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The History Of The West Virginia Code, Robert W. Kerns Jr.
The History Of The West Virginia Code, Robert W. Kerns Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
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Land Banks In Missouri: A Comparative Analysis Of Statutory Schemes In Kansas City And St. Louis, Yelena Bosovik
Land Banks In Missouri: A Comparative Analysis Of Statutory Schemes In Kansas City And St. Louis, Yelena Bosovik
The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review
The housing and financial crisis of 2008 may be behind us, but a drive though any community, especially large urban areas, reveals too many boarded up buildings and abandoned properties littering an otherwise prosperous horizon. For many municipalities, the solution has been to create land banks to take possession of tax-delinquent properties and to sell them, with clean titles, for redevelopment or public use. This paper begins with a brief overview of the evolution of land banks, and a discussion on Missouri’s two land banks, one in Kansas City, and another one in the city of St. Louis. At the …
Shareholder Wealth Maximization As A Function Of Statutes, Decisional Law, And Organic Documents, Joan Macleod Heminway
Shareholder Wealth Maximization As A Function Of Statutes, Decisional Law, And Organic Documents, Joan Macleod Heminway
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Statutory Law, Kathleen Klepfer, Alexis Fetzer
Statutory Law, Kathleen Klepfer, Alexis Fetzer
Law Faculty Publications
This chapter describes the sources of law created by the legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The materials include the laws enacted by the Virginia General Assembly, the publications in which those laws are found, and the resources available to assist in interpreting the legislative enactments.
The cardinal rule in Virginia statutory construction is that the statute expresses the intention of the lawmakers. Therefore, it falls upon the courts to ascertain the General Assembly’s intent where that intent becomes important in the application of statutory materials. When researching Virginia statutes, certain principles of interpretation and application must be kept …
A Guide To Legal Research In Virginia, Joyce Manna Janto
A Guide To Legal Research In Virginia, Joyce Manna Janto
Law Faculty Publications
The primary goal of this new edition of A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia is to expand coverage in several chapters and to add a new chapter covering legal ethics materials. This edition also notes changes in the URLs for many Virginia government websites. Most of these changes are likely based on changes in administrations and technological upgrades. The researcher should be aware that there is a lack of consistency among Virginia government web addresses. Changes in the operation and coverage of the major legal databases are noted where appropriate. Today, Virginia practitioners have a wide variety of resources, …