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Congress, Let Bicycles Back In
Get PDFThe Wilderness Act of 1964 protects certain federal lands in the United States, called “wilderness areas,” from human habitation and development. When the Wilderness Act was first passed, nonmotorized bicycle travel was allowed in wilderness areas. However, in 1984, the United States Forest Service altered its interpretation of the statutory text of the Wilderness Act and banned nonmotorized bicycle travel in wilderness areas. Seeking to reverse the Forest Service’s blanket-ban on bicycles in wilderness areas, bicycle activists sought a legislative remedy. In March of 2017, House Federal Lands Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock introduced House Bill 1349 to the United States House of Representatives. H.R. 1349 proposes to amend the Wilderness Act by allowing the use of nonmotorized bicycles, among other forms of nonmotorized transport, in wilderness areas. On December 13, 2017, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 1349 and reported the bill to the House floor for consideration. This Note argues that federal agencies have misinterpreted the text of the Wilderness Act and urges members of Congress to vote in favor of H.R. 1349
The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Finance: A New Typology
Get PDFThere has been an explosion in new types of startup finance instruments. Whereas twenty years ago preferred stock dominated the field, startup companies and investors now use at least eight different instruments—six of which have only become widely used in the last decade. Legal scholars have yet to reflect upon the proliferation of instrument types in the aggregate. Notably missing is a way to organize instruments into a common framework that highlights their similarities and differences. This Article makes four contributions. First, it catalogues the variety of startup investment forms. I describe novel instruments, such as revenue-based financing, which remain understudied within law and entrepreneurship. Second, this Article shows the limitations of the debt vs. equity distinction as a classification method for startup financial contracts. Reliance on this traditional distinction obscures understanding of how instruments function. Third, the Article proposes a “new typology” to classify investment instruments based upon their economic, control, time, and regulatory dimensions. Three new broad categories— Payouts, Lock-in, and Park-n-ride—provide an insightful way to group these contracts. And fourth, the new typology explains how an expansion in instrument types creates complex capital structures which increase horizontal conflicts among startup investors. Further, new instruments increasingly place investors into a non-shareholder role that is outside the boundaries of corporate law’s protections. As early-stage investors increasingly fall outside the protections of corporate law, a greater burden shifts to contract law to resolve disputes arising from divergent investor interests
Smile, You’re on Camera: a Discussion of the Privacy Rights of Teachers in the Modern Day Classroom
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LARRY BOYNTON, individual and on behalf of the heirs of BARBARA BOYNTON, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER, LLC, Defendant/Appellant. : Reply Brief
Get PDFREPLY BRIEF OF THE APPELLANT ANDCROSS-APPELLEE KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER, LLC
(Appeal from the Third District CourtSalt Lake County, Civil No. 160902693,Judge Randall N. Skanchy
In Re: Mary Doe AND Jane Doe, Petitioners. : Amicus Brief
Get PDFUTAH MINORITY BAR ASSOCIATION BRIEF AS AMICUS CURIAEIN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS MARY DOE AND JANE DOE
PETITION TO ALLOW BAR ADMISSIONS TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE and its reporter, MATTHEW PIPER, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. The UTAH STATE RECORDS COMMITTEE, Defendant, and BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Intervenor and Appellant.
Get PDFAddendum to Appellant\u27s Opening Brief On Appeal from the Third Judicial District Court The Honorable Laura S. Scott District Court Case No. 16090436
NOE ARREGUIN-LEON, Appellant, v. HADCO CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Appellee
Get PDFOn Writ of Certiorari to the Utah Couurt of Appeals Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Utah County, Honorable Fred D. Howard, District Court No. 130400816, Utah Court of Appeals No. 2016092-C