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Duke Law

1993

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Congress, The Fcc, And The Search For The Public Trustee, Neal Devins Oct 1993

Congress, The Fcc, And The Search For The Public Trustee, Neal Devins

Law and Contemporary Problems

The features of constitutional politics involving independent agencies are discussed through an examination of FCC efforts to repudiate regulatory initiatives designed to facilitate diversity in broadcasting.


“Cardozo’S Foot”: The Chancellor’S Conscience And Constructive Trusts, H. Jefferson Powell Jul 1993

“Cardozo’S Foot”: The Chancellor’S Conscience And Constructive Trusts, H. Jefferson Powell

Law and Contemporary Problems

The "chancellor's foot" is a term coined by English legal scholar John Selden for the argument that equity is an unjustified and unfortunate interference in the regular course of the rule of law. This issue is examined by focusing on a particular doctrine of equity, the constructive trust, and on a seminal figure in the development of the modern US understanding of constructive trusts, Benjamin Cardozo.


Remember The Alamo[Ny]! The Unique Texas Ban On Permanent Alimony And The Development Of Community Property Law, James W. Paulsen Apr 1993

Remember The Alamo[Ny]! The Unique Texas Ban On Permanent Alimony And The Development Of Community Property Law, James W. Paulsen

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Texas Community Property Law: Conservative Attitudes, Reluctant Change, Joseph W. Mcknight Apr 1993

Texas Community Property Law: Conservative Attitudes, Reluctant Change, Joseph W. Mcknight

Law and Contemporary Problems

A senselessly rigid interpretation of a provision in the Texas consititution referring to a married woman's separate property has hampered development of community property law. The state's addressing of this issue is discussed.


Remembering Jefferson, Paul D. Carrington Jan 1993

Remembering Jefferson, Paul D. Carrington

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.