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United States: Main Street Lending Program, Steven Kelly

Journal of Financial Crises

In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic caused slowdowns and disruptions to economic activity, businesses faced disruptions to their revenues and experienced increased demand for credit. Yet, as the pandemic worsened the economic outlook, banks tightened credit. Starting on March 17, the Federal Reserve rolled out several emergency programs aimed at capital markets. Most of these programs tended to benefit relatively large companies. On March 23, the Fed said it would introduce a program targeting small and mid-sized companies. On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced its first design iteration of the novel Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). The …

United States: Municipal Liquidity Facility, Steven Kelly

Journal of Financial Crises

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused severe financial stress for state and local municipalities. Municipalities' public health responses led to material increases in expenditures. At the same time, many municipalities faced revenue delays and declines due to extended tax deadlines and disruptions in taxable economic activity. Institutional investors also put heavy selling pressure on municipal bonds. In response to stresses in the municipal financing market, the Federal Reserve invoked its Section 13(3) emergency lending authority and created the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). The Fed created the facility to backstop municipal entities' access to capital markets to help them manage …

Buck V. Bell: Eighty Years Of Challenges For Parents With Developmental Disabilities, Kelley D. Jacobs

LC Journal of Special Education

On May 2nd, 1927, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes delivered the Supreme Court‟s decision in the case of Carrie Buck v. J.H. Bell (Smith & Nelson, 1989). In the majority opinion, Holmes stated that, “It is better for all the world, if instead of waiting to execute offspring for crime, or to let them starve for their imbecility, society can prevent those who are manifestly unfit from continuing their kind. The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian Tubes...” (Smith & Nelson, 1989, p.178). Thus, it was determined that “three generations of imbeciles [were] enough”, …

Usa V. Nicodemo Scarfo

2022 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Polyclinic Owner Llc V. Castillo

All Decisions

No abstract provided.

A False Sense Of Security — Organizations Need A Paradigm Shift On Protecting Themselves Against Apts, Srinivasulu R. Vuggumudi, Yong Wang, Jun Liu, Cherie Noteboom, Kaushik Ragothaman

Research & Publications

Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are among the most complex cyberattacks and are generally executed by cyber-attackers linked to nation-states. An organization may have security strategies to prevent APTs. However, a false sense of security may exist when the focus is on implementing security strategies but not on the effectiveness of implemented security strategies. This research aims to find out 1) if organizations are in a false sense of security while preventing APT attacks, 2) what factors influence the false sense of security, and 3) whether organizational culture influence factors contributing to the false sense of security. A theoretical model is …

True Perestroika Or Still Perfunctory: A Decade Of Developments In Russian Law Practice Reform, Katerina P. Lewinbuk

Florida Journal of International Law

The concept of lawyering in Russia has undergone enormous changes in the last few decades and continues to evolve as the nation ushers in reforms to the profession. Examining the legal profession in Russia on its own without the comparison to the West is most effective. The country was shaped by its own history and societal norms; thus, it cannot resemble any other nation's speed and depth of developments in the legal field. As such, Russia's creation, and development of the "On Work" ethics code and other regulations for the advocates ("advokatura") is a huge accomplishment and reflection of the …

Seeking Clarity: European Press Rights At Peaceful Assemblies, Jonathan Peters

Florida Journal of International Law

The Council of Europe has called on several intergovernmental organizations to develop guidelines clarifying press rights at peaceful assemblies. It is a critical time to do so because police across Europe have been detaining and arresting journalists without cause, and citizens have been physically assaulting journalists—all as they have tried to cover assemblies. The organizations have been holding meetings for the past year to debate what the guidelines should include. The general idea is that they will set a minimum baseline for press rights at assemblies, creating a threshold that national authorities must meet in their own regulations. I have …

Theorizing Responsibility In The Investor State Dispute Resolution System, Kristen Boon

