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Conditional Purging of Wills

Conditional Purging of Wills

Read Full Article (PDF) Conditional Purging of Wills   The laws of most states unconditionally purge a testamentary gift to an individual who serves as an attesting witness to the will. Under this approach, the will is valid despite the presence of an interested...

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Solving SLAPP Slop

Solving SLAPP Slop

Read Full Article (PDF) Solving SLAPP Slop   In a substantial minority of states, wealthy and powerful individuals can, without much consequence, bring defamation lawsuits against the press and concerned citizens to silence and intimidate them. These lawsuits,...

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The Legal Ethics of Family Separation

The Legal Ethics of Family Separation

Read Full Article (PDF) The Legal Ethics of Family Separation   On April 6, 2018, the Trump administration announced a “zero tolerance” policy for individuals who crossed the U.S. border illegally. As part of this policy, the administration prosecuted parents...

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Memorizing Trade Secrets

Memorizing Trade Secrets

Read Full Article (PDF)  Memorizing Trade Secrets   The earliest trade secret cases recognized that remembered information raised unique issues in trade secret misappropriation claims. However, courts struggled with exactly how to address remembered information,...

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Resolving Regulatory Threats to Tenure

Resolving Regulatory Threats to Tenure

Read Full Article (PDF)  Resolving Regulatory Threats to Tenure   Many lawmakers and public university governing boards are looking to curb faculty tenure. Driven by both ideological and economic motives, recent efforts range from eliminating tenure systems...

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CFTC & SEC: The Wild West of Cryptocurrency Regulation

CFTC & SEC: The Wild West of Cryptocurrency Regulation

Read Full Article (PDF)  CFTC & SEC: The Wild West of Cryptocurrency Regulation   Over the past few years, a turf war has been brewing between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) over which...

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Fill the Virginia Federal District Court Vacancies

Fill the Virginia Federal District Court Vacancies

Read Full Article (PDF)  Fill the Virginia Federal District Court Vacancies   On July 13, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia United States Magistrate Judge Robert Ballou to replace this district’s...

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Preface

Preface

Read Full Article (PDF)   Preface   The University of Richmond Law Review proudly presents the thirty-seventh issue of the Annual Survey of Virginia Law. Since 1985, the Annual Survey has served as a guiding tool for practitioners and students to stay abreast of...

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