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The Descending Trail: Holmes' Path Of The Law One Hundred Years Later, Albert Alschuler Jul 1997

The Descending Trail: Holmes' Path Of The Law One Hundred Years Later, Albert Alschuler

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After The Dna Wars: Skirmishing With Nrc Ii, Richard O. Lempert Jul 1997

After The Dna Wars: Skirmishing With Nrc Ii, Richard O. Lempert

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This article traces some of the controversies surrounding DNA evidence and argues that although many have been laid to rest by scientific developments confirmed in the National Research Council's second DNA report, there remain several problems which are likely to lead to continued questioning of standard ways prosecutors present DNA evidence. Although much about the report is to be commended, it falls short in several ways, the most important of which is in its support for presenting random match probabilities independent of plausible error rates. The article argues that although one can sympathize with the NRC committee's decision as an …


Playing The "Culture Card": Trials In A Mutli-Cultural Democracy, Richard O. Lempert Apr 1997

Playing The "Culture Card": Trials In A Mutli-Cultural Democracy, Richard O. Lempert

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As I write, the racial divide in America is said to be greater than at any time in the past 25 years.' Two events are blamed: the O.J. Simpson criminal trial and the Louis Farrakan led "Million Man March." That these events should exacerbate racial division is extraordinary. The Farrakan led march brought together between 400,000 and 800,000 black males to pledge that they would take the kind of responsibility for their actions and their families that white Americans have long argued they should take. The O.J. Simpson trial was more a "who done it" than a racial morality play. …


The Epistemology Of Admissibility: Why Even Good Philosophy Of Science Would Not Make For Good Philosophy Of Evidence, Brian Leiter Jan 1997

The Epistemology Of Admissibility: Why Even Good Philosophy Of Science Would Not Make For Good Philosophy Of Evidence, Brian Leiter

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Rational Choice, Behavioral Economics, And The Law, Richard A. Posner Jan 1997

Rational Choice, Behavioral Economics, And The Law, Richard A. Posner

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Why Quine Is Not A Postmodernist, Brian Leiter Jan 1997

Why Quine Is Not A Postmodernist, Brian Leiter

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The Problematics Of Moral And Legal Theory, Richard A. Posner Jan 1997

The Problematics Of Moral And Legal Theory, Richard A. Posner

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In these Holmes Lectures, delivered a century after the publication of Oliver Wendell Holmes's great essay The Path of the Law, Judge Posner argues for an essentially Holmesian conception of the proper relations among modern normative moral philosophy ("academic moralism"), morality, and law. Academic moralism, he argues, lacks either the intellectual cogency or the emotional power to change people's beliefs or behavior; the power to do so resides in "moral entrepreneurs," which academic moralists emphatically are not. Academic moralism's lack of cogency disqualifies it to guide judicial decisionmaking even - in fact, especially - in cases involving controversial moral issues, …


How Law Constructs Preferences, Cass R. Sunstein Jan 1997

How Law Constructs Preferences, Cass R. Sunstein

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The Future Of Law And Economics: Looking Forward, Douglas G. Baird Jan 1997

The Future Of Law And Economics: Looking Forward, Douglas G. Baird

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Comment: Accounting For Norms, Richard H. Mcadams Jan 1997

Comment: Accounting For Norms, Richard H. Mcadams

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Adversary Inferences, Frank H. Easterbrook Jan 1997

Adversary Inferences, Frank H. Easterbrook

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The Implementation Of Constitutional Rights: Insights From Law And Economics, Gerald Rosenberg Jan 1997

The Implementation Of Constitutional Rights: Insights From Law And Economics, Gerald Rosenberg

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From Theory To Practice Order Of The Coif Lecture: Response, Cass R. Sunstein Jan 1997

From Theory To Practice Order Of The Coif Lecture: Response, Cass R. Sunstein

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The Origin, Development, And Regulation Of Norms, Richard H. Mcadams Jan 1997

The Origin, Development, And Regulation Of Norms, Richard H. Mcadams

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Rethinking Legal Realism: Toward A Naturalized Jurisprudence, Brian Leiter Jan 1997