St. John's Law Review

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The Investor-State Dispute System (“ISDS”) permits investors to sue states when their investments are injured. The system was designed to protect investors and impose responsibilities on states; it is uncontroversial to say that the ISDS system is one-sided. But a chorus of voices is now asking: should investors have responsibilities too? The narrative is one of injustice, driven by the perception that states have signed on to a system that has left them with large financial exposure to investors. This viewpoint has been reinforced, in the eyes of some, by the influence of big business, and by state losses …

Ada News - 07/11/2022, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Law Schools As Agents Of Change And Justice Reform In The Americas, Jon Mills, Timothy Mclendon

Florida Journal of International Law

As the legal community of the Americas evolves, the role of law schools and legal education must change with it. New realities of globalizing commerce and communication dictate that the legal profession understand and deal with emerging legal relationships. Wherever the future may lead with regard to the various treaties between nations in this hemisphere, like CAFTA, NAFTA, the FTAA, Mercosur, and others, it is obvious that the Americas are drawing irrevocably closer.

How will law schools participate and react? There is, in my opinion, an obligation for universities and particularly law schools to be involved in society and promote …

Polycephalous Anatomy Of The Ec In The Wto: An Analysis Of Law And Practice, Rafael Leal-Arcas

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Accessing Justice In South Africa, Anashri Pillay

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

To Sue Is Human; To Settle Divine: Intercultural Collaborations To Expand The Use Of Mediation In Costa Rica, Don Peters

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

A Seat At The Table: A Critical Analysis Of The Right To Foreign Nation Parens Patriae Standing, Jeffrey R. Armstrong

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

A Note On The Elasticity Of Demand For Legal Services, Rodney H. Mabry

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Rodney H. Mabry is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.

United States V. Safehouse: The Future Of Supervised Consumption Sites In Maine And Beyond, Jeff P. Sherman

Maine Law Review

People who use drugs are dying at an unprecedented rate. However, many of these deaths can be prevented. When a person experiencing an opioid overdose is timely treated with naloxone and oxygen the overdose is reversed. Access to a supervised consumption site—a place where people can use pre-obtained drugs in the safety and presence of others—ensures that when a person overdoses, they receive this life-saving treatment. In response to a proposed supervised consumption site in Philadelphia, the Department of Justice sued to prevent it from opening. The government claimed that the facility, called “Safehouse,” would violate 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(2) …

The Community Justice Reentry Network

Reentry Resources

No abstract provided.

Fordham Lawyer, No. 21 - Summer/Fall 2022, Fordham Law Alumni Association, Fordham Law School

Fordham Lawyer

Fordham Lawyer magazine was first published in 1988 and continued through 2004. It returned in 2011 under Dean Michael M. Martin. The magazine shines a spotlight on faculty research, the Law School community, and the accomplishments of our alumni. No issues were published between 2004 and 2011.

Of Robolawyers And Robojudges, Joshua P. Davis

UC Law Journal

Artificial intelligence (AI) may someday play various roles in litigation, particularly complex litigation. It may be able to provide strategic advice, advocate through legal briefs and in court, help judges assess class action settlements, and propose or impose compromises. It may even write judicial opinions and decide cases. For it to perform those litigation tasks, however, would require two breakthroughs: one involving a form of instrumental reasoning that we might loosely call common sense or more precisely call abduction and the other involving a form of reasoning that we will label purposive, that is, the formation of ends or objectives. …

Existence As A Threat, Alena M. Allen

Connecticut Law Review

There is an ongoing debate in the legal academy about how and whether to integrate race into curricula. For people of color, race impacts their day-to-day lives in ways large and small. In the law school setting, the experience of students of color is often a fraught one. For many students of color, navigating law school is akin to walking a tight rope. This Essay attempts to highlight the myriad challenges facing students of color, and it offers some thoughts about how to create a more inclusive environment

A Model Of Collegial Judicial Decision-Making: The Ransom-Montgomery Years On The New Mexico Supreme Court, Michael B. Browde, Mario E. Occhialino

New Mexico Law Review

After first providing brief biographies of the justices and their personal relationship, the article examines two subject matter areas where their differing views were most fully developed and made a significant contribution to the development of the law:

• First, the restructuring of the law of negligence with an emphasis on the creation and nature of a duty of care; and
• Second, the legal principles governing the jurisdiction of the New Mexico appellate courts and the resulting tension between legislative and judicial authority over provisions governing access to the appellate courts.

