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A Comment On Commas, Erik M. Jensen Jan 2012

A Comment On Commas, Erik M. Jensen

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This article aims to get some respect for the underappreciated comma, using a New York Times book review to illustrate how misplaced punctuation can turn sense into nonsense.


Foreword: Presidential Power And Foreign Affairs, Michael P. Scharf, Brittany E. Pizor Jan 2012

Foreword: Presidential Power And Foreign Affairs, Michael P. Scharf, Brittany E. Pizor

Faculty Publications

Foreword for the Wolf Family Foundation, Case Western Reserve's Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, the International Association of Penal Law (American National Section), the American Society of International Law, the International Law Association (American Branch), and the Public International Law and Policy Group conference Presidential Power and Foreign Affairs, Cleveland, OH, September 2012.


Prepositions In The Constitution, Erik M. Jensen Jan 2011

Prepositions In The Constitution, Erik M. Jensen

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To defend the proposition that prepositions matter, this article examines the "of" in the phrase "duties of tonnage" and the "on" in "taxes on incomes."


The Intellectual History Of The Shortest Article In Law Review History, Erik M. Jensen Jan 2009

The Intellectual History Of The Shortest Article In Law Review History, Erik M. Jensen

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"The Shortest Article in Law Review History" appeared in 2 to a mixture of acclaim ("Brilliant!"), horror ("Don't you have anything better not to do?"), and indifference ("Huh?"). Since then, many have asked how the article came into being and what its effect on legal scholarship has been. (Well, the author's mother and sister did once raise those questions, or one of them anyway.) This new article provides readers with just about everything needed to understand a twenty-first century development in the life of the mind.


Under The Robes: A Judicial Right To Bare Arms (And Legs And . . .), Erik M. Jensen Jan 2009

Under The Robes: A Judicial Right To Bare Arms (And Legs And . . .), Erik M. Jensen

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This essay considers a time-dishonored question: What, if anything, do judges have on under their robes? After serious research and thought, the author concludes that judges are-or, in an economically rational world, should be-minimalists.


Law School Attire: A Call For A Uniform Uniform Code, Erik M. Jensen Jan 2008

Law School Attire: A Call For A Uniform Uniform Code, Erik M. Jensen

Faculty Publications

Law professors dress scruffily, and we need to do something about that.