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Recent Cases, James S. Hutchinson, James R. Newson, Iii, Andrew W. Byrd, Judith Mi. Janssen, John E. Tavss
Recent Cases, James S. Hutchinson, James R. Newson, Iii, Andrew W. Byrd, Judith Mi. Janssen, John E. Tavss
Vanderbilt Law Review
Civil Procedure--Attorney-Client Privilege-- Privilege Protects Communications Made by Corporate Employee To Secure Legal Advice and a Matter Committed to a Professional Legal Advisor Is Prima Facie Committed To Secure Legal Advice
James S. Hutchinson
attorney-client privilege, the "predominance" test, legal activities
In summary, courts have not yet resolved how to determine who may qualify as the corporate client for purposes of the attorney-client privilege...
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Constitutional Law-- Confrontation Clause-Admission at Trial of Slain Informant's
Prior Grand Jury Testimony Against Defendants Does …
The Constitutionality Of The Multistate Tax Compact, Robert M. White
The Constitutionality Of The Multistate Tax Compact, Robert M. White
Vanderbilt Law Review
It is now firmly established that states have the constitutional power to tax multistate businesses on net income reasonably attributable to activity within the taxing state. Within this legal frame-work, limited only by Public Law 86-272, the states have fashioned separate and diverse rules for the taxation of multistate corporations.'The recently formed Multistate Tax Compact provides an efficient alternative to both the present disarray of state statutes and possible federal regulation of interstate taxation. The principal purposes of the Compact are to establish uniform rules for determining state tax liabilities of multistate taxpayers, to eliminate ineffective tax administration and the …
Recent Cases, Susan E. Dominick, Robert D. Butters, Walter T. Eccard
Recent Cases, Susan E. Dominick, Robert D. Butters, Walter T. Eccard
Vanderbilt Law Review
The first amendment guarantee of free exercise of religion, although couched in absolute terms, has never been considered an absolute right. The first significant free exercise case, Reynolds v.United States,' upheld the conviction of a Mormon polygamist who claimed a religious exemption from the bigamy laws on the basis of the first amendment. The Court held that while Congress was left powerless to legislate in matters of mere opinion, it was nonetheless" left free to reach actions which were in violation of social duties or subversive of good order."'
Susan E. Dominick
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The instant decision appears to be the …
Recent Cases, Author Unidentified
Recent Cases, Author Unidentified
Vanderbilt Law Review
Civil Procedure--Service of Process--California Long-Arm Statutes Abrogate State's Immunity Doctrine
Seeking recovery of money owed him by defendant European corporations;' plaintiff brought suit in a California state court.While attending federal district court in Florida for the sole purpose of giving a deposition in a trademark infringement suit instituted by one of the corporations, defendants' representative was personally served with process in the California action on behalf of himself and the defendant corporations. Defendants moved to quash service of process on the ground that the immunity rule prohibited service of civil process upon a witness in attendance in a court outside …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Constitutional Law--Armed Forces--Courts-Martial Jurisdiction over Military Personnel Limited to Service--Connected Offenses
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Constitutional Law--Desegregation--Public Housing Authority Required to Build Most Units in White Neighborhoods
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Constitutional Law--Double Jeopardy--Fifth Amendment's Guarantee against Double Jeopardy is Applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment
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Constitutional Law--Garnishment--Prejudgment Wage Garnishment, in Absence of Conditions Requiring the Special Protection of a State or Creditor Interest, Violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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Constitutional Law--State Taxation--State Use Tax Invalidly Applied to Fuel Gas Used as an Integral Part of Interstate Commerce
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Corporations--Corporate Director Accountable to Corporation Under State Law for Profits …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
In a hearing before the Commissioner of Investigation of the City of New York, appellant refused to state whether he was then a member of the Communist Party and based his refusal to answer on the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution. He was thereafter discharged as an employee of the New York Transit Authority pursuant to provisions of the New York Security Risk Law' which allows dismissal of employees of security agencies who are found to be of "doubtful trust and reliability." Without seeking administrative remedies, appellant brought a proceeding in the state court for reinstatement contending that …