The article concludes with our assessment that sound judicial development …

Nebraska Transcript (University Of Nebraska College Of Law), Fall 2022

Nebraska Transcript

Dean's Message

Remembering Anna Williams Shavers 4

Sold-out Women Lead event empowers leaders 9

Reward outweighs risk at Lavender Legal Center 12

LaChandra Pye, '09, named multicultural homecoming nominee 14

Nebraska Legal Diversity Council founded 16

Sullivan recognized for work on Tenant Assistance Project 18

Children’s Justice Attorney Education Program selects inaugural Fellows 20

White House, Attorney General recognize Tenant Assistance Project 22

Faculty Notes 24

Matthew Schaefer named Clayton Yeutter Chair 32

Student team wins regional patent application drafting competition 34

Three faculty earn professorships: Kristen Blankley, Jessica Shoemaker, Adam Thimmesch 35

Housing Justice Program offers array of opportunities …

A Survey Of Civil Procedure: Technology To Covid-19 Within State Courts, Joshua H. Hernandez

Marquette Law Review

The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed the implementation of technological innovation within the legal field. Specifically, state courts used technology to adjust their civil procedures while maintaining accurate results, limiting costs, and providing meaningful participation to varying degrees of success. In addition, given the piecemeal nature of these adjustments, there is a lack of knowledge regarding what actions were taken in the early months of the pandemic. Thus, this Comment conducts a survey focusing on how the states adjusted their judicial civil procedures to respond to COVID-19’s impact. This Comment then argues that the most liberal implementation of technological adjustments may not …

2022-2023 Fall Bulletin, University Of Mississippi Medical Center

Bulletins/Catalogs

2022-2023 Fall Bulletin

Summer 2022 Magazine

Ergo

No abstract provided.

Justice Versus Judiciary: Justice Enthroned Or Entangled In India? (2019) By Sudhanshu Ranjan, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, Arun Thiruvengadam

Articles

Justice Versus Judiciary: Justice Enthroned or Entangled in India? (2019) By Sudhanshu Ranjan, Oxford University Press, New Delhi

University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Catalog, 2022 - 2023, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

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Sexual Violence, Intangible Harm, And The Promise Of Transformative Remedies, Jill C. Engle

Washington and Lee Law Review

This Article describes alternative remedies that survivors of sexual violence can access inside and outside the legal system. It describes the leading restorative justice approaches and recommends one of the newest and most innovative of those—“transformative justice”—to heal the intangible harms of sexual violence. The Article also discusses the intersectional effects of sexual violence on women of color and their communities. It explains the importance of transformative justice’s intersectional approach to redress sexual violence. Transformative justice offers community-based, victim-centric methods that cultivate deep, lasting healing for sexual violence survivors and their communities, with genuine accountability for those who have caused …

Understanding Construction Of Technologies Of (Trans)Gender In India Shaped By Mechanisms Of Security, Surveillance And Welfare, Kaushal Bodwal

Socio-Legal Review

Through this paper, I aim to understand how the notion of surveillance as it functions in state welfare contributes to the construction of transgender identity. By looking critically at welfare mechanisms not only as failures in proper implementation but also as inscribing technologies of security on bodies through surveillance techniques, I try to question the value of state legibility by focusing largely on its relation to the security apparatus. This security apparatus does not simply function through the law but through a host of institutions, particularly psychology and medicine, which allow the state to regulate and employ dominant understandings of …