The Curious Case of the James Brown Estate
Great musicians are larger than life, and the most iconic of them become members of an elite musical monarchy: Michael Jackson was the King of Pop, Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul, and Prince Rogers Nelson was Prince. Similarly, James Brown, the inventor of funk music, landed a seat at this table of legendary musicians. Although lacking a royal honorific, James Brown was “the Godfather of Soul.” The Godfather of Soul, though, shared more than musical prowess with these other iconic musicians. The estates of James Brown, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Prince all continue to face legal obstacles—years after their deaths—many of which revolve around the artists’ copyright interests . . . .
Helpful Industry or Officious Intermeddlers: Assessing U.S. Champerty Law Through the Lens of Third-Party Funding in International Dispute Resolution
Josef Wolfgang Paulson 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 725 International commercial arbitration is experiencing a period of rapid growth as a means of... Read More
Antitrust Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Analyzing Patents Under the Rule of Reason
Charles W. Schmidt 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 691 American consumers and lawmakers across the political spectrum agree that prescription drug prices are... Read More
Free Speech Originalism: Unconstraining in Theory and Opportunistic in Practice
Caroline Mala Corbin 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 633 Courts should not apply originalism in freedom of expression cases. Originalists claim that... Read More
Effectively Irrebuttable Presumptions: Empty Rituals and Due Process in Immigration Proceedings
Tiffany J. Lieu 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 580 Rebuttable presumptions—ones that offer the opportunity to overcome a presumed fact—are a common... Read More
Representations & Warranties, Fraud, and Risk Shifting: An Analytical Framework
Steven L. Schwarcz 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 549 Do violations of contractual representations and warranties (“R&Ws”) merely shift risk by giving... Read More
Protecting Teleworkers: Unilateral Conflicts and Statutory Interpretation
Rachel L. Blau 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 516 The COVID-19 pandemic taught us that homes can double as offices. But when a... Read More
Religious Protection or Religious Privilege? The Threat Religious Claimants Pose to Protecting Health in the HIV Epidemic
Sydney Fay 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 485 As tensions rise between the right to religious freedom and the rights of LGBTQ persons,... Read More
The New Usury: The Ability-to-Repay Revolution in Consumer Finance
Adam J. Levitin 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 425 American consumer credit regulation is in the midst of a doctrinal revolution. Usury laws,... Read More