University of Pennsylvania Law Review articles from June 1999

University of Pennsylvania Law Review archives from June 1999

"Fair value" as an avoidable rule of corporate law: minority discounts in conflict transactions.
June 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION In 1996, Levi Strauss paid nearly $4 billion in cash to its shareholders,(1) Unusual in size, the freeze-out fit a standard profile--it gave cash and liquidity to most shareholders while allowing the Haas family to obtain 100%...

On the obligation of the state to extend a right of self-defense to its citizens.
June 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION A certain way of arguing for legal rights is common in liberal political discourse. It suggests that the State is obligated to extend a given right to its citizens, based on their possession of a parallel, or closely related,...

Is the shrink's role shrinking? The ambiguity of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12.2 concerning government psychiatric testimony in negativing cases.
June 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12.2 requires a defendant to notify the government and the court if she intends either to rely on a full-fledged insanity defense(1) or simply to use expert testimony about her mental...

Much ado about newsgathering: personal privacy, law enforcement, and the law of unintended consequences for anti-paparazzi legislation.
June 1, 1999... Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the Government's purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to...