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NOT IN MY BACK YARD: WHY THE COURT’S RULING IN CARROLL V. SELECT BOARD OF NORWELL IS TOO LITTLE TOO LATE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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The global affordable housing crisis is severe, particularly in Massachusetts, where housing production has stagnated for decades. Despite municipal requirements to build affordable housing, residents often oppose development due to NIMBYism. A recent Supreme Judicial Court ruling allowed a municipality to maintain undeveloped land set for affordable housing, hindering progress. To combat the crisis, judicial…
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Pulling Offers for Aspiring Government Attorneys is a Dangerous Game
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The Trump administration’s rapid policy changes, notably the 90-day federal hiring freeze, have raised concerns about the future of the federal workforce. This freeze has rescinded job offers for promising law students and interns, jeopardizing recruitment of young talent vital to public service, while reflecting a troubling disregard for federal employees and institutions.
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Selecting an “A” Student over a “B” Student; Why the Use of Selective Criteria for Vocational Schools in Massachusetts Must End
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Massachusetts vocational schools face significant challenges due to discriminatory admissions practices, affecting 40% of applicants. While offering essential career skills, selective criteria disproportionately exclude students from low-income families and minorities. There is also a pressing need for more seats to accommodate increasing demand, emphasizing the urgency for reforms to ensure equitable admission opportunities.
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Climate Change and Taxes
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This post examines the economics of sustainability, focusing on “Green Taxes” like carbon tax that targets harmful environmental activities. While such taxes encourage eco-friendly behavior, barriers to implementation in the U.S. entail social concerns, political resistance, and economic distortions. Alternatives include deductions for green businesses and indirect taxes, although voluntary compliance limits their effectiveness.
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Response to “No, Really, Civil Procedure Matters: Look at the State and Local Climate Cases”
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It all starts with civil procedure. Professor Sean Lyness’s article No, Really, Civil Procedure Matters: Look at the State and Local Climate Cases, emphasizes the implications of civil procedure by highlighting cases involving state and local governments’ climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies. The cases demonstrate that procedural intricacies, such as jurisdiction and venue…
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Response to “Posthumous Art Law: What Happens to a Dead Artist’s Art?”
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Professor Peter Karol and Doctor Sharon Hecker joined the On Remand, the New England Law Review Podcast, in 2020 to discuss their co-authored book, Posthumous Art, Law, and the Art Market: The Afterlife of Art. Professor Karol is a legal expert in intellectual property law, and Dr. Hecker is an internationally recognized art historian; yet…
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Response to “The Two-Word Clause that Could Prevent Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged Victims from Receiving Financial Justice”
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In his blog post, The Two-Word Clause That Could Prevent Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged Victims from Receiving Financial Justice, Professor Kent Schenkel discusses Jeffrey Epstein’s last-ditch attempt to shield his $500 million estate from the claims of his accusers by devising his assets to a testamentary trust. Professor Schenkel goes on to explore the injustices posed…
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Response to “A Flickering Light in the Wilderness: Could the Recent ‘Plan of the Convention Cases’ Correct and Simplify the Supreme Court’s State Sovereignty Doctrine?”
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The Madisonian Compromise and Article III are about providing a remedy to violations of federal constitutional rights. Congress has the authority to chip away at the federal courts or entirely eliminate their existence pursuant to Article III because there has always been general jurisdiction of the state courts. Law students tend to shy away from…
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RESPONSE TO “THE EMPEROR (STILL) HAS NO CLOTHES”
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Imagine a scenario where two individuals are learning to ride a bike. Without actually mounting the bike, one student studies the gears linked by a chain, the relationship between the pedals and speed, and the art of balance. A second student eagerly hops on the bike. While a bit wobbly at first, the second student…
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Response to “Why Homeschooling Shouldn’t Be Banned: The Resurgence of Home Education in the 21st Century”
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Tavares analyzes the homeschooling movement through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. As controversial as homeschooling can sound to some, it is indeed a regular part of American life. Tavares points to famous athletes and entertainers as examples of homeschoolers but may have missed why they were homeschooled. As an entertainer, Justin Bieber didn’t have…
