NEW JERSEY’S EXCESSIVE AND UNPRECEDENTED EXPANSION OF MARYLAND V. CRAIG Bridget Devlin Cases where children are key witnesses – especially those involving child abuse – are among the most challenging facing our justice system. The line between protecting children and preventing the wrongful conviction, or the wrongful termination of parental rights, of an alleged abuser can… continue reading
WHEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WAIVER: GIVING BITE TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES’ FEDERAL RIGHT TO AVAIL PHYSICAL EDUCATION Maliha Ikram Including Students with Disabilities (SWDs) in physical education is a national interest that must be protected. Federal law, codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), articulates that disability is a natural part of the human experience,… continue reading
FROM TAX COLLECTOR TO FISCAL PANOPTICON: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF A CENTURY OF FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION Eric A. San Juan At the current juncture of fiscal uncertainty and pending tax reform, this Article offers an historical perspective by setting taxation in the context of demographic trends. The Article divides the last century of Federal income… continue reading
MITIGATION OF DAMAGES IN BREACH OF ENTERTAINMENT AND OTHER SERVICE CONTRACTS Elliot Axelrod “One who commits a breach of contract must make reparation in the form of paying compensatory damages to the aggrieved party. In determining the amount to be awarded, the aim is to put the aggrieved party in as good a position as… continue reading
STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS: AN ALTERNATIVE TO CURRENT DISCIPLINARY MECHANISMS IN SCHOOLS Shuvo Robi Sircar Comment discusses current and proposed disciplinary mechanisms in schools. Illustrates the notion that suspension and expulsion practices, like corporal punishment, need to be left in the past; and extolls the benefits of restorative justice models in lieu of current suspension and… continue reading
BLACK RETIREMENT SECURITY IN THE ERA OF DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS: WHY AFRICAN AMERICANS NEED TO INVEST MORE IN STOCKS TO GENERATE THE SAVINGS THEY NEED FOR A COMFORTABLE RETIREMENT Philip C. Aka and Chidera Oku Retirement security is financial readiness for a worker after a lifetime of work. There was a time in the United States’… continue reading
Wage Taxation and Public Health Bret N. Bogenschdeider The structure of a tax system is relevant to public health. Wage taxes are the predominant form of taxation in both Europe and the United States. Yet, high rates of wage taxation harm worker health, particularly when wage taxes are part of an overall regressive tax system…. continue reading
ON THE UNENFORCEABILITY OF THE ELECTORAL COUNT ACT Chris Land & David Schultz “It is much more material that there be a rule to go by than what the rule is; that there may be a uniformity of proceeding in business not subject to the caprice of the Speaker or captiousness of the members.”1 It… continue reading
ON THE UNENFORCEABILITY OF THE ELECTORAL COUNT ACT Chris Land & David Schultz “It is much more material that there be a rule to go by than what the rule is; that there may be a uniformity of proceeding in business not subject to the caprice of the Speaker or captiousness of the members.”1 It… continue reading
