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Acceptance of legacy does not prevent contest

The testator’s will gave son $10,000 and son challenged the will alleging undue influence by his sister who was the principal beneficiary. The trail judge dismissed the suit when the son failed to appear at a pre-trial conference. Son then… … Continue reading

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Black History Legacy: Honoring The Black Women Who Birthed Our Movements

Essence (Feb. 20, 2018): Black History Legacy: Honoring The Black Women Who Birthed Our Movements, by Cameron Glover: "[N]aming the Black women who have metaphorically given birth to the movements that are so vital to social justice and our collective… … Continue reading

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Assessing–and Celebrating–California Governor Jerry Brown’s Environmental Legacy

Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got `Til it’s gone         –Joni Mitchell (“Big Yellow Taxi”) On this, the last day of Jerry Brown‘s tenure as California’s governor, it’s appropriate to reflect … Continue reading

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SCOTUS for law students: President George H.W. Bush’s Supreme Court legacy

SCOTUS blog: “Shortly before his death in 1826, President John Adams was quoted as saying, “My gift of John Marshall to the people of the United States was the proudest act of my life.” Adams was one of the earliest … Continue reading

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Defining Death: Organ Transplantation and the Fifty‐Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death

"Defining Death: Organ Transplantation and the Fifty‐Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death" a Nov/Dec 2018 special issue of The Hastings Center Report is now available. The issue includes articles by Truog, Shewmon, Veatch, Bernat, Magnus, Ross, Nair-Collins, … Continue reading

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