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2007

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Justice Iacobucci And The 'Golden And Straight Metwand' Of Canadian Tax Law, David G. Duff Jan 2007

Justice Iacobucci And The 'Golden And Straight Metwand' Of Canadian Tax Law, David G. Duff

All Faculty Publications

The article examines the contributions of Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci in the Canadian tax jurisprudence. The traditional Anglo-Canadian and American judicial approaches to tax statutes was taken into account. Key information about significant tax decisions made by Iacobucci is presented. On the other hand, his judicial restraint and legislative supremacy was also evaluated.


First Circuit Interprets Rapanos To Determine Which Test To Apply, Jonathan Lew Jan 2007

First Circuit Interprets Rapanos To Determine Which Test To Apply, Jonathan Lew

Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications

No abstract provided.


Federal Suits And General Laws: A Comment On Judge Fletcher's Reading Of Sosa V. Alvarez-Marchain, Ernest A. Young Jan 2007

Federal Suits And General Laws: A Comment On Judge Fletcher's Reading Of Sosa V. Alvarez-Marchain, Ernest A. Young

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Jurisdiction, Merits, And Substantiality, Howard M. Wasserman Jan 2007

Jurisdiction, Merits, And Substantiality, Howard M. Wasserman

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Puzzle Of Complete Preemption, Gil Seinfeld Jan 2007

The Puzzle Of Complete Preemption, Gil Seinfeld

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Part I introduces the central themes in the law of federal question jurisdiction. It describes the prevailing interpretations of the constitutional and statutory texts governing the federal courts' jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes involving questions of federal law, and it explores the reasons for the establishment of such jurisdiction. This Part also introduces the well-pleaded complaint rule and examines the reasons for its adoption by the Supreme Court. Part II provides a detailed account of complete preemption doctrine, under which parties are permitted to usher state-law claims into the federal courts despite the apparent absence of any federal question on the …