As SCOTUS hears arguments about whether bankruptcy law permits the Sackler family to escape liability in the Purdue Pharma case, Prof. Jonathan Lipson looks to the conservative majority’s textualism: “they do not believe ‘Congress hides elephants in mouseholes.’” Read More Questions about this post? Drop us a line at lawcomm@temple.edu.
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Don’t Just Do Something—Stand There! A Modest … – The Temple 10-Q
While there are many important things we can all do to ameliorate the current crisis, commercial litigation is unlikely to be one of them, at least in the near term. Rather, creating space and time to communicate—to adjust or forgive obligations; to create new, more plausible ones—is a critical precondition to economic restabilization and …
Popular anti-wage theft strategies may not be effective
A newly released study conducted by Prof. Jennifer Lee and co-author Prof. Annie Smith compiled 141 state and local anti-wage theft laws enacted over roughly the past decade. In reviewing these laws, they found that the most popular anti-wage theft strategies involve authorizing worker complaints, creating or enhancing penalties, or mandating employers to disclose information to workers about …
Slow Down and Notice What’s Coloring Your World
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Guest post: crime and policing – Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for …
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OFTEN NECESSARY, NOT ALWAYS SUFFICIENT – Advocacy and Evidence Resources
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Closing Doors: The End of Race-Conscious Admissions
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First Amendment “Giant” Floyd Abrams Calls Higher Education the Next …
Legendary First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams identified higher education as the next battleground over free speech in his 2015 Adams Lecture remarks, citing several instances in which speaking invitations to controversial figures were withdrawn after disapproving student groups threatened disruptive action if the events proceeded as planned …
Is “Victim” Ever An Impermissible Term In Criminal Trials?
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