Hui Jing (Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong) recently published, Book Review – Critical Trusts Law: Reading Roger Cotterrell, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: Critical Trusts Law: Reading Roger Cotterrell, edited by Nick Piška and Hayley Gibson…
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Article: The Chilling Effect of SFFA v. UNC/Harvard on Race-Based Affirmation by Tax-Exempt Charities
David A. Brennen (University of Kentucky – J. David Rosenberg College of Law) recently published, The Chilling Effect of SFFA v. UNC/Harvard on Race-Based Affirmation by Tax-Exempt Charities, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: In 2023, the Supreme Court decided…
Article: Economic Analysis of Trust Law
Felix Chang (Ohio State University (OSU) – Michael E. Moritz College of Law) recently published, Economic Analysis of Trust Law, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: This chapter analyzes trusts from a law and economics perspective. It begins with John…
A woman is missing from her gravesite; city leaders have no answers as to why
Sam Montano, a Colorado man, spent decades visiting what he believed was his grandmother Bessie Zamora’s grave in La Junta, only to find out that her body may not actually be there. The city revealed they don’t know where Zamora…
Jeremy Renner and the Science of Extraordinary Near-Death Experiences
A little over two years ago, the actor Jeremy Renner was run over by a seven-ton snowplow. In a new memoir, he wrote that as he lay near death, he experienced something extraordinary. He could see his entire life at…
Article: The Liminality of Transactional Relationships
Victoria J. Haneman (Creighton University – School of Law) recently published, The Liminality of Transactional Relationships, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: The law is often uncomfortable with liminal space or the space between absolutes. Liminal space is the grey…
Article: Combining Charitable Remainder Unitrusts and Tax-Aware Strategies to Diversify Low-Basis Stock
Joseph Liberman (AQR Capital Management, LLC), Nathan Sosner (AQR Capital Management, LLC), and Jonathan Maron (AQR Capital Management, LLC) recently published, Combining Charitable Remainder Unitrusts and Tax-Aware Strategies to Diversify Low-Basis Stock, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: We show…
Article: How Deep Are the Springs of Obedience Norms that Bind the Overseers of Charities?
Johnny Rex Buckles (University of Houston Law Center) recently published, How Deep Are the Springs of Obedience Norms that Bind the Overseers of Charities?, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: The laws of every state impose norms of obedience on…
Article: Taxing Dynasties
Brian D. Galle (Georgetown University Law Center), David Gamage (University of Missouri School of Law) and Bob Lord (Patriotic Millionaires) recently published, Taxing Dynasties, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: The estate tax and the broader wealth-transfer-tax system are even…
Article: Meeting The Health, Financial And Legal Challenges Of Stepfamilies In Later Life: White Coats, Green Dollars, And Special Teacups
Naomi Cahn (University of Virginia School of Law) and Patricia Papernow (Independent) recently published, Meeting The Health, Financial And Legal Challenges Of Stepfamilies In Later Life: White Coats, Green Dollars, And Special Teacups, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: Gray…