Economic Development for Whom? The Chicago Model
Progressive city development should work to change the position of minorities, women and the poor through structural intervention, taking Chicago as an example.
The Review: Volume 15
Preview
Issue 1
featuring
Issue 2
featuring
- Book Review: Agent Orange on Trial: Mass Toxic Disasters in the Courts
- Pacific Gas & Electric v. Public Utilities Commission of California: Negative First Amendment Rights for Corporations
- Equitable Estoppel, Unjust Enrichment and the Good Samaritan Doctrine: Three Possible Defenses to a Farmers Home Administration Foreclosure Proceeding
- An Attorney General's Role in the Farm Crisis: The Minnesota Experience
Issue 3
featuring
- Rejection of Collective Bargaining Agreements in Chapter 11 and the Probability of Strikes: Tipping the Balance of Equities
- Challenging Fake Abortion Clinics: Protecting Women's Privacy Interests without Violating the First Amendment
- Petition for Extraordinary Relief: If the LaRouche AIDS Initiative Had Passed in California
- Employees, Not-So-Independent Contractors, and the Case of Migrant Farmworkers: A Challenge to the Law and Economics Agency Doctrine
In Depth Reading
Volume 15 Issue 1
The Steel Valley Authority
Local response to disinvestment by big intdustries in small communities. Avoiding shut downs and attempting to counteract their effects through eminent domain.
State Economic Development Policy: Strategic Approaches for the Future
States must engage in strategic planning to achieve economic development. The need for creative state policies has been subordinated to national policy.
Federal Tax Reform and State-Local Economic Development Policy
Effects of federal tax reform on state and local governments. Forecasts future reforms, particularly revenue-generating changes enacted alongside tax reforms.
Volume 15 Issue 2
Pacific Gas & Electric v. Public Utilities Commission of California: Negative First Amendment Rights for Corporations
Analyzes 1st amendment rights for corporations by examining the Supreme Court case Pacific Gas and the Berger Court's definition of property rights.
America's Decision: Will We Save the Family Farm?
Considering how farming should take place in the US -- how will givernment approach the farm economy?
Foreign Farm Workers in the U.S.: The Impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Analyzes each of the major provisions of IRCA that affect foreign farm workers.
Recovery of Unemployment Insurance Over-Payments: The Role of Equity and Good Conscience
In unemployment insurance, states should not have right as in NY to recover unemployment insurance over-payments from own errors; should be equity-based
Volume 15 Issue 3
Employees, Not-So-Independent Contractors, and the Case of Migrant Farmworkers: A Challenge to the Law and Economics Agency Doctrine
Article argues that under law and economics, unskilled migrant farmworkers should be categorically recognized as employees.
Challenging Fake Abortion Clinics: Protecting Women's Privacy Interests without Violating the First Amendment
Argues state attorneys can challenge fake abortion clinics under existing state statutes without violating 1st amendment.
Rejection of Collective Bargaining Agreements in Chapter 11 and the Probability of Strikes: Tipping the Balance of Equities
Defines how much weight a court should give to strike likelihood when evaluating a debtor's motion to reject its labor contracts.
Petition for Extraordinary Relief: If the LaRouche AIDS Initiative Had Passed in California
Petition for extraordinary relief against CA statute requiring HIV positive persons to report themselves to the Dept of Health.
Volume 15 Issue 4
The Lawyering Practices of 18-B Panel Attorneys
Examines the lawyering practices of 18-B Panel attorneys and the extent to which they effectively advocate for their clients.
Research Goals and Method
Outlines methodology for conducting research on the 18-B Panel and how it differs from data on the Legal Aid Society.
The Distribution of Multiple-Defendant (Conflict) Cases Between the Legal Aid Society and the 18-B Panel at Arraignment
Analyzes how Legal Aid Society distributed multiple-defendant cases to Panel attorneys, and the ramifications of delegating cases that required more skill.
The Relative Cost of 18-B Panel and Legal Aid Society Defense Services
The effect of comparative costs of caseloads on distribution of cases between Panel and Society attorneys, and New York City's emphasis on cost efficiency.