The Independent Counsel Statute and Questions About Its Future

Despite the divergence of opinion regarding the Ethics in Government Act, it appears there is a growing public consensus that the Act is genuinely and seriously flawed. Whether these flaws can be corrected is in serious doubt

An approach to the determination of aircraft handling qualities by using pilot transfer functions

Transfer functions of pilot for determining longitudinal aircraft controllability and pilot performance predictio

Clearly Defining Preclusive Corporate Lock-Ups: A Bright-Line Test for Lock-Up Provisions in Delaware

Merger mania currently grips the United States as corporations scramble to find merger partners to achieve strategic goals. In their quest for a competitive advantage, large corporations are increasingly willing to use hostile takeovers to deny competitors the benefits of a strategic mergers. In response, merging corporations have granted record-breaking lockup. provisions in an attempt to protect their deals. Delaware\u27s current framework for evaluating the validity of lock-up provisions requires courts to apply different levels of scrutiny depending on the form of the transaction. However, Delaware courts have inconsistently applied the correct standard and have failed to identify preclusive lock-ups. Although legal commentators have proposed alternatives to the current doctrine, none have been able to provide a solution without sacrificing the recognized benefits of lock-up provisions. This Comment examines the Delaware courts\u27 inability to evaluate lock-up provisions properly and argues that a bright-line test severely limiting the value of lock-up provisions to three percent of a bidder\u27s offer would solve the current dilemma. Without such a test, Delaware courts are unable to protect the interests of shareholders while still allowing the use of lock-ups to facilitate mergers

Seeing and Seen: Acts of the Voyeur in the Paintings of Francis Bacon

There are a number of characters in Bacon\u27s paintings who seem strangely out of place, peeking in on intimate moments and sometimes turning their attention to us, the spectator of the works. These figures are the more literal representatives of a theme that runs throughout Bacon\u27s work, namely that of the voyeur. My research looks at the numerous perspectives of the voyeur presented by Bacon in an attempt to better understand its rationale in his artistic production