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Governmental And Private Liability For Flooding, Michael B. Gerrard
Governmental And Private Liability For Flooding, Michael B. Gerrard
Faculty Scholarship
In recent years the frequency and severity of heavy precipitation and floods in parts of the United States, including the Northeast, have been increasing to a statistically significant degree, and this trend is expected to worsen. Events such as last August’s Hurricane Irene have caused widespread loss of life and property damage.
This article summarizes some of the liability issues that result from floods, and efforts to control them.
The Unsettled Nature Of The Union, Carlos Manuel Vázquez
The Unsettled Nature Of The Union, Carlos Manuel Vázquez
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
This article is a response to Bradford R. Clark, The Eleventh Amendment and the Nature of the Union, 123 Harv. L. Rev. 1817 (2010).
In his article, The Eleventh Amendment and the Nature of the Union, Professor Bradford Clark offeres an explanation for the puzzling text of the Eleventh Amendment, which appears to preclude federal jurisdiction over suits against a state by citizens of other states but not by its own citizens. Professor Clark argues that the Amendment's text made sense to the Founders because they did not envision any suits against the states arising under federal law. …