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View all collectionsBeginning in 1981 and continuing into the mid-1990s, The Alledger was the student newspaper of the Boston College Law School. The Alledger published both serious and satirical articles on topics related to student life at the law school. Frequent topics include the arrival and departure of faculty m...
Boston College Law Review is Boston College Law School's flagship scholarly publication. The Review, ranked in the top 25 law journals by Washington & Lee, publishes eight issues each year featuring articles and essays by prominent authors addressing legal issues of national interest. In addit...
Boston College Law Library collects the publications of Law School faculty, and, when possible, makes them available through this collection. Organized by year and tagged with authors and subject areas, this resource reflects the school and the library’s commitment to open access while at the same t...
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View all additionsDeceiving the Young to Give to Themselves: Eliminating Payment for Order Flow to Ensure Loyal Agents
When the popular retail brokerage firm Robinhood decided to restrict trades in certain securities in late January 2021, politicians, regulators, and the general public called for increased regulation on brokerage firms. The business model of online brokerage firms like Robinhood came under intense s...
The Independent State Legislature Theory (ISLT) claims that the U.S. Constitution grants to state legislatures near-plenary authority to regulate federal elections, independent of other state actors, state courts, and state constitutions. The theory purports to find support in the text of the Electi...
Business trusts have been and will continue to be an integral part of the United States economy, especially because of the emerging dominance of index funds, which are often organized as business trusts. Remarkably, although corporations have been the subject of thousands of articles, articles on bu...