Rethinking Legal Realism: Toward A Naturalized Jurisprudence, Brian Leiter

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Judges And Economics: Normative, Positive, And Experimental Perspectives, Saul Levmore Jan 1997

Judges And Economics: Normative, Positive, And Experimental Perspectives, Saul Levmore

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Abolish The Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, And Sentencing Policy, Barry C. Feld Jan 1997

Abolish The Juvenile Court: Youthfulness, Criminal Responsibility, And Sentencing Policy, Barry C. Feld

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The juvenile court system should be abolished and all juvenile offenders should be integrated into the traditional criminal court system. The offenders' age should be taken into account during sentencing. The juvenile court system is a failure because a criminal punishment system cannot also be a social welfare system.


Black And White (Book Review), Anthony V. Alfieri Jan 1997

Black And White (Book Review), Anthony V. Alfieri

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Lynching Ethics: Toward A Theory Of Racialized Defenses, Anthony V. Alfieri Jan 1997

Lynching Ethics: Toward A Theory Of Racialized Defenses, Anthony V. Alfieri

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Law And Economics: Its Glorious Past And Cloudy Future, Richard A. Epstein Jan 1997

Law And Economics: Its Glorious Past And Cloudy Future, Richard A. Epstein

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Abuse Excuse And Patriarchal Narratives, Mary E. Becker Jan 1997

Abuse Excuse And Patriarchal Narratives, Mary E. Becker

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Which Risks First Rethinking Environmental Protection For The 21st Century, Cass R. Sunstein Jan 1997

Which Risks First Rethinking Environmental Protection For The 21st Century, Cass R. Sunstein

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Foreword: Holmes, Richard A. Posner Jan 1997

Foreword: Holmes, Richard A. Posner

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Conceptions Of Legal Theory: A Response To Ronald Dworkin, Richard A. Posner Jan 1997

Conceptions Of Legal Theory: A Response To Ronald Dworkin, Richard A. Posner

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The editors have kindly invited Professor Sunstein and me to comment on Ronald Dworkin's article In Praise of Theory.' The article is critical of what Dworkin calls the "Chicago School" of "anti-theorists," 2 to which he has consigned both Sunstein and me despite the palpable differences between our views. I do not want to paper over those differences, but I do want to point out that Dworkin has committed the identical error in his criticisms of both of us, as well as mischaracterizing our views. That error is to announce a parochial definition of "theory," then define anyone who does …


Note On Voluntary Versus Involuntary Risks, A Second Annual Cummings Colloquium On Environmental Law: Risk In The Republic: Comparative Risk Analysis And Public Policy: Making Risk Policy In The Face Of Expert/Public Conflicts, Cass R. Sunstein Jan 1997

Note On Voluntary Versus Involuntary Risks, A Second Annual Cummings Colloquium On Environmental Law: Risk In The Republic: Comparative Risk Analysis And Public Policy: Making Risk Policy In The Face Of Expert/Public Conflicts, Cass R. Sunstein

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Freedom From Persecution Or Protection Of The Rights Of Conscience: A Critique Of Justice Scalia's Historical Arguments In City Of Boerne V. Flores, Michael W. Mcconnell Jan 1997

Freedom From Persecution Or Protection Of The Rights Of Conscience: A Critique Of Justice Scalia's Historical Arguments In City Of Boerne V. Flores, Michael W. Mcconnell

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The Future Of Law And Economics: Looking Forward, Richard A. Posner Jan 1997

The Future Of Law And Economics: Looking Forward, Richard A. Posner

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Two Guns, Four Guns, Six Guns, More Guns: Does Arming The Public Reduce Crime Juvenile Crime?, Albert Alschuler Jan 1997

Two Guns, Four Guns, Six Guns, More Guns: Does Arming The Public Reduce Crime Juvenile Crime?, Albert Alschuler

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Behavioral Analysis Of Law, Cass R. Sunstein Jan 1997

Behavioral Analysis Of Law, Cass R. Sunstein

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Simple Games In A Complex World: A Generative Approach To The Adoption Of Norms, Randal C. Picker Jan 1997

Simple Games In A Complex World: A Generative Approach To The Adoption Of Norms, Randal C. Picker

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