I am delighted to introduce this Symposium issue. It celebrates the 2021 publication of the first Restatement of the Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations. Five prominent scholars of nonprofit law first presented these Essays at the Symposium...
Abstract This Essay addresses a gap in law and the Restatement of the Law Charitable Nonprofit Organizations regarding the relationship between a charitable nonprofit’s donors and its purpose. I argue that charitable nonprofits can align their...
Abstract Garry W. Jenkins is president and professor of politics at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Previously, he was dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. Thank you to Professor Jon J. Lee...
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This Essay summarizes parts of the argument found in Jill R. Horwitz, “The Endowment Is Not For You: Endowment Restrictions And Crises” (unpublished manuscript on file with author).
Abstract Over the last two decades we have seen marked changes in the laws governing donor-imposed restrictions on charitable gifts. These changes have occurred primarily as a result of the adoption in many states of the Uniform Trust Code (the UTC)...
Abstract This Essay considers the allocation of state authority to enforce the legal obligations particular to charities and their leaders among state officials, including attorneys general, judges, and legislators, and private parties. It first...