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Common Law Liability For Defective Opinions And How To Avoid It, Scott Fitzgibbon
Common Law Liability For Defective Opinions And How To Avoid It, Scott Fitzgibbon
Scott T. FitzGibbon
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Mind And Hand: Economics And Engineering At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Richard Adelstein
Mind And Hand: Economics And Engineering At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Richard Adelstein
Richard Adelstein
The role of political economy in the curriculum of MIT, with special attention to the thought of Francis Amasa Walker.
Privatization Of Prisons: An Analysis Of The State Action Requirement Of The Fourteenth Amendment And 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Ira P. Robbins
Privatization Of Prisons: An Analysis Of The State Action Requirement Of The Fourteenth Amendment And 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Ira P. Robbins
Ira P. Robbins
Introduction: The privatization of prisons raises important issues with respect to liability in suits brought by inmates. If a private company operates the prison, the state likely will be directly involved in some aspects of prison life, such as using force when necessary or making quasi-judicial decisions, but it may not be directly involved in the day-to-day operation of the institution. This dichotomy of involvement may lead to con- fusion over responsibility and accountability when a violation of rights is alleged to have occurred. When a private party, as opposed to a government employee, is charged with abridging rights guaranteed …