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"Destinations:" A Comparison Of Sex Trafficking In India And The United States, Sarah Montana Hart
"Destinations:" A Comparison Of Sex Trafficking In India And The United States, Sarah Montana Hart
Sarah Montana Hart
This paper finds similarities in the sex trafficking industries in the United States and India, and offers some suggestions for the international community moving forward.
The Stock Act - Dispelling A Legal Perception, Casey K. Lekahal
The Stock Act - Dispelling A Legal Perception, Casey K. Lekahal
Casey K Lekahal
“Few practices, short of manipulation, have as deleterious an effect on the investing public’s confidence in corporate institutions and the securities markets as the selective disclosure of and misuse of so-called inside information, i.e., material nonpublic information.”
Insider trading harms investor confidence in the markets which makes it more difficult for firms to raise capital and decreases liquidly. Further, insider trading harms the issuing corporation as it creates an incentive for management to direct the company to maximize their personal monetary gain rather than the corporation’s. Finally, insider trading hurts a non-issuer employer, such as a law firm or financial …
Inextricably Political: Race, Membership And Tribal Sovereignty, Sarah Krakoff
Inextricably Political: Race, Membership And Tribal Sovereignty, Sarah Krakoff
Sarah Krakoff
Courts address equal protection questions about the distinct legal treatment of American Indian tribes in the following dichotomous way: are classifications concerning American Indians “racial or political?” If the classification is political (i.e. based on federally recognized tribal status or membership in a federally recognized tribe) then courts will not subject it to heightened scrutiny. If the classification is racial rather than political, then courts may apply heightened scrutiny. This article challenges the dichotomy itself. The legal categories “tribe” and “tribal member” are themselves political, and reflect the ways in which tribes and tribal members have been racialized by U.S. …