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
SLAPP DOWN: THE USE (AND ABUSE) OF ANTI-SLAPP MOTIONS TO STRIKE Nina Golden An older man retires (or is pushed out of the job, depending on whom you ask) after years of forecasting the weather on a major TV network. A man over forty with broadcast experience, as well as degrees in Geosciences and Broadcast… continue reading
THE CASE FOR NIGHT VISION GOGGLES: A LOOK INTO THE PAST AND A PEEK INTO THE FUTURE Douglas A. Kash, Esq. & Charlotte L. Leavell, Esq. Night vision goggles (NVGs) are optical instruments that provide image enhancement in low-light situations. Sold publicly, NVGs are utilized by a host of military and civilian actors for differing… continue reading
COMMENTARY ON THE OECD GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE ON INTERNAL CONTROLS, ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE Joe Murphy and Donna Boehme With the February 2010 publication of its Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance (“Good Practice Guidance” or “the Guidance”) as Annex II to the November 26, 2009 Further Recommendations for Combating Bribery of Foreign… continue reading
POST-REFERENDUM SUDAN: THE NATION- BUILDING PROJECT AND ITS CHALLENGES Christopher Zambakari, B.S./MBA The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (“CPA”), signed on January 9, 2005, brought an end to the brutal civil war (1955-1972; 1983-2005) that engulfed Sudan since its independence in 1956. The CPA was the immediate culmination of the negotiations that ended the hostility between the… continue reading
