Social science and policy students are taught that the special character of law is critical for better understanding policy and distinguishing the actions of states, around which law is bound, and the lesser obligations of religion, ethics, morals and governance (except to the extent those are operationalized as law through their incorporation within the domestic legal order of a state). [read post]

Louisiana (No. 18-5924) Argument date 10/7: The question presented by the case is whether the XIV Amendment fully incorporates the VI Amendment guarantee to a unanimous verdict. [read post]

Typical legal matters include:* incorporating nonprofit corporations* applying to the IRS for tax exempt status* drafting and negotiating contracts* providing legal advice to nonprofit board of directors and staff* drafting lending and real estate documents* assisting businesses with choice of entity decisionsThe Clinic will also offer a special tract involving policy development: At least four of the students in the Clinic will focus on assisting community groups develop local and… [read post]

INTRODUCTION On September 28, 2004, the United States Supreme Court granted a property owner’s application for leave from a Connecticut Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the community’s taking of property with the specified purpose of creating jobs by selling the property to a private industrial user.1 As the petitioner land owners in Kelo express in their brief requesting leave, the critical question for the Court to determine is whether a taking for purely… [read post]