“Gruesome” Evidence, Science, and Rule 403 – Voices at Temple

Can science step in and assist in Rule 403 determinations of “unfair prejudice”? When confronted with “gruesome” evidence, all too often autopsy photos or images of severe injuries, judges must assess whether there is a risk of unfair prejudice or misleading the jury and then, if the risk is present, “may” exclude the proof. 1 Yet there is no court-dictated workable metric for …

Doing Good by Doing Well: Benefit Corporations and Temple Law

With Mr. Clark’s model statute, the benefit corporation has become a legally-recognized entity form under state law that protects and allows corporate officers and directors to commit to higher standards of purpose, duty, and transparency in pursuit of true long-term value, sometimes characterized as the “triple bottom line.”. This term …

Supreme Court’s Jevic Opinion Affirms Central Role of Priority …

The U.S. Supreme Court decided late last month the closely-watched case, Czyzewski v.Jevic Holding Corp., in which I (along with Professor Melissa Jacoby, currently of the University of North Carolina Law School, formerly of Temple Law) coauthored a brief for amici curiae law professors in support of Petitioners, truck drivers whom Jevic terminated shortly before it filed for bankruptcy.

Two Temple Law Teams Win Regionals in the National Trial Competition

Two Temple Law Trial Teams emerged victorious in regional rounds of the National Trial Competition (NTC), co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and administered by the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA). Both teams will be headed to the NTC’s national round in San Antonio, Texas March 19 th through April 2 nd.

(Spring 2022) LAW 0571 § 51 Details – Temple Law Course Bulletin

2 Credits. Seats/Capacity. No Limit. Course Type. Exam; Course Modality. Classroom. Fulfills J.D. Requirement. None. Programs. None. Registration Info Pre-Requisites. You must have completed the following courses before enrolling in this course: LAW 0600 (Taxation)

Faculty Impact – Center for Tax Law and Public Policy

Alice G. Abreu, Tax 2018: Requiem for Ability to Pay, 51 Loyola L.A. L. Rev. 1 (2018). This Essay analyzes four changes made by the 2017 tax regulation and argues that each unmoors the determinations of the tax base from the foundational concept that taxation should be based on ability to pay. It was reviewed by Neil Buchanan, The Ability to …