Constitutional Law
Dec. 18, 2001
Funding Fracas
In the last two months, two federal Courts of Appeals have split over the issue of the constitutionality of state Interest on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA) programs.





Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
In the last two months, two federal Courts of Appeals have split over the issue of the constitutionality of state Interest on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA) programs.
In October, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional Tex...
In the last two months, two federal Courts of Appeals have split over the issue of the constitutionality of state Interest on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA) programs.
In October, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional Tex...
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