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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
By Texas Tech University School of Law Professor Gerry W. Beyer.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/
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Jun 18
Advice for Scammer
Advice for ScammerMajor private banks seem to have a talent for ripping people off. A “structured product” is a good example. By investing in hedge funds with a boatload of fees, these structured products can transfer a $1 million investment over to... -
Jun 18
The Importance of Annuitie
The Importance of AnnuitieWhen trying to solve your lifetime income needs, it may be best to “do as the Romans did.” The Romans instituted the original Single Premium Immediate Annuity (SPIA) structure, which still prevails to this day as the best annuity… -
Jun 18
Possible Federal Payroll Tax Refund For Employer
Possible Federal Payroll Tax Refund For EmployerAs I have previously discussed, the Supreme Court is determining if the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is constitutional. Some employers offering benefits for employees’ same sex couple might be in for federal payroll tax refunds if DOMA is…
Rank this Week: 8
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)
Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.
http://jotwell.com/
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Jun 18
State Boundaries and Constitutional Limit
State Boundaries and Constitutional LimitClyde S. Spillenger, Risk Regulation, Extraterritoriality, and the Constitutionalization of Choice of Law, 1865-1940, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 12-01 (February 15, 2012), available at SSRN.William BaudeMost… -
Jun 17
Public Agencies Going Private
Public Agencies Going PrivateJon D. Michaels, Privatization’s Progeny, 101 Georgetown Law Journal (forthcoming 2013), available at SSRN.Anne O'ConnellAdministrative law loves binaries. There are executive agencies and independent regulatory commissions. There… -
Jun 14
How Should Judges Spend Their Time?
How Should Judges Spend Their Time?Marin K. Levy, Judicial Attention as a Scarce Resource: A Preliminary Defense of How Judges Allocate Time Across Cases in the Federal Courts of Appeals, 81 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 401 (2013), available at SSRN.Nancy LeongThe federal…
Rank this Week: 109
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Legal Writing Prof Blog
By Professors Nancy Soonpaa, Sue Liemer, Coleen M. Barger and Mark E. Wojcik.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/
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Jun 18
your students should read thi
your students should read thiMichael Higdon has written a very helpful article for law students: The Legal Reader: An Expose, 43 New Mexico L. Rev. 77 (2013). (My apology for lacking the accent for "expo-zay" in this blog platform.) I'm still weighing just… -
Jun 17
overcoming procrastination
overcoming procrastinationWe all do it from time to time. C'mon, you're probably doing it right now, procrastinating by reading this blog. Two recent articles shed some useful light on why we procrastinate and how to help ourselves move on, to more... -
Jun 16
quotable
quotable"A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact." ~ Marcus Garvey (spl)
Rank this Week: 227
Law School Academic Support Blog
Law School Academic Support Blog
By Rebecca Flanagan and Assistant Dean Amy Jarmon.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/
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Jun 13
Getting the Most Out of Conference
Getting the Most Out of ConferenceI would like to start with a wonderful experience I just had, that is, attending the AASE conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. As I was coming home on the plane, I got to thinking about the importance of being ASPish... -
Jun 12
Director of Academic Support at Whittier
Director of Academic Support at WhittierJob Title: Director of Academic Support Whittier Law School seeks experienced candidates to direct our Academic Support Program ("ASP") and work with our ASP and Bar Preparation professionals as part of a team dedicated to student… -
Jun 10
Physician, Heal Thyself: Taking My Own Advice
Physician, Heal Thyself: Taking My Own AdviceIt’s summer now. All of the exams are scored, grades assigned. It’s time for a little reflection…. It occurred to me at the recent inaugural AASE conference (which was great, by the way!) that this last year was really busy...
Rank this Week: 1017
Banking Law Prof Blog
Banking Law Prof Blog
By Professor Ann Graham.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/banking/
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Apr 4
Early Jail Release for Enron's Jeff Skilling?
Early Jail Release for Enron's Jeff Skilling?The Enron collapse in 2001 remains a significant example of greed run amok and corporate governance standards in complete rout. The Enron scandal led directly to passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002. Now the Justice Department… -
Apr 3
Pay Corporate Directors Like CEOs - Does "Aligning Incentives" Really Work?
Pay Corporate Directors Like CEOs - Does "Aligning Incentives" Really Work?Is this a new trend -- and is it likely to improve long-term profitability of publicly traded corporations? Or will it create a new compensation "arms race"? Two hedge funds are promising their director nominees compensation tied to… -
Apr 2
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Update
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - UpdateThe Secondary Mortgage Market giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are back to making big profits. A significant question is whether, when, and how to scale back government involvement in the U.S. housing market through these two Government…
Rank this Week: 1751