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Recent Cases, Vanderbilt Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Vanderbilt Law Review Staff
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Civil Rights--Private Education-Racially Discriminatory Admissions Policies Violate Right to Contract Provision of 42 U.S.C. § 1981
Plaintiffs, ' blacks who had been denied admission solely on the basis of their race to two all-white private schools that received no state aid,' sought damages and injunctive relief in federal district court contending that these rejections violated section 1981 of 42 U.S.C. by denying them the same right to contract as enjoyed by white citizens.
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Copyright--Telecommunications--CATV Importation of Distant Television Signals Constitutes Infringement Under Sections One (c) & (d) of the Copyright Act
Plaintiffs,' creators and producers of television programs,brought a …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Antitrust Law--Conspiracy To Eliminate Discounters From Automobile Market a Per Se Violation of Sherman Act
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Antitrust Law--Merger of Two Major Competitors in Industry with History of Concentration Violates Section 7 of Clayton Act
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Criminal Law--Future Confessions Will Be Inadmissible Unless Specified Pre-trial Procedures Are Followed
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Juvenile Courts--Juvenile Delinquent Entitled to Hearing On Question of Waiver of Jurisdiction
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Labor Law--Public Carrier Can Make Unnegotiated Unilateral Changes in Collective Agreements When "Reasonably Necessary" To Maintain Service
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Labor Law--In Future NLRB Elections, Employer Must Furnish List of Employees' Names and Addresses
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Taxation--Thin Incorporation Not Tantamount to Disqualification …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Antitrust--Consignment Agreements To Fix Retail Prices
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Constitutional Law--Fifth Amendment-Denial of Passport
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Constitutional Law--State Procedure To Determine The Voluntariness of a Confession
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Criminal Law--Statutory Rape-Good Faith, Reasonable Belief That Female Has Reached Age of Consent as a Defense
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Insurance--Validity of Policy Provision Permitting Insured To Choose Forum for Determination, of Disputes Under the Policy
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Labor Law-Closing of Plant Due to Unionization
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Labor Law--National Labor Relations Act--Strike by Minority of Union as Protected Concerted Activity When in Support of Union Position
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Labor Law--National Labor Relations Act--Union's Duty of Fair Representation Not Implicit in Section 7--Discrimination …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Antitrust--FTC Proceeding Will Not Toll the Statute of Limitations in an Action Under Section 4(b) of the Clayton Act
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Conflict of Laws--Where None of the Beneficiaries Reside in Forum State, Limitation on Amount of Recovery Imposed by State Where Tort Occurred Governs
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Criminal Law--Double Jeopardy--Conviction of Greater Degree of Offense on Retrial
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure--No Requirement that Agent Appointed To Receive Service of Process be Expressly Bound To Give Notice to Principal
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Labor Law--NLRA--Union's Duty To Represent Fairly
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Labor Law-Walsh--Healey Act--Secretary of Labor Not Authorized To Set More Than One Prevailing Wage
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Recent Case Comments, Law Review Staff
Recent Case Comments, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Attorneys--Violation of Canon 27 by Encouraging or Permitting Favorable Publicity
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Constitutional Law--Dismissal of Criminal Charges Because of Deprivation of Right to Effective Counsel by Eavesdropping
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Criminal Law--Credit Card Invoice as a "Security" under National Stolen Property Act
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Criminal Law--Rights of Alleged Parole Violator at Revocation Hearing
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Labor Law--Federal Procedure--Right to Jury Trial under Section 17 of the Fair Labor Standards Act
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Labor Law--Representation. Elections--Provision on Ballot Allowing Vote for "No Representation"
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Labor Law--Unfair Labor Practice--Availability of Injunction Prior to Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
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Taxation--Federal Estate Tax--Survivor's Annuity as Insurance Under Section 2039 a …
Book Reviews, Law Review Staff
Book Reviews, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Decision at Law
By David W. Peck.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.,1961. Pp. vii, 303.
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Corporation Lawyer: Saint or Sinner? By Beryl Harold Levy.
Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Co., 1961. Pp. x, 175.
reviewer: Elliott E. Cheatham
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Criminal Psychology Edited by Richard W. Nice. New York: Philosophical Library, Inc., 1962. Pp. 284.
reviewer: J. Paschall Davis
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Symposium on the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 Edited by Ralph Slovenko. Baton Rouge: Claitor's Bookstore, 1961. Pp. xliv, 1237. $20.00.
reviewer: Robert N. Covington
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Handling Accident Cases, Vol. 3
By Albert Averbach.
