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In November 2006, Arizona voters passed Proposition 207, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, a law that requires the state or any county, city, or town to pay compensation when…

A "cultural defense" to criminal culpability cannot achieve true pluralism without collapsing into a totally subjective, personal standard. Applying an objective cultural standard does not rescue a defendant from the…

In antitrust class action litigation courts have subtly dismantled the treble damage regime by manipulating the standard for reviewing proposed settlements. Federal law requires judicial approval of class action settlements…

Creditors exercise significant power over financially distressed corporations, thereby pushing corporate managers further into the realm of unprofitable risk aversion. The heavy hand of creditor power and the threats creditors…

Every federal court that has addressed the issue has held that Rule 13(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure bars a defendant who defaults and fails to file a…

Over the past few years, federal sentencing procedure has seen significant changes. Most recently, in Irizarry v. United States, the Supreme Court held that federal criminal defendants are not entitled…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) judges the severity of each veteran’s case and decides how much to pay. However, VA has not written regulations that give specific guidance about…