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Commercial Law Intersections, Giuliano G. Castellano, Andrea Tosato

UC Law Journal

Commercial law is not a single, monolithic entity. It has grown into a dense thicket of subject-specific branches that govern a broad range of transactions and corporate actions. When one of such dealings or activities falls concurrently within the purview of two or more of these commercial law branches—such as corporate law, intellectual property law, secured transactions law, conduct and prudential regulation—an overlap materializes. We refer to this legal phenomenon as a commercial law intersection (CLI).

CLIs are ubiquitous. Notable examples include traditional commercial transactions, such as bank loans secured by shares, supply chain financing, or patent cross-licensing agreements, as …

Introduction: Students’ Solutions To A Super Wicked Problem, David Takacs

UC Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Climate Change Regulation, Preemption, And The Dormant Commerce Clause, Tyler Runsten

UC Law Journal

As climate change regulation from the federal level becomes increasingly unlikely, states and local governments emerge as the last stand against climate change in the United States. This tension ushers in questions of separation of powers and federalism, with which the courts have wrestled since the country’s founding. The doctrine of preemption is one of the federal government’s strongest tools to limit states’ authority to regulate climate change. Preemption challenges have been increasing lately and have largely succeeded under judicial deference to the executive branch. However, recent changes to the Supreme Court signal that the Court may be less willing …

All I Want For Christmas Is A Carbon Sink, Tori Timmons

UC Law Journal

Anthropogenic climate change is among the gravest problems humanity faces. Nonetheless, global greenhouse gas emissions are not slowing, and the complete elimination of greenhouse gas emissions is not currently foreseeable. American culture and industries rely on activities and technologies that overuse greenhouse-gas-emitting fuel. Despite ever-increasing awareness and concern, many Americans feel apathetic and discouraged regarding behavioral changes for the benefit of the environment, even those who acknowledge the existence and exigency of climate change. In order to make a real impact, and nullify any barriers to action, climate change-focused laws must encompass everyday behaviors. Enter the American Christmas tree market. …

Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy: Let The Science Decide, Sabrina K. Glavota

Michigan Technology Law Review

Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) is an in vitro fertilization technique designed to prevent women who are carriers of mitochondrial diseases from passing on these heritable genetic diseases to their children. It is an innovative assisted reproductive technology that is only legal in a small number of countries. The United States has essentially stagnated all opportunities for research and clinical trials on MRT through a rider in H.R.2029 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. The rider bans clinical trials on all therapies in which a human embryo is intentionally altered to include a heritable genetic modification. This note argues that the rider …

Addressing Abuse In Drug Cases: Violence As A Mitigating Factor In Safety Valve Sentencing, Samantha Louise Burton

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

Our current criminal justice system does not adequately consider the effects of abuse on drug crime offenders during the process of determining their sentences. Despite the fact that abuse has very real scientifically corroborated effects on a defendant’s culpability, judges sometimes misinterpret how abuse suffered by (predominantly female) defendants affects their participation in a drug crime. Furthermore, the safety valve—a provision that allows downward departure on a sentence for low-level nonviolent drug offenders who meet certain conditions—does not account for abuse at all. This paper proposes adding a qualification to the safety valve that prompts judges to consult with mental …

Some Linear Thoughts On A Cyclical Vision, Frank O. Bowman Iii

Missouri Law Review

I am honored to have been included in this Symposium on Jack Balkin’s new book, The Cycles of Constitutional Time. Professor Balkin is a giant in the legal academy and a public intellectual of the first rank. Here, as elsewhere, he has written a book that combines careful study of American history and constitutionalism with lucid, propulsive prose. The other contributors to this Symposium are themselves a Who’s Who in constitutional law, history, and political science. I am not sure I quite belong in this exalted company. Even though I have written about some specialized – if sometimes topical – …

No.51 - April 2021, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Corridor Of Shame: An Immersed Analysis Of South Carolina Schools, Darren R. Burton

