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The Effects of 401(k) Vesting Schedules—in Numbers
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/the-effects-of-401k-vesting-schedulesin-numbers
Published: September 27, 2024 04:00
In 2022, over 1.87 million Americans ceased employment before satisfying their employer’s 401(k) plan vesting schedule, causing them to forfeit nonvested employer contributions. This Essay uses data to demonstrate the effects of using vesting schedules and…
The Education Justice
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/tribute/the-education-justice
Published: July 1, 2024 04:00
author. Robert
R. Slaughter Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Law Clerk for Justice Sandra
…
The Subdivided City
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/feature/the-subdivided-city
Published: June 30, 2024 04:00
City subunits may facilitate municipal objectives of service provision and democratic governance. Different types of subunits risk various conflicts with their constituents and the city that hosts them. This Feature analyzes sources of those conflicts and…
The Local Lawmaking Loophole
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/article/the-local-lawmaking-loophole
Published: June 30, 2024 04:00
This Article illustrates how contracts between local governments—interlocal agreements (ILAs)—play a powerful lawmaking function yet lack democratic accountability. It traces the problem to state statutory schemes, where checks designed to promote…
Lessons from My Mentor, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/tribute/lessons-from-my-mentor-justice-sandra-day-oconnor
Published: June 30, 2024 04:00
author. Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit; Law Clerk for Just…
Suing Cities
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/article/suing-cities
Published: June 30, 2024 04:00
Current law makes it easy to sue cities. Too easy. While suing federal and state governments is notoriously difficult, various doctrines open courthouse doors to taxpayers, homeowners, and politically favored groups suing local governments. These doctrines…
Public Utility's Potential
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/feature/public-utilitys-potential
Published: June 30, 2024 04:00
State-level public utility commissions regulate our energy systems. But they are often viewed as ill-equipped to address climate change. This Feature counters that conventional wisdom by uncovering a forgotten history of New York’s energy transition,…
Introduction to the Special Issue on State and Local Governance
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/introduction/introduction-to-the-special-issue-on-state-and-local-governance
Published: June 30, 2024 04:00
Many are well-acquainted with Justice Brandeis’s metaphor
that states serve as laboratories o…
At Will as Taking
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/essay/at-will-as-taking
Published: June 1, 2024 04:00
abstract. Employment at will is legally and politically
entrenched. It is the default terminat…
Rationalizing Absurdity
http://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/rationalizing-absurdity
Published: May 31, 2024 04:00
abstract. Critiqued
as a blank check for judicial intervention, the absurdity canon has been …