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Jan. 2013, Vol. 65, No. 1
Articles
David Haddock, Tonja Jacobi, & Matthew Sag, League Structure &Stadium Rent Seeking— the Role of Antitrust Revisited
Steven J. Cleveland, Resurrecting Deference to the Securities and Exchange Commission: Mark Cuban Trading on Inside information
Janai S. Nelson, The First Amendment, Equal Protection and Felon Disenfranchisement: A New Viewpoint
Sergio J. Campos, Erie as a Choice of Enforcement Defaults
Hanah Metchis Volokh, Constitutional Authority Statements in Congress
Sapna Kumar, The Accidental Agency?
Christian Turner, State Action Problems
Category Archives: Family Law
Frances H. Foster, Should Pets Inherit?
63 Fla. L. Rev. 801 (2011)| | | ARTICLE :: On August 20, 2007, billionaire hotelier Leona Helmsley died, survived by her brother, four grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and her beloved companion of eight years, a white Maltese dog named Trouble. One … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Law, Estates & Trusts Law, Family Law, Governments and Legislation, Property Law, Uncategorized
Tagged 12 million, dog, Donald Trump, Foster, inheritance law, Mickey Sherman, pet inheritance, Pets, Trouble
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Solangel Maldonado, Illegitimate Harm: Law, Stigma, and Discrimination Against Nonmarital Children
63 Fla. L. Rev. 345 (2011)| | | | ABSTRACT :: No one would dispute that for most of U.S. history, nonmarital children suffered significant legal and societal discrimination. Although many individuals believe that the legal disadvantages attached to “illegitimate” status … Continue reading
Posted in Estates & Trusts Law, Family Law, Immigration Law, Uncategorized
Tagged Children, Family Law, family support, Illegitimate Children, Illegitmate Harm, Immigration Law, Maldonado, nonmarital children, same sex marriage, social harms, stigma of illegitimacy, unmarried women
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Hillel Y. Levin, Resolving Interstate Conflicts Over Same-Sex Non-Marriage
63 Fla. L. Rev. 47 (2011)| | | | ABSTRACT :: States have adopted several different regimes of recognition for same-sex couples. A few states allow same-sex couples to marry; several others offer marriage- like partnerships (usually called civil unions), … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights Law, Family Law, Uncategorized
Tagged Civil Rights Law, Conflict of Law, Family Law, federalism, Interstate Conflict, Levin, marriage, recognition of Marriage, same-sex couples
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Peter Nicolas, The Lavender Letter: Applying the Law of Adultery to Same Sex Couples and Same Sex Couples
63 Fla. L. Rev. 97 (2011)| | | | INTRODUCTION :: In the political and legal debate over same-sex marriage, references to the rights (or benefits or privileges) and responsibilities (or burdens or obligations) associated with marriage constitute a key … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Family Law, Governments and Legislation, Tort Law, Uncategorized
Tagged adultery, civil tort actions, criminal adultery prosecutions, fault-based divorce actions, murder cases, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Supreme Court, Nicolas, non-coitil sex, provaction defense, same-sex marriages, same-sexual conduct
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Ann Laquer Estin, Families Across Borders: The Hague Children’s Conventions and the Case for International Family Law in the United States
62 Fla. L. Rev. 47 (2010) | | | | ABSTRACT :: In our globalized world, as families form and dissolve across international borders, domestic family law does not adequately address the needs of parents and children … Continue reading