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Charitable Trusts
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For Purpose Law Group Blog
How a Nonprofit Can Attract A Regulatory Probe … Fast
There are about 1.5 million 501(c)(3) organizations in the United States. “Most do great work and are operated cleanly and ethically. Others … not so much.” If even a small…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Private Purpose Trusts: Good for Scotland?
Alexandra Braun (University of Edinburgh School of Law) recently published a paper, Private Purpose Trusts: Good for Scotland?, 2023. Provided below is an abstract to the paper:On 22 November 2022…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: ‘Beneficiaries’ under the Chinese Charitable Trust
Hui Jing (The University of Hong Kong) recently published an article entitled, 'Beneficiaries' under the Chinese Charitable Trust. Provided below is the abstract to the Article: This article examines the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: ‘Beneficiaries’ under the Chinese Charitable Trust
Hui Jing (The University of Hong Kong) recently published an article entitled, 'Beneficiaries' under the Chinese Charitable Trust. Provided below is the abstract to the Article:This article examines the role…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The ACTEC Foundation Announces Mary Moers Wenig 2022 Student Writing Competition Winners
The ACTEC Foundation has released the winners of the Mary Moers Wenig 2022 Student Writing Competition: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Foundation today announced the 2022…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Ryan: An Historical and Empirical Analysis of the Cy-Près Doctrine
Professor CJ Ryan (University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law) has posted An Historical and Empirical Analysis of the Cy-Près Doctrine, 48 ACTEC Law Journal (Forthcoming 2023).…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Susan and Nell Newman Sue Newman’s Own Foundation
Early last week, Susan and Nell Newman, daughters of the late Paul Newman, sued the Newman's Own Foundation. You can read the complaint here.I'll spend some time this week going…
Trust on Trial
Who Can Oversee Revocable Charitable Trusts?
Narcotics Anonymous established a revocable trust to manage its literature and other intellectual property assets for the benefit of its many members. A “regional delegate group” filed a petition in…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Enforcing Charitable Trusts: A Study on the. English Necessary Interest Rule
Hui Jing recently published an Article entitled, Enforcing Charitable Trusts: A Study on the English Necessary Interest Rule, Legal Studies 1-18 (published online first), 2022. Below is the abstract for…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Enforcing Charitable Trusts: A Study on the. English Necessary Interest Rule
Hui Jing recently published an Article entitled, Enforcing Charitable Trusts: A Study on the English Necessary Interest Rule, Legal Studies 1-18 (published online first), 2022. Below is the abstract for…