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2017

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Judging Discriminatory Intent, Aziz Huq Dec 2017

Judging Discriminatory Intent, Aziz Huq

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No abstract provided.


Presidential Obstruction Of Justice, Daniel Hemel, Eric A. Posner Dec 2017

Presidential Obstruction Of Justice, Daniel Hemel, Eric A. Posner

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No abstract provided.


Amicus Brief In Class V. United States, Albert W. Alschuler Oct 2017

Amicus Brief In Class V. United States, Albert W. Alschuler

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No abstract provided.


Arguing With Friends, William Baude, Ryan D. Doerfler Sep 2017

Arguing With Friends, William Baude, Ryan D. Doerfler

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No abstract provided.


Can New York Publish President Trump's State Tax Returns?, Daniel Hemel Sep 2017

Can New York Publish President Trump's State Tax Returns?, Daniel Hemel

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Constitutionalism, Legitimacy, And Public Order: A South African Case Study, Aziz Huq Sep 2017

Constitutionalism, Legitimacy, And Public Order: A South African Case Study, Aziz Huq

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Institutional Loyalties In Constitutional Law, David Fontana, Aziz Huq Sep 2017

Institutional Loyalties In Constitutional Law, David Fontana, Aziz Huq

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No abstract provided.


The Triumph Of Fault In Public Law, Aziz Huq, Genevieve Lakier Sep 2017

The Triumph Of Fault In Public Law, Aziz Huq, Genevieve Lakier

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No abstract provided.


Accidents And Aggregates, Lee Anne Fennell Aug 2017

Accidents And Aggregates, Lee Anne Fennell

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No abstract provided.


The Right To Work And The Right To Strike, Laura Weinrib Aug 2017

The Right To Work And The Right To Strike, Laura Weinrib

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No abstract provided.


Miranda's Fourfold Failure, Albert W. Alschuler May 2017

Miranda's Fourfold Failure, Albert W. Alschuler

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No abstract provided.


The Decline Of Supreme Court Deference To The President, Eric A. Posner, Lee Epstein Mar 2017

The Decline Of Supreme Court Deference To The President, Eric A. Posner, Lee Epstein

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No abstract provided.


The Myth Of Fourth Amendment Circularity, Lior Strahilevitz, Matthew B. Kugler Feb 2017

The Myth Of Fourth Amendment Circularity, Lior Strahilevitz, Matthew B. Kugler

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No abstract provided.


Cost-Benefit Analysis And The Judicial Role, Jonathan Masur, Eric A. Posner Feb 2017

Cost-Benefit Analysis And The Judicial Role, Jonathan Masur, Eric A. Posner

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A Nearly Perfect System For Convicting The Innocent, Albert W. Alschuler Feb 2017

A Nearly Perfect System For Convicting The Innocent, Albert W. Alschuler

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No abstract provided.


The Structural Function Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel Of Choice, John Rappaport Feb 2017

The Structural Function Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel Of Choice, John Rappaport

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No abstract provided.


Liberal Internationalism And The Populist Backlash, Eric A. Posner Jan 2017

Liberal Internationalism And The Populist Backlash, Eric A. Posner

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Is Qualified Immunity Unlawful?, William Baude Jan 2017

Is Qualified Immunity Unlawful?, William Baude

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No abstract provided.


Inverted Theories, Lee Anne Fennell, Richard H. Mcadams Jan 2017

Inverted Theories, Lee Anne Fennell, Richard H. Mcadams

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No abstract provided.


Separation Of Powers Metatheory, Aziz Huq Jan 2017

Separation Of Powers Metatheory, Aziz Huq

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Scholarship and jurisprudence concerning the Constitution’s separation of powers today is characterized by sharp disagreement about general theory and specific outcomes. The leading theories diverge on how to model the motives of institutional actors; on how to weigh text, history, doctrine, and norms; and on whether to characterize the separation-of-powers system as abiding in a stable equilibrium or as enthralled in convulsively transformative paroxysms. Congress’s Constitution—a major contribution to theorizing on the separation of powers—provides a platform to step back and isolate these important, if not always candidly recognized, disputes about the empirical and normative predicates of separation-of-powers theory—predicates that …


Heterosexuality As A Factor In The Long History Of Women's Sports, Mary Anne Case Jan 2017

Heterosexuality As A Factor In The Long History Of Women's Sports, Mary Anne Case

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No abstract provided.


Presidential Obstruction Of Justice, Daniel J. Hemel, Eric A. Posner Jan 2017

Presidential Obstruction Of Justice, Daniel J. Hemel, Eric A. Posner

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Federal obstruction of justice statutes bar anyone from interfering with official legal proceedings based on a “corrupt” motive. But what about the president of the United States? The president is vested with “executive power,” which includes the power to control federal law enforcement. A possible view is that the statutes do not apply to the president because if they did they would violate the president’s constitutional power. However, we argue that the obstruction of justice statutes are best interpreted to apply to the president, and that the president obstructs justice when his motive for intervening in an investigation is to …