Senior Theses

This research project discusses school funding instruments of rural and urban schools in South Carolina and uncovers its effect on student academic achievement. Educational achievement is assessed based on report card datasets between 2018 and 2019, containing South Carolina Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) score data and South Carolina College and Career Ready Assessment (SCREADY) score data. This research project uses a comparative analysis to evaluate each group’s performance in the subjects of English Language Arts and science. The statistical analysis tools that this research project uses include analysis of variance (ANOVA), linear regression analysis, and Microsoft Power BI. The …

Courageous Endurance: The Lived Experiences Of Trans Folx And The Criminal Legal System, April Carrillo

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

The field of criminology and criminal justice have widely ignored the experience of being a trans person and interacting with the criminal legal system, despite the reality that trans folx experience discrimination and harm at the hands of criminal legal practitioners. This dissertation explores these experiences, as well as how trans folx navigate a myriad of other issues to include their identity and institutional discrimination. Trans folx are not guaranteed many protections or rights in the United States which leaves them at an especially vulnerable position when entering the criminal legal system. Essentially, trans folx are forced to navigate a …

To What Extent Is The Death Penalty A Tool Of Racial Terror In America, And How Can We Fix It?, Gabrielle Boileau

Honors Projects

In this project, I seek to answer the question: To what extent is the death penalty a tool of racial terror in America, and how can we fix it? America has long been plagued by the legacy of slavery and white supremacy. In the reconstruction era, when slavery was no longer legal, angry white citizens would simply round up African-Americans and lynch them if they felt they had done something “wrong”. However, in the modern era, such blatant displays of racism are illegal, and the racist views of society are subverted into the court system. Black men are disproportionately arrested …

The Absence Or Misuse Of Statistics In Forensic Science As A Contributor To Wrongful Convictions: From Pattern Matching To Medical Opinions About Child Abuse, Keith A. Findley

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

The new scrutiny that has been applied to the forensic sciences since the emergence of DNA profiling as the gold standard three decades ago has identified numerous concerns about the absence of a solid scientific footing for most disciplines. This article examines one of the lesser-considered problems that afflicts virtually all of the pattern-matching (or “individualization”) disciplines (largely apart from DNA), and even undermines the validity of other forensic disciplines like forensic pathology and medical determinations about child abuse, particularly Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT). That problem is the absence or misuse of statistics. This article begins by applying …

Branded Drug Companies Are Successfully Asserting The Doctrine Of Equivalents In Hatch-Waxman Litigation, Christopher M. Holman

Faculty Works

This article reports the results of a study analyzing every Federal Circuit decision the author could find dating back to 2005 that applies the doctrine equivalents (DOE) in the context of pharmaceutical patent litigation, and in particular infringement lawsuits brought against Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) applicants by branded drug companies under the Hatch-Waxman Act. The results of this study show that pharmaceutical innovators were prevailing against would-be generic competitors under the DOE both prior to, and subsequent to, a 2007 article by Professors Lemley and Allison describing the demise of the doctrine equivalents, but that patentees’ success rate has …

Denying Cultural Intellectual Property: An International Perspective On Anjali Vats's The Color Of Creatorship, J. Janewa Osei-Tutu

Articles

In The Color of Creatorship, Anjali Vats offers a compelling analysis of intellectual property (IP) laws through the lens of critical race theory. Providing a persuasive account of the role of racialized perspectives and colonial histories in the making of IP laws, Vats calls on activists to "persuade lawmakers that knowledge production comes in a variety of forms." She makes a valuable contribution to the literature on race and IP, asking us to think about IP citizenship and how this has been framed in the United States. In this brief essay, I will connect Vats's analysis to some of the …

Quarantine, Isolation, And Metaphorical Takings: Balancing Individual Rights And Public Health Responses To Disease Outbreaks, Thomas Williams

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Quarantine and isolation are methods employed by public health officials to control the spread of dangerous disease pathogens through physical isolation of those exposed or symptomatic. While use of these methods has declined in the last century through advances in medical knowledge and treatment, emerging disease threats will likely require increased reliance on them. Despite this, quarantine statutes and related regulations fail to provide compensation to those subject to them, and little recourse exists to make those individuals whole for losses incurred, though the pandemic has highlighted a need for work in this area. One means of shifting the burden …

