University of Pennsylvania Law Review articles from May 1999

University of Pennsylvania Law Review archives from May 1999

Status signaling and the law, with particular application to sexual harassment.
May 1, 1999... Laws aimed at sexual harassment, nudity, and pornography are usually understood to be concerned primarily, although not exclusively, with "offensive" behavior rather than with more palpable or measurable harms. The precise nature of the...

On the received wisdom in federal courts.(federal court policy that state courts should hear constitutional cases)
May 1, 1999... The received wisdom in federal courts law is that the United States Supreme Court should actively preserve the state courts as an important forum for the adjudication of federal constitutional claims.(1) According to this wisdom, the Court must...

"Meaningful access" to health care and the remedies available to Medicaid managed care recipients under the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act.
May 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION In recent years, financial and political pressures have induced legislators to adopt forms of managed care for Medicaid programs. Rising health care costs,(1) the unpopularity of the Medicaid entitlement to both taxpayers and...

Executive compensation and the misplaced emphasis on increasing shareholder access to the proxy.
May 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION Shareholder proposals in corporate America today come in all shapes and sizes.(1) Because the shareholder resolution process is fairly simple and inexpensive, it is an easy way for many large and small investors to have a...