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What If Granny Wants to Gamble? Balancing Autonomy and Vulnerability in the Golden Years
No full textThe Making of Urban Applied Statistics with Four of Juergensmeyer\u27s Theoretical Insights
Get PDFThe present article delves deeper into four academic contributions written by the emeritus professor Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer, Ben F. Johnson Jr. Chair in Law and Director, Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth. Co-authoring relevant publications on spatial issues from different perspectives, we identify four valuable insights accumulated along four decades dedicated to industrial co-operation, planning costs, land use and infrastructure development. All of them combined can make what we denominate an urban developmental mind. It is a strategic sequence of ideas involving urban planning, economics and law as a complex yet inevitable amalgamation of knowledge for human development. That debate is updated by concepts related to urban inequality, wealth distribution and the knowledge economy
Regulating Micromobility: Examining Transportation Equity and Access
Get PDFThis paper evaluates the various ways cities have or are attempting to address e-scooter usage equity concerns, with a focus on Atlanta, Georgia as compared to Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Los Angeles, California; and Portland, Oregon. The cities were evaluated by the laws in effect at the time of coding, which occurred during the project period of October through December 2019. To explore how existing laws and regulations affect access to e-scooters, this research was guided by the following overarching questions: How equitable is access to e-scooters? How can equitable access to e-scooters be improved? How can a data-driven approach be used to craft inclusive and effective micromobility regulations for Atlanta, Georgia, and other cities nationwide
TORTS: COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act & Executive Order by the Governor Designating Auxiliary Management Workers and Emergency Management Activities
Get PDFThe Executive Order expanded immunity from liability for volunteer health care workers as emergency management workers performing emergency management activities. The Order was not limited to only COVID-19-related activities. When the legislature reconvened, legislators passed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act, which provided liability limitation to businesses against tort claims arising from the pandemic
ELECTIONS: Elections and Primaries Through the Pandemic
Get PDFThe 2020 election cycle was all but normal. Due to certain health concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia delayed its primary election three months from March to June and summarily mailed absentee ballot request forms to all active, registered voters. From presidential social media postings to a federal lawsuit, debate ensued over the widespread usage of absentee ballots, their overall effectiveness and security, who would receive request forms, and whether postage requirements qualified as an impermissible poll tax. To further compound these uncertainties, Georgia legislators, who are not permitted to fundraise or campaign during the forty-day legislative session, had to make significant changes to their election campaign strategies to account for the suspended term. This Peach Sheet explores Georgia’s 2020 election season and outlines the major issues that faced the state through the ongoing pandemic
The Restatement of the Law of Consumer Contracts: The American Law Institute\u27s Impossible Dream
No full textThe American Law Institute has been attempting to write a Restatement of the Law of Consumer Contracts since 2012. The proposed Restatement has gone through ten drafts and has generated considerable controversy among the ALI membership as well as opposition from both consumer advocacy organizations and business associations. The project is an impossible dream. Companies continually take advantage of advances in technology to make major changes in the consumer marketplace. Consequently, any Restatement will be seriously out-of-date as soon as it is approved by the ALI. Furthermore, there is a paucity of relevant cases and a lack of consensus among the courts that have issued opinions. Consequently, if approved, a Restatement will significantly influence the future development of case law. This would be unfortunate because there are other factors contributing to the inadequacy of the draft that is currently under review. The Reporters\u27 drafts are based on an incomplete description of the consumer marketplace that fails to reflect the reality in which consumers and businesses engage in online transactions. Scholars have questioned their collection and analysis of case law. The Reporters ignore the insights of social science. They have an unduly constricted view of the factors the ALI should consider in drafting a Restatement. A major flaw is the insistence on black letter rules that embody a blanket consumer assent approach that creates a presumption that consumers engaging in online transactions are bound to standard contract terms. Alternatives to a Restatement should be considered