Siting Wind Energy Projects In Virginia: Recommendations For Addressing National Security Concerns Through State Permitting Processes, Erika Bosack, Dana Mirsky, Anna Nicholson, Christopher Sanborn

Virginia Coastal Policy Center

This white paper first explains the federal and state wind energy siting approval processes and the military’s current involvement in those processes. In particular, the paper focuses on permit-issuing agencies as opposed to policy-making agencies. Parts I and II outline the federal and state permitting process, respectively. In Part III, the paper discusses the military’s concerns regarding wind energy siting. Part IV moves to the current status of Virginia’s onshore and offshore wind industries. Part V analyzes two case studies: Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island and the Pantego Wind Energy Facility in North Carolina. Finally, Part VI synthesizes …

The Prison Litigation Reform Act And The Physical Injury Requirement In The Context Of Transgender Inmates, Hunter Kravitz

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note examines the impact of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) on transgender inmates, focusing on its physical injury requirement, which disproportionately bars access to justice for those with mental or emotional injuries. It highlights the ethical and constitutional concerns arising from the PLRA's application, particularly its unequal treatment of transgender inmates, and advocates for reforms to ensure equitable access to justice.

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Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

No abstract provided.

The Market Cannot Be Your Mother, Meghan Boone

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Free-Market Family: How the Market Crushed the American Dream (and How It Can Be Restored). by Maxine Eichner.

Compensation, Commodification, And Disablement: How Law Has Dehumanized Laboring Bodies And Excluded Nonlaboring Humans, Karen M. Tani

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Injury Impoverished: Workplace Accidents, Capitalism, and Law in the Progressive Era. by Nate Holdren.

Pembuktian Dan Pengesahan Anak Luar Kawin Serta Akibat Hukumnya Setelah Berlaku Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 46/Puu-Viii/2010 Dalam Pandangan Hukum Islam, Georgina Agatha

Indonesian Notary

Pasca dikeluarkannya Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 46/PUU-VIII/2010 mengenai perubahan serta penambahan bunyi Pasal 43 Undang-Undang Nomor 1 Tahun 1974 tentang Perkawinan, ada perubahan besar yang baru terhadap hukum keluarga di Indonesia tersebut, di mana perubahan yang terkait dengan kedudukan anak luar kawin yang dapat diangkat menjadi anak sah. Di dalam Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 46/PUU-VIII/2010 menyatakan serta mengesahkan bahwa anak luar kawin kini dapat mempunyai hubungan keperdataan dengan ayah biologisnya layaknya anak sah, bukan hanya dengan ibu dan keluarga ibunya saja, apa bila hal tersebut dapat dibuktikan dengan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi atau alat bukti hukum lainnya. Mengenai pembuktian yang …

Pembatalan Perkawinan Sesama Jenis Oleh Jaksa Dan Akibat Hukumnya Terhadap Perkawinan (Studi Kasus Perkawinan Sesama Jenis Di Nusa Tenggara Barat Berdasarkan Register Perkara Nomor 540/Pdt.G/2020/Pa.Gm), Muhammad Akbar Syawal

Indonesian Notary

Pembatalan perkawinan membawa kedudukan perkawinan yang sebelumnya terjalin dianggap tidak pernah ada melalui putusan Pengadilan Agama atau putusan Pengadilan Negeri. Pembatalan perkawinan hanya dapat diajukan oleh pihak-pihak yang disebutkan secara tegas dalam ketentuan Pasal 23 dan Pasal 26 ayat (1) Undang-Undang Perkawinan. Penelitian dilakukan melalui pendekatan yuridis normatif dengan menggunakan data sekunder yakni data yang diperoleh dari bahan-bahan kepustakaan. Penulisan ini membahas mengenai kewenangan Jaksa dalam pembatalan perkawinan dan akibat hukum pembatalan perkawinan sesama jenis. Hasil penelitian kemudian menyimpulkan bahwa Jaksa berwenang untuk mengajukan permohonan pembatalan perkawinan sesama jenis sejalan dengan ketentuan Pasal 23 dan 26 ayat (1) Undang-Undang Perkawinan …

