plan ("VIP") and the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare ("VIEW") component.According to the Virginia Department of Health and Human Resource's 1996 annual report, because of VIP and VIEW the number of welfare recipients decreased, employment rates increased and taxpayers saved 24 million dollars. On February 1, 1997, in response to …
Welfare Reform, Work-Related Child Care, And Tax Policy: The "Family Values" Double Standard, Mary L. Heen
Welfare Reform, Work-Related Child Care, And Tax Policy: The "Family Values" Double Standard, Mary L. Heen
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
The welfare reform legislation signed into law last year repeals the entitlement to welfare and imposes strict time limits on the receipt of benefits. Although federal work requirements have been in effect for nearly thirty years, the new law requires the states to meet more stringent work participation levels and makes the work requirements applicable to mothers with younger children.The shift in the welfare paradigm toward mandatory wage work for mothers with young children has not been accompanied, however, by a corresponding policy shift toward universal or affordable child care.
Corporate Welfare:If Business Location Incentives Do Not Work, Why Do Localities Continue To Offer Them?, Katja Hamel
Corporate Welfare:If Business Location Incentives Do Not Work, Why Do Localities Continue To Offer Them?, Katja Hamel
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
State and local governments provide a variety of inducements to persuade private industries to locate in their areas. Corporate welfare takes the form of property and sales tax abatements or exemptions, low interest loans, grants, utility credits, and other financial incentives given to companies by states and localities with the expectation that these companies will bring with them more jobs and increased revenue for the residents of those communities. Because these programs are largely promise- based rather than performance based, they often fail to meet expectations. Despite the overall inefficiencies of business location incentives, other factors assure their continued use.
Welfare Reform: An Historical Overview, Richard K. Caputo
Welfare Reform: An Historical Overview, Richard K. Caputo
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
This essay provides an historical overview of welfare reform efforts prior to enactment of The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 by the 104th Congress. The author argues that the 1996 Act reaffirmed the labor market as the major arbiter of economic well-being of American citizens. In so doing, passage of the Act signified the formal end of income maintenance for able-bodied parents and released the federal government from assuming major responsibility for reducing poverty per se.
Keynote Address: Social Justice Week 1997, Peter Edelman
Keynote Address: Social Justice Week 1997, Peter Edelman
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
I am pleased to be here not just to talk about the question of what happens to poor people under the new welfare legislation, but also because you have asked me to speak as part of your Social Justice Week. It is very important that you have Social Justice Week and that so many people are so interested in participating. As I will say in more detail later, it is urgent that we get beyond the debate over welfare at the same time as we pay careful attention to the implementation of the new welfare legislation. Our real effort has …