by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Apr 1, 2025 | Volume 76, Volume 76, Issue 3
Gillian Katz Lamon Volume 76, Issue 3, 885-946 Over the last 50 years, federal child welfare legislation has wrestled with how to reconcile the competing goals of the child welfare system: child protection, family preservation, and permanency. The United States foster...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Apr 1, 2025 | Volume 76, Volume 76, Issue 3
Andrea Olofson Chen Volume 76, Issue 3, 947-974 Excessive director compensation erodes the independence that directors are supposed to bring to boardrooms. In theory, directors are meant to serve as objective parties, overseeing corporations using their care, skill,...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Feb 1, 2025 | Volume 76, Volume 76, Issue 2
Andrew H. Jacobs Volume 76, Issue 2, 561-588 California’s electricity system has faced unprecedented challenges in recent years. Extreme heat, wildfires, and additional severe weather events stressed the system to a breaking point. The state’s electric grid operator...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Feb 1, 2025 | Volume 76, Volume 76, Issue 2
Peter Carstensen & Darren Bush Volume 76, Issue 2, 305-352 This article addresses the colossal problem of remedy in antitrust and regulatory cases combatting monopoly “bottlenecks.” A bottleneck monopoly lies somewhere along the chain of production and...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Feb 1, 2025 | Volume 76, Volume 76, Issue 2
Adam J. Hirsch Volume 76, Issue 2, 353-408 When an individual dies without leaving a will, the law of intestacy functions to distribute the decedent’s estate to a surviving spouse and/or close blood relatives. Yet, this default regime fails to account for the...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Feb 1, 2025 | Volume 76, Volume 76, Issue 2
Sven Riethmueller Volume 76, Issue 2, 409-510 This article examines the pervasive practice by pre-IPO firms of granting stock options as compensation while preparing to go public. These last-minute option grants, which are typically not contingent upon initial public...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Feb 1, 2025 | Volume 76, Volume 76, Issue 2
Matthew A. Shapiro Volume 76, Issue 2, 511-560 As persistent threats to the integrity of some of our most important public institutions remind us, every public institution faces the challenge of combating the abuse of its powers for ends inconsistent with the public...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Feb 1, 2025 | Volume 76, Volume 76, Issue 2
Zoë MacDonald Volume 76, Issue 2, 589-628 Children’s use of social media has been linked to an overwhelming number of adverse effects on their mental health, privacy, and well-being. There is a general consensus among parents, researchers, and lawmakers that...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Dec 31, 2024 | Volume 76, Issue 1
Richard Young Volume 76, Issue 1, 275-304 This Note investigates the evolving regulatory landscape following the 2023 SEC amendments regarding beneficial ownership reporting. It begins by analyzing the rise of hedge fund activism and its influence on corporate...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | Dec 31, 2024 | Volume 76, Issue 1
Kirk Rider Volume 76, Issue 1, 243-274 The “Texas Two-Step” is a novel means of forcing a settlement agreement on mass-tort claimants. Corporations utilize the Two-Step bankruptcy strategy using a state law merger statute to split itself in two. One half of the...
