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Institute of Legal Research and Policy recently published, Posthumous Rights of Deceased Individuals in Legal Perspective, 2024. Provided below is an Abstract: In life, individuals have rights and responsibilities from birth to death. After death, they lose legal personhood and…
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Luca Clover Alcolea (University of Otago) recently published, The Numerus Clausus as a Meta-principle of Trusts Law: Hiding in Plain Sight?, Trust Law International, Forthcoming. Provided below is an Abstract: The doctrine of the numerus clausus holds that there is…
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A significant movement to allow physicians to prescribe life-ending drugs to terminally ill patients is gaining traction across 19 states, including Florida, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Virginia. Despite opposition from the medical community, the momentum for this controversial policy is fueled…
Continue Reading More states are considering bills allowing medically assisted death this year

The campaign launched by March For Our Lives and Change the Ref utilizes AI-generated voices of deceased individuals, including victims of gun violence, to advocate for stricter gun control laws. The initiative, named The Shotline, sends voice messages to lawmakers…
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Catholic bishops in Virginia are expressing concern over proposed legislation, Senate Bill 280, which would legalize assisted suicide. Bishops Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Barry Knestout of Richmond have urged Virginians to oppose the bill by contacting their state politicians….
Continue Reading Virginia assisted suicide bill poses ‘deadly harm’ to ‘most vulnerable,’ bishops warn

Save the date for the Initiative on Land, Housing & Property Rights conference ‘Heirs’ Property and the Racial Wealth Gap,’ with Drinan Professor Thomas W. Mitchell and other leading experts in the field on March 21-22, 2024. Property in the…
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It’s a Man’s World: Revealing and Addressing Hidden Gender Bias in Tax Law and Policy Expressions of interest due March 31, 2024 Program October 17-18, 2024, Washington DC The American Tax Policy Institute is pleased to issue this Announcement and…
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A wealthy woman from Shanghai, China, has chosen to exclude her three children from her $2.8 million will instead of leaving her fortune to her pets. The decision was influenced by her perception of her children neglecting her during her…
Continue Reading A woman in China has decided to leave her $2.8m fortune to her dogs and cats and nothing to her children, says report