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Charitable Trusts
129 published works
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Beyond Privity of Blood: Intestacy and Charity
Adam J. Hirsch (University of San Diego School of Law) recently published, Beyond Privity of Blood: Intestacy and Charity, 2024. Provided below is an Abstract:When individuals die without leaving a…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Confusing Cy Près
CJ Ryan (Indiana University Maurer School of Law) recently published, Confusing Cy Près, Georgia Law Review, Vol. 58. 2023. Provided below is an Abstract:American courts have increasingly considered the possibility…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Charitable Trust Doctrine: Application to Unrestricted Gifts
Richard A. Newman (ArentFox Schiff) recently published, The Charitable Trust Doctrine: Application to Unrestricted Gifts, ABA Probate & Property Magazine, January/February 2023. Provided below is an Abstract: At common law,…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Charitable Trust Doctrine: Application to Unrestricted Gifts
Richard A. Newman (ArentFox Schiff) recently published, The Charitable Trust Doctrine: Application to Unrestricted Gifts, ABA Probate & Property Magazine, January/February 2023. Provided below is an Abstract:At common law, assets…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Ryan, Cy Près and Religious Discrimination
C.J. Ryan (Louisville) has posted Nearer to Thee: Cy Près and Religious Discrimination. Here is the abstract:In the law of charitable trusts, courts wield exceptional power with respect to two…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Wahler, The Problem of Charitable Trust Enforcement
Morgan Wahler has published The Problem of Charitable Trust Enforcement: Addressing the Insufficiencies of the Attorney General System and Proposing New Law Reform, 48 ACTEC Law Journal 361 (2023) (subscription…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Nearer to Thee: Cy Près and Religious Discrimination
CJ Ryan (University of Louisville- Louis D. Brandeis School of Law) published an Article, Nearer to Thee: Cy Près and Religious Discrimination, 2023. Provided below is the Abstract:In the law…
Nonprofit Law Blog
California Laws: Registry of Charitable Trusts
In California, the Attorney General regulates charities, the professional fundraisers who solicit on their behalf, and other persons and entities that hold charitable assets or operate charitable fundraising platforms. The…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Public Trusts, 1750-1850
Charles Mitchell (University College London) recently published a paper titled, Public Trusts, 1750-1850, Faculty of Laws University of London Law Research Paper No. 10/2023. Provided below is an abstract to…
For Purpose Law Group Blog
New Reporting Duties for CA Charitable Trustees
In 2021, the California legislature made a simple fix for an inadvertent loophole in the state law on the reporting duties of charitable trustees. See CA Legislative Wrap-Up: Nonprofits &…