Stanford Law visiting professor Joanna L. Grossman and professor Lawrence M. Friedman comment on the recent struggle over Aretha Franklin’s estate. Professors Grossman and Friedman describe the history of the law of wills, estates, and trusts, and explain why the disposition of Franklin’s estate may better reflect her intent and also aligns with the more modern approach toward understanding a person’s last will and testament.
SMU Dedman School of Law professor Joanna L. Grossman and Stanford law professor Lawrence M. Friedman discuss the implications of COVID-19 restrictions on the execution of wills and marriage. Grossman and Friedman point out that the COVID-19 crisis demonstrates, among other things, how quickly and universally Americans rush into court, demanding from judges legal solutions to ethical, political, and social issues.
