CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIRST AMENDMENT: ‘Freedom of Expression, Free Speech Doctrine and the Establishment Clause’ by Adeyemi Oshunrinade, Book is Available in Electronic Kindle Format @ amazon.com The settled principle of law and bedrock of the First Amendment is that, Congress shall… Read More ›
Month: March 2012
LEGAL DOCTRINE OF ADVANCEMENT: Preventing a Windfall To a Qualified Beneficiary by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
The legal doctrine of advancement presumes that gifts given to a person’s heir during that person’s life that is, before death, are intended as an advance on what that heir would inherit upon death of the parent. Assume that while… Read More ›
SLAYER RULE AND BARS TO INHERITANCE
ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE March 10, 2012 One of the issues in law is whether one who kills and is responsible for death of the decedent, be allowed to inherit from his estate. In most jurisdictions of the United States, the slayer… Read More ›
PRIOR RESTRAINT: Is Free Speech Under Attack by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
Historically, the understanding of the First Amendment was that, it provided freedom from prior restraint of speech or expression; the doctrine forbade the abridgment of speech in advance of publication. May Congress allow censorship of speech, before the speaker is… Read More ›