Akibat Hukum Aspek Pergerseran Terhadap Nilai Hak Waris Atas Anak Luar Kawin Yang Diakui Sah (Studi Putusan Nomor 522/Pdt/2017/Pt.Dki), Vidya Pradipta

Indonesian Notary

Indicating a distinction between applicable legislation where illegitimate children that has been acknowledged officially are recognized as heirs attach themselves to other heirs class according to article 863 of the civil code law, outsiders are admitted to inheritance along with first heirs class is entitled to inherit 1/3 of those who should have been granted if they were legitimate children and verdict. It is necessary to pay attention to different contexts regarding legal marriages and recognition of illegitimate children in the Civil Code and Act Number 1 of 1974 on Marriage. The problem in this paper is the shifting value …

Perlindungan Hukum Terhadap Kedudukan Anak Yang Lahir Dari Perkawinan Tidak Tercatat (Studi Kasus Penetapan Pengadilan Agama Nomor 0208/Pdt.P/2018/Pajt), Alifa Yessi Meilinda

Indonesian Notary

Dampak dari perkawinan yang tidak dicatatkan yang berakibat pada status anak yang dilahirkan dari perkawinan masih banyak tidak diperdulikan oleh masyarakat. Pencatatan perkawinan yang diatur oleh peraturan perundangan perkawinan dimaksudkan untuk menjaga agar status perkawinan dan status anak yang dilahirkan sah dan jelas di mata hukum negara dan hukum agama. Selain itu dengan adanya pencatatan secara administratif oleh negara, dimaksudkan agar perkawinan yang merupakan perbuatan hukum penting yang memiliki akibat hukum yang sangat luas dan di kemudian hari perkawinan itu dapat dibuktikan dengan bukti yang sempurna dengan suatu akta autentik. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis bagaimana kedudukan hukum …

The Virginia Values Act: A Landmark Civil Rights Legislation Leapfrogs Virginia Into A Leader On Equality, Sarah Warbelow, Cathryn Oakley

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

After more than 25 years of Republican political control, Virginia passed thirteen pieces of pro-equality legislation in 2020, the most sweeping of which was the Virginia Values Act. That legislation modernized Virginia civil rights law, bringing the state into line with the overwhelming majority of other states in addressing discrimination. In addition to adding nondiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in existing law - which included housing, public employment, and credit it created all-new protections from discrimination in employment and places of public accommodation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, …

What Is Cultural Misappropriation And Why Does It Matter? 03-31-2021, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

No abstract provided.

Framers' Fidelity And Thicket Theory In Educational Establishment Clause Jurisprudence, Amanda Harmon Cooley

San Diego Law Review

Through the identification of this fidelity within this subset of school law, this Article reclaims the thicket theory pejoration as a constitutionally correct and significantly beneficial theory that embodies the original purposes of the Framers in their adoption of the First Amendment. In doing so, this Article demonstrates that the Court’s educational Establishment Clause jurisprudence has formed a protective thicket around American schoolchildren—a political minority that merits special constitutional shielding from the divisive forces of state-established religion. It is a positive thicket that safeguards the freedom of conscience of all American schoolchildren, no matter their beliefs, while balancing respect for …

Benevolent Sexism In Judges, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Andrew J. Wistrich

San Diego Law Review

Previous research suggests that judges make more favorable rulings for female litigants in family court cases and in criminal sentencing. Although such trends might arise from real differences between men and women, they might also arise from stereotypes that cause judges to favor mothers over fathers and to show leniency towards female defendants. We test for benevolent sexism among hundreds of sitting trial judges with two experiments in which we presented judges with hypothetical cases in which we only varied the gender of the litigants. In a family court case, we found judges were more apt to grant a request …

A Dark And Bloody Battle Ground: Wetland Preservation In Kentucky, Jane Marie Watts

Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law

No abstract provided.

Private Land Use Controls And Biodiversity Preservation In Kentucky, Ronald R. Scott

Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law

No abstract provided.