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Harvard Law Review, May 2014, on Exclusionary Rule, Opt-outs, and Financial Regulation’s Politics
Harvard Law Review, Number 7 (May 2014), includes an article, two book review essays, and extensive student research. Specifically, the issue features: • Article, “The Due Process Exclusionary Rule,” by Richard M. Re • Book Review, “Consent and Sensibility,” by Michelle E. Boardman • Book Review, “The Politics of Financial Regulation and the Regulation of Financial Politics: A Review Essay,” by Adam J. Levitin • Note, “Judicial Review of Agency Change” • Note, “Live Free and Nullify: Against Purging Capital Juries of Death Penalty Opponents” In addition, student case notes explore Recent Cases on such diverse subjects as whether PASPA is an appropriate exercise of congressional power; antitrust immunity for…
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Mark Aaronson Examines Representing the Poor Against Governor Reagan’s Welfare Reforms
An extended, multifaceted case study of a kind not much found in the literature on social cause lawyering. The narrative highlights the forceful presence of California Governor Ronald Reagan and the pivotal role in representing the welfare poor of Ralph Santiago Abascal, a government-funded legal aid attorney and social reform leader. To fight Reagan’s ambitious welfare policy initiatives, Abascal with other legal services lawyers effected meaningful legal change. In joint cause with recipient-led welfare rights organizations, he relied on court litigation not in isolation but as part of an overall strategy that also involved legislative and administrative actions. The empirical landscape of this book is the contentious political and legal…
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Yale Law Journal Symposium: “Federalism as the New Nationalism”; Apr. 2014 also has articles on threatening war and on counting judicial votes
The April 2014 issue of The Yale Law Journal includes an extensive Feature that explores the idea of Federalism as the New Nationalism, with contributions by Jessica Bulman-Pozen (“From Sovereignty and Process to Administration and Politics: The Afterlife of American Federalism”), Heather Gerken (“An Overview,” “The Loyal Opposition”), Abbe Gluck (“Our [National] Federalism”), Alison LaCroix (“The Shadow Powers of Article I”), and Cristina Rodríguez (“Negotiating Conflict Through Federalism: Institutional and Popular Perspectives”). The issue serves, in effect, as a new and detailed book on new concepts and practices of U.S. federalism. In addition, the issue includes these contributions from scholars and students: • Article, “The Power to Threaten War,” by…
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New England Law Review, #2: Confrontation Clause in Military Court, Forced Doctor Speech, Pandora/XM Royalty Rates, CFAA, Blood Alcohol, and Assisted Suicide
The New England Law Review now offers its issues in convenient and modern ebook formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, smartphones, and computers. This second issue of Volume 48, Winter 2014, contains articles from leading figures of the academy and the legal community. Contents of this issue include: Articles: • Military Justice as Justice: Fitting Confrontation Clause Jurisprudence into Military Commissions, by Christina M. Frohock • Physician Speech and State Control: Furthering Partisan Interests at the Expense of Good Health, by Janet L. Dolgin Notes: • Losing the Quality of Life: The Move Toward Society’s Understanding and Acceptance of Physician Aid-in-Dying and the Death with Dignity Act, by Lindsay Reynolds…
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Harvard Law Review‘s April 2014 issue includes Developments on “Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity”
The contents of Number 6 (Apr. 2014) include scholarly articles and student research, as well as as the extensive, annual survey of Developments in the Law. This year’s subject is SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. Topics include “Pro-Gay and Anti-Gay Speech in Schools,” “Transgender Youth and Access to Gendered Spaces in Education,” “Classification and Housing of Transgender Inmates in American Prisons,” “Animus and Sexual Regulation,” and “Progress Where You Might Least Expect It: The Military’s Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.'” Each year, the special Developments issue serves, in effect, as a new and detailed book on a cutting-edge legal subject. The issue also includes an article by Jill C.…
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Rutgers CompTech Joins Law Review eBook Project with New Issue 1, 2014
The Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal now offers its issues in convenient and modern ebook formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, smartphones, and computers. This first issue of Volume 40, 2014, was published in March 2014 and contains articles from leading figures of the academy, technology, and the legal community, as well as contributions from law students at Rutgers-Newark. Contents of this issue include: • Article, “A Technological Trifecta: Using Videos, Playlists, and Facebook in Law School Classes to Reach Today’s Students,” by Dionne Anthon, Anna Hemingway & Amanda Smith • Article, “From the School Yard to Cyberspace: A Review of Bullying Liability,” by Elizabeth M. Jaffe • Article,…
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Kitty Calavita goes Inside the State, with the rise and fall of the Bracero INS Program
The classic study of the rise and demise -- among controversy and abuse -- of the INS farmworker program of Braceros is now Digitally Remastered™ and available for classrooms and other interested readers, with a new Foreword. Available in ebook formats for Kindle, Kobo, Nook & iBooks -- and in new paperback, including bulk sales.
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University of Chicago Law Review Symposium: Revelation Mechanisms and the Law; Plus Article, Comment & Book Review in First 2014 Issue
The first issue of 2014 features articles and essays from internationally recognized legal and economics scholars, including an extensive Symposium on “Revelation Mechanisms and the Law.” Topics include voting options and strategies to reveal preferences, corporate governance, regulatory intensity, tort calculations of risk, audits, mandatory disclosure of choices, partitioning interests in land, and shopping for expert witnesses. In addition, Issue 1 includes an article, “Libertarian Paternalism, Path Dependence, and Temporary Law,” by Tom Ginsburg, Jonathan S. Masur & Richard H. McAdams. Applications include smoking bans and seat belt laws. Also included is a student Comment, “Too Late to Stipulate: Reconciling Rule 68 with Summary Judgments,” by Channing J. Turner, and…
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Yale Law Journal, March 2014, Studies Shrinking Cities, Fund Managers, Moral Impact, & Pretrial Monitoring
The March 2014 issue of The Yale Law Journal features new articles and essays on law and legal theory by internationally recognized scholars. The contents for Volume 123, Number 5, include: Articles: The New Minimal Cities, by Michelle Wilde Anderson The Separation of Funds and Managers: A Theory of Investment Fund Structure and Regulation, by John Morley Essays: The Moral Impact Theory of Law, by Mark Greenberg Pretrial Detention and the Right to Be Monitored, by Samuel R. Wiseman Notes: Stop Ignoring Pork and Potholes: Election Law and Constituent Service, by Joshua Bone An Offense-Severity Model for Stop-and-Frisks, by David Keenan & Tina M. Thomas Open Carry for All: Heller…
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Harvard Law Review, March 2014, challenges judicial review of agencies, adds Reviews on biracial couples, religion, and active judges
Volume 127, Number 5, features these new articles and review essays: • Article, “The Puzzling Presumption of Reviewability,” Nicholas Bagley • Book Review, “Making the Modern Family: Interracial Intimacy and the Social Production of Whiteness,” Camille Gear Rich • Book Review, “The Case for Religious Exemptions — Whether Religion Is Special or Not,” Mark L. Rienzi • Book Review, “Courts as Change Agents: Do We Want More — Or Less?,” Jeffrey S. Sutton • Note, “Improving Relief from Abusive Debt Collection Practices” In addition, student case notes explore Recent Cases on such diverse subjects as standing in increased-risk lawsuits, concealed carry permits, free speech and wedding photography, customary international law,…
