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Identifying The Honest Debtor: Section 727(A)(4)(A) Of The Bankruptcy Code And The Need For Consistency In Denial Of Discharge Proceedings, Andrew F. Emerson Feb 2015

Identifying The Honest Debtor: Section 727(A)(4)(A) Of The Bankruptcy Code And The Need For Consistency In Denial Of Discharge Proceedings, Andrew F. Emerson

Andrew Emerson

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Identifying The Honest Debtor: Section 727(A)(4)(A) Of The Bankruptcy Code And The Need For Consistency In Denial Of Discharge Proceedings, Andrew F. Emerson Feb 2015

Identifying The Honest Debtor: Section 727(A)(4)(A) Of The Bankruptcy Code And The Need For Consistency In Denial Of Discharge Proceedings, Andrew F. Emerson

Andrew Emerson

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of Taxpayer Funded Lobbying: Securing An Affirmative Right To Intergovernmental Communication, Andrew Emerson Aug 2012

In Defense Of Taxpayer Funded Lobbying: Securing An Affirmative Right To Intergovernmental Communication, Andrew Emerson

Andrew Emerson

Recent budget gaps have driven local governments to increase their efforts to secure state and federal funding for priority projects. In reply, activists have advocated for legislative proposals that would deny municipal and county governments the right to use public funds for these purposes, arguing that taxpayer funded lobbying disfranchises individual citizens by spending tax dollars to promote spending that they oppose. Despite a long-term judicial trend that supports local governments’ right to use public funds to engage in lobbying activity, state police powers leave these entities vulnerable to activist-driven legislative initiatives. This paper argues that local governments should respond …


Unfettering The Grid: Spurring Transmission Investment By Reducing Regulatory Ambiguity, Andrew Emerson Dec 2011

Unfettering The Grid: Spurring Transmission Investment By Reducing Regulatory Ambiguity, Andrew Emerson

Andrew Emerson

Streamlining the regulatory framework that underlies the development of the United State’s energy grid is essential to maintaining current levels of energy reliability while incorporating new renewable energy resources. Since 1996, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC ) has advanced regulatory policies intended to develop competitive energy markets in the United State, however, these regulations have consistently failed to provide specific formulas by which market participants could determine how much they should be charged for the use of transmission lines. In doing so, these regulations have resulted in ongoing judicial controversy and costly project delays.

This paper argues that to …