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Law Symposium: Adjudicating Sexual Misconduct On Campus: Title Ix And Due Process In Uncertain Times, Roger Williams University School Of Law, Michael M. Bowden Nov 2019

Law Symposium: Adjudicating Sexual Misconduct On Campus: Title Ix And Due Process In Uncertain Times, Roger Williams University School Of Law, Michael M. Bowden

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

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Law Library Blog (November 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law Nov 2019

Law Library Blog (November 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Law School News: Rwu Law Marine Programs Included In $1.2m Aquaculture Research Grant 10-07-2019, Michael M. Bowden Oct 2019

Law School News: Rwu Law Marine Programs Included In $1.2m Aquaculture Research Grant 10-07-2019, Michael M. Bowden

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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The Coercion Doctrine Invigorated: Conditional Spending Since Nfib V. Sebelius, Marcus Harmon Waterman Apr 2019

The Coercion Doctrine Invigorated: Conditional Spending Since Nfib V. Sebelius, Marcus Harmon Waterman

Political Science Capstone Research Papers

The federal government has long utilized the practice of attaching conditions to the receipt of its funds. In the few instances that the Supreme Court had reviewed state challenges to conditions, it had ultimately set only minimal limitations on Congress’ spending power. That is why, when the Supreme Court’s 2012 decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius was delivered, a host of scholarly predictions emerged. Some thought the ruling would prompt an unraveling of other conditional spending programs. Others anticipated more indirect, structural changes to flow from the decision. I find that elements of both have occurred. Over …


2nd Annual Stonewall Lecture 04-16-2019, Roger Williams University School Of Law Apr 2019

2nd Annual Stonewall Lecture 04-16-2019, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

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Law Library Blog (March 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law Mar 2019

Law Library Blog (March 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.


Constraints On The Breadth Of A Bankruptcy Trustee’S Power To Demand A Turnover Of Assets, Timothy Diprisco Jan 2019

Constraints On The Breadth Of A Bankruptcy Trustee’S Power To Demand A Turnover Of Assets, Timothy Diprisco

Bankruptcy Research Library

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Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) empowers bankruptcy trustees to compel entities to turn over property to the bankruptcy estate. Property subject to the turnover provision includes “all legal and equitable interests of the debtor in property at the commencement of the case.” Although the Bankruptcy Code is federal law, property interests are still defined by state law. Occasionally, bankruptcy trustees claim property as part of the estate that courts later deem is beyond the breadth of their authority.

This memorandum examines the extent of a bankruptcy trustee’s power to compel turnover of assets. Part …