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Lawyers As Prophets, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Lawyers As Prophets, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

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Legal Ethics And Jurisprudence From Within Religious Congregations, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Legal Ethics And Jurisprudence From Within Religious Congregations, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

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Janus Capital Group, Inc. V. First Derivative Traders: The Culmination Of The Supreme Court’S Evolution From Liberal To Reactionary In Rule 10b-5 Actions, Charles W. Murdock Feb 2013

Janus Capital Group, Inc. V. First Derivative Traders: The Culmination Of The Supreme Court’S Evolution From Liberal To Reactionary In Rule 10b-5 Actions, Charles W. Murdock

Charles W. Murdock

“Political” decisions such as Citizens United and National Federation of Independent Business (“Obamacare”) reflect the reactionary bent of several Supreme Court justices. But this reactionary trend is discernible in other areas as well. With regard to Rule 10b-5, the Court has handed down a series of decisions that could be grouped into four trilogies. The article examines the trend over the past 40 years which has become increasingly conservative and finally reactionary.

The first trilogy was a liberal one, arguably overextending the scope of Rule 10b-5. This was followed by a conservative trilogy which put a brake on such extension, …


The Prisoners At Guantanamo, And The Rule Of Law, Daniel R. Coquillette Jan 2013

The Prisoners At Guantanamo, And The Rule Of Law, Daniel R. Coquillette

Daniel R. Coquillette

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