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Posner On Literature, L. H. Larue
Posner On Literature, L. H. Larue
Michigan Law Review
Judge Richard A. Posner has expanded the scope of his writing. We have previously known him as one of the leaders in law and economics. He is now moving into the field of law and literature. His offering is an article, Law and Literature: A Relation Reargued, which has been published in the Virginia Law Review.
As one might expect, he performs intelligently. Posner is well read in literature; he displays a genuine love for that which he has read; and he writes with wit and grace. In short, in law and literature, as in law and economics, Posner …
The Perils Of Privilege: Waiver And The Litigator, Richard L. Marcus
The Perils Of Privilege: Waiver And The Litigator, Richard L. Marcus
Michigan Law Review
Waiver can be made less tricky, although it will never yield algebraic accuracy. Focusing on civil litigation, this article develops a framework for waiver decisions. It begins by stressing a factor that others have neglected - the costs generated by broad traditional waiver rules. These costs result largely from changes in lawyer behavior to reduce waiver risks. Thus, enormous energy can be expended to guarantee that privileged materials are not inadvertently revealed in discovery, and lawyers may adopt elaborate witness preparation strategies in order to prevent witnesses from seeing privileged materials. Judges also feel the burden; where waiver is at …
William Hastie: Grace Under Pressure, Mark S. Cohen
William Hastie: Grace Under Pressure, Mark S. Cohen
Michigan Law Review
A Review of William Hastie: Grace Under Pressure by Gilbert Ware
The Iconoclast As Reformer: Jerome Frank's Impact On American Law, Matthew W. Frank
The Iconoclast As Reformer: Jerome Frank's Impact On American Law, Matthew W. Frank
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Iconoclast as Reformer: Jerome Frank's Impact on American Law by Robert Jerome Glennon
Unequal Access: Women Lawyers In A Changing America, Miriam I. Pickus
Unequal Access: Women Lawyers In A Changing America, Miriam I. Pickus
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Unequal Access: Women Lawyers in a Changing America by Ronald Chester
Lawyers And Children: Wisdom And Legitimacy In Family Policy, Carl E. Schneider
Lawyers And Children: Wisdom And Legitimacy In Family Policy, Carl E. Schneider
Michigan Law Review
A Review of In the Interest of Children: Advocacy, Law Reform, and Public Policy by Robert H. Mnookin, Robert A. Burt, David L. Chambers, Michael S. Wald, Stephen D. Sugarman, Franklin E. Zimring, and Rayman L. Solomon
The Failure Of The Word: The Protagonist As Lawyer In Modern Fiction, Nancy T. Hammar
The Failure Of The Word: The Protagonist As Lawyer In Modern Fiction, Nancy T. Hammar
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Failure of the Word: The Protagonist as Lawyer in Modern Fiction by Richard H. Weisberg
World Politics And International Law, John M. West
World Politics And International Law, John M. West
Michigan Law Review
A Review of World Politics and International Law by Francis Anthony Boyle
Can A Good Lawyer Be A Bad Person, Stephen Gillers
Can A Good Lawyer Be A Bad Person, Stephen Gillers
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Good Lawyer: Lawyers' Roles and Lawyers' Ethics edited by David Luban and The Adversary System: A Description and Defense by Stephan Landsman
Law And Letters In American Culture, Lee W. Brooks
Law And Letters In American Culture, Lee W. Brooks
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Law and Letters in American Culture by Robert A. Ferguson