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What's So Special About American Law?, William Ewald Jan 2001

What's So Special About American Law?, William Ewald

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Introduction To The Symposium On Conflicts Of Rights, Claire Oakes Finkelstein Jan 2001

Introduction To The Symposium On Conflicts Of Rights, Claire Oakes Finkelstein

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The Lawyer As Confidence-Man, David A. Skeel Jr. Jan 2001

The Lawyer As Confidence-Man, David A. Skeel Jr.

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Poverty, Welfare Reform, And The Meaning Of Disability, Jennifer Pokempner, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 2001

Poverty, Welfare Reform, And The Meaning Of Disability, Jennifer Pokempner, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Takings Reassessed, Abraham Bell, Gideon Parchomovsky Jan 2001

Takings Reassessed, Abraham Bell, Gideon Parchomovsky

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In this Essay, we challenge the conventional typology of constitutional takings by bringing to light a previously unrecognized type of taking-the derivative taking. We show that virtually every exercise of the power of takings generates derivative takings that have largely evaded takings scholars. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the failure of existing takings doctrine to account for derivative takings leads to inefficient and inequitable results. In particular, this failure disproportionately harms the poor. To remedy this problem, we craft an economic model of self-assessment to optimize constitutional protection at low administrative cost. Importantly, our self-assessment mechanism incentivizes property owners to report …


Islands Of Conscious Power: Law, Norms, And The Self-Governing Corporation, Edward B. Rock, Michael L. Wachter Jan 2001

Islands Of Conscious Power: Law, Norms, And The Self-Governing Corporation, Edward B. Rock, Michael L. Wachter

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Assessing The Advocacy Of Negotiated Rulemaking: A Response To Philip Harter, Cary Coglianese Jan 2001

Assessing The Advocacy Of Negotiated Rulemaking: A Response To Philip Harter, Cary Coglianese

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For many years, advocates of negotiated rulemaking have advanced enthusiastic claims about how negotiated rulemaking would reduce litigation and shorten the rulemaking process. In an earlier study, I tested these claims systematically by assessing the effectiveness of negotiated rulemaking against existing rulemaking processes. I found that negotiated rulemaking neither saves time nor reduces litigation. Recently, Philip Harter, a longtime advocate of negotiated rulemaking, has criticized my study and asserted that negotiated rulemaking has succeeded remarkably in achieving its goals. Harter criticized the way I measured the length of the rulemaking process, claimed that I failed to appreciate differences in litigation, …


"A Common Fate Of Discrimination": Race-Gender Analogies In Legal And Historical Perspective, Serena Mayeri Jan 2001

"A Common Fate Of Discrimination": Race-Gender Analogies In Legal And Historical Perspective, Serena Mayeri

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What's So Bad About Delaware?, David A. Skeel Jr. Jan 2001

What's So Bad About Delaware?, David A. Skeel Jr.

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Taking Action Against Auctions: The Third Circuit Task Force Report, Jill E. Fisch Jan 2001

Taking Action Against Auctions: The Third Circuit Task Force Report, Jill E. Fisch

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