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Free Speech and Civility in American Law Schools
No full textThe Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (Catholic Law) hosted a symposium entitled “Free Speech and Civility in American Law Schools” on Wednesday, November 15. Presented by Catholic Law’s Bench & Bar Programs and as part of its First Amendment Initiatives, the symposium consisted of panels that discussed the growing difficulties of engaging in civil discourse within the academy. Academic Freedom Alliance and Knight Foundation were both sponsors of the symposium
Proposing a Model Antilapse Clause
Get PDFThe complexity of state antilapse statutes exacerbates the task of many estate planners seeking to give prudent expression to the postmortem wishes of a client. These statutes vary as to which predeceasing beneficiaries they should apply, who should be the substitute takers to benefit instead of these lapsed beneficiaries, and how to treat beneficiaries who are treated as predeceasing because of renunciation agreements, final decrees of divorce, or, when the beneficiary kills, exploits, or abuses the one from whom the beneficiary would take. Within the modern statutory framework, there exists an abundant array of testamentary devices by which a transferor may transfer property to a transferee, both at death and during lifetime. Wills are traditionally relied upon, but an arsenal of nonprobate contractual transfers, increasingly including revocable intervivos trusts, has developed over the last fifty years. Should antilapse apply to all of these transfer methods
The Demise of Stock-Drop Claims in the Wake of Dudenhoeffer
No full textOn March 27, 2023, the Catholic Law community joined together for the third presentation of the 2023 Student Scholars Series, given by Mary Delaney. She was an evening division student who graduated in January 2023, and this summer Delaney will begin work in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel within the Large Business and International Division. Delaney\u27s work entitled, The Demise of Stock-Drop Claims in the Wake of Dudenhoeffer, examines fiduciary duty concerns related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by continuing to invest in stock despite having knowledge of its increasingly precarious value. The Presentation respondent was Professor Regina T. Jefferson, Catholic Law in Washington, D.C
Rightly Order Law and the Flourishing of the Human Person
No full textOn Tuesday, March 14, 2023, the Center for Law and the Human Person (CLHP) at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (Catholic Law) hosted its inaugural conference entitled, “Rightly Order Law and the Flourishing of the Human Person.” The conference opened with remarks by Stephen C. Payne, Catholic Law\u27s Dean and Knights of Columbus Professor of Law, followed by an introduction by CLHP Director, Elizabeth Kirk. Introducing the general theme of the conference, Kirk emphasized the role that law can and should play in orienting the human person toward virtue and fulfilling his given end. Kirk also cited Pope Saint John Paul II in observing that law must respect and protect human dignity or it risks subjecting persons to manipulation and violation