Rochester: The Lawyers …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Recent Cases:
CONTRACTS--CONFLICT OF INTERESTS--GOVERNMENT EXPERT'S PRINCIPAL EMPLOYMENT INSUFFICIENT TO VOID CONTRACT ON GROUNDS OF PUBLIC POLICY
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CRIMINAL LAW-ATTEMPT-CONVICTION OF ATTEMPT TO RECEIVE PROPERTY NOT IN FACT STOLEN
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DOMESTIC RELATIONS-UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT--RELIEF FROM-EXTRADITION UPON PETITION OF THE OBLIGOR
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EVIDENCE-ADMISSIONS--GUILTY PLEA TO TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATION INADMISSIBLE IN SUBSEQUENT CIVIL SUIT
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FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE--DIVERSITY JURISDICTION--ABSTENTION BY FEDERAL COURT FROM THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION IN DIVERSITY CASE
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LABOR LAW--LABOR--MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT-STATE COURT PRE-EMPTED FROM ENFORCING GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
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PROFESSION OF LAW--BAR ASSOCIATION MAY NOT DISCIPLINE AN ATTORNEY FOR CONDUCT AS …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Attorneys--Unauthorized Practice of Law--Negligence per se for Which Liable to Injured Person Other than Client
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Conflict of Laws--Choice of Law--Application of Dramshop Act Where Injury Occurs in Another State
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Constitutional Law--Due Process--Legislative Publication of Intercepted Attorney-Client Communication
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Corporations--Stockholders' Rights--Mandamus to Compel Inspection of Corporate Books at Place Outside Forum State
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Creditors' Rights--Federal Tax Liens--Removal of Lien from Property in Hands of Bonafide Purchaser
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Criminal Law--Perjury--Witness Brought before Grand Jury for Primary Purpose of Extracting Perjured Testimony
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Domestic Relations--Torts--Action by Husband against Wife for Negligently inflicted Personal Injuries
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Evidence--Witnesses--Cross-Examination of Character Witness for Accused …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Constitutional Law--Congressional Investigations --Relevancy of Required Testimony
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Constitutional Law--State Taxation of Interstate Commerce--Sales Taxation of Income from Trans-Shipment of Goods within State
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Criminal Law--Felony Murder Doctrine--Co-Felon Killed by Victim of Crime
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Evidence--Judicial Admissions--Testimony as to Objective Facts
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Federal Tort Claims Act--"Private Individual" Clause--Uniquely Governmental Activity
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Income Taxation--Capital Gains and Losses--Business Purpose for Contracting in Commodity Futures
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Labor Law--Taft-Hartley Act--Discharge of Employees because of Union Membership
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Negligence--High Tension Power Lines--Duty to Warn of Dangerous Condition
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Real Property--Joint Tenancy--Severance of Estate by Murder of Co-Tenant
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Torts--Landowner--Duty to Social Guest
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Wills--Pretermitted Heir Statue--Sole …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
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Criminal Law--Habitual Criminal--Right of Accused to Counsel under Fourteenth Amendment
Divorce--Alimony Decree Terminating upon Remarriage of Wife--Effect of Annulment of Subsequent Marriage
Divorce--Statutory Modification of Domiciliary Jurisdiction--Congressional Limitation of Power of Territorial Legislature
Labor Law--Unfair Labor Practice--Primary Jurisdiction in NLRB
Life Insurance--Good Health Clause--Existence of Malady Unknown to Insured
Nuisance--Liability for Non-Trespassory Interference with the Use and Enjoyment of Land--Intentional Invasion
Wills--Holographic Codicil--Publication of an Invalid Typewritten Will
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
RECENT CASES
Criminal Law--Insanity--Test of Irresponsibility
Criminal Procedure--Continuances--Delay of Trial Because of Crowded Civil Docket
Elections--Underage Candidate--Power of Judiciary over Names Appearing on Ballot
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure--Impleader--UnderRule 14(a)--Effect of Judgment between Plaintiff and Third-Party Defendant
Husband and Wife--Expenses of Last Illness--Husband's Right to Reimbursement under Wife's Will
Joint Tort Feasors--Release of One as Release of All--Application of Rule when First Tort Feasor is not Legally Liable
Restraint of Trade--Employee's Covenant Not to Compete--State-Wide Restraint
Specific Performance--Conveyance of Leased Premises upon Lessee's Exercise of Option to Purchase--Defense of Hardship
Unemployment Compensation--"Suitable" Employment--Refusal of Sabbath on Religious Grounds
Wrongful Death--Unborn …
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Recent Cases
Bankruptcy--Acts of Bankruptcy--Petition for Dissolution under State Statute
Corporations--Stockholders' Derivative Suits--Equitable Stockholder's Rights under Security Statute
Criminal Law--Evidence--Immunity Statutes
Criminal Procedure--Grand Jury Indictments--Failure of Jurors to Hear All the Evidence as Grounds for Setting Aside Indictment
Domestic Relations--Torts--Action by Wife against Husband for Personal Injuries
Federal Jurisdiction--Scope of Federal Common Law--Characterization of Foreign Statute for Purpose of Applying Federal Constitution
Labor Law--Unfair Labor Practice--Intent to Encourage or Discourage Union Membership by Discrimination
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Recent Cases, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
Assault and Battery--Injury Sustained in Prize Fig
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Constitutional Law--Elections--Voting Rights of Residents of Federal Enclave where Polling Places are on Land under Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction
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Constitutional Law--Miscegenation Statutes--Statutory Prohibitions against Inter-Racial Marriages held Unconstitutional
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Criminal Law--Evidence--Admissibility of Sound Motion Pictures of Re-Enactment of Crime by Defendants
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Criminal Procedure--Use of Jury Primer Prior to Trial
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Estate Planning--Mistake as to Tax Consequences of a Gift--Requirements for Rescission
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Evidence--Impeachment of Witnesses--Warning Question on Examination as to Prior Testimony
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Interstate Commerce--Sherman Act--Applicability to Organized Baseball
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Labor Law--Constitutional Law--Validity of Prohibition on Contributions and Expenditures of Labor …