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VOL. 118 · January 2005 · NO. 3 ARTICLES The Case for Increasing Shareholder Power Lucian Arye Bebchuk Empire-Building Government in Constitutional Law Daryl J. Levinson BOOK REVIEW Civil Rights in Historical Context: In Defense of Brown Paul Finkelman BOOK NOTE Measuring the Costs of Humanitarian Efforts RECENT CASES Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That a Former Domestic Partner Need Not Fulfill Promises To Support a Child Born After the Relationship Has Dissolved. — T.F. v. B.L., 813 N.E.2d 1244 (Mass. 2004). California Supreme Court Finds No Infringement of Custodial Mother’s Due Process Parenting Interest When Noncustodial Father Supports Grandparent Visitation Petition. — Butler v. Harris (In re Marriage of Harris), 96 P.3d 141 (Cal. 2004). Seventh Circuit Upholds City’s Order Banning Former Sex Offender from Public Parks. — Doe v. City of Lafayette, 377 F.3d 757 (7th Cir. 2004) (en banc). First Circuit Holds That § 1367 Does Not Moot the Jurisdictional Requirements of § 1332. — Ortega v. Star-Kist Foods, Inc., 370 F.3d 124 (1st Cir.), cert. granted, 125 S. Ct. 314 (2004). Tenth Circuit Denies Standing to Man Seeking Invalidation of Utah’s Consensual Sodomy Law. — D.L.S. v. Utah, 374 F.3d 971 (10th Cir. 2004). Fourth Circuit Holds That Parents Bear the Burden of Proof in a Due Process Hearing Against a School District. — Weast v. Schaffer, 377 F.3d 449 (4th Cir. 2004). Fifth Circuit Establishes “Common Defense” Exception to Fraudulent Joinder Doctrine. — Smallwood v. Illinois Central Railroad Co. (Smallwood II), 385 F.3d 568 (5th Cir. 2004) (en banc). RECENT PUBLICATIONS Full Text To view Harvard Law Review content online you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download it here for free! © 2005 The Harvard Law Review Association webmaster@harvardlawreview.org