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Spinoza's Identity And Philosophy: Jewish Or Otherwise?, Suzanne Last Stone Jan 2003

Spinoza's Identity And Philosophy: Jewish Or Otherwise?, Suzanne Last Stone

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A Progressive Consumption Tax For Individuals: An Alternative Hybrid Approach, Mitchell L. Engler Jan 2003

A Progressive Consumption Tax For Individuals: An Alternative Hybrid Approach, Mitchell L. Engler

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Dissatisfaction with the existing income tax has increased in recent years. Practical problems with the income tax base create numerous loopholes, increasingly exploited by well-advised taxpayers. For the most part, these gaps are attributable to the income tax's "realization" requirement, under which taxpayers report gains and losses as "realized" through market transactions. A consumption tax appeals as a response to these significant current loopholes since "realization" loses its significance under a consumption-based tax. The consumption tax's appeal has been further enhanced by the recent and growing recognition of the narrow difference between income and consumption taxes, assuming away practical problems. …


Distrust Quotations In Latin, Peter Goodrich Jan 2003

Distrust Quotations In Latin, Peter Goodrich

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Rulemaking, Michael Herz Jan 2003

Rulemaking, Michael Herz

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What Did Punitive Damages Do? Why Misunderstanding The History Of Punitive Damages Matters Today, Anthony J. Sebok Jan 2003

What Did Punitive Damages Do? Why Misunderstanding The History Of Punitive Damages Matters Today, Anthony J. Sebok

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In 2001 the Supreme Court, in Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. suggested that, although modern punitive damages punish, in earlier times they almost exclusively compensated for noneconomic damages that were ignored by a less progressive legal system. This article demonstrates that the historical foundation upon which the Supreme Court bases its argument is groundless. In the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries punitive damages served a number of functions, but none of them were to provide the noneconomic damages identified by the court. Instead, as the article shows, the sort of injuries for which punitive damages were once demanded …


Introduction: What Does It Mean To Say That A Remedy Punishes?, Anthony J. Sebok Jan 2003

Introduction: What Does It Mean To Say That A Remedy Punishes?, Anthony J. Sebok

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The Legal System's Use Of Epidemiology, Arthury H. Bryant, Alexander A. Reinert Jan 2003

The Legal System's Use Of Epidemiology, Arthury H. Bryant, Alexander A. Reinert

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Both law and science are truth-seeking endeavors. In at least one respect, lawyers and scientists are like Agent Mulder on the X-Files: we believe that the truth is out there and our goal is to find it. This article is devoted to exploring and improving the means by which law relies on scientific disciplines, particularly epidemiology, to ascertain the truth.


Queers Anonymous: Lesbians, Gay Men, Free Speech, And Cyberspace, Edward Stein Jan 2003

Queers Anonymous: Lesbians, Gay Men, Free Speech, And Cyberspace, Edward Stein

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Retrenchment On Entrenchment, Stewart E. Sterk Jan 2003

Retrenchment On Entrenchment, Stewart E. Sterk

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On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation: The Disconnect Between Scholarship And Reality, Lester Brickman Jan 2003

On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation: The Disconnect Between Scholarship And Reality, Lester Brickman

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The Evolution Of The United Nations Position On Terrorism: From Exempting National Liberation Movements To Criminalizing Terrorism Wherever And By Whomever Committed, Malvina Halberstam Jan 2003

The Evolution Of The United Nations Position On Terrorism: From Exempting National Liberation Movements To Criminalizing Terrorism Wherever And By Whomever Committed, Malvina Halberstam

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