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Cite Me, Maybe?, Alexander Volokh
Cite Me, Maybe?, Alexander Volokh
Alexander Volokh
The hidden Harvard Law Review roots of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me, Maybe"
Why Do Judges Read Statutes?, Alexander Volokh
Why Do Judges Read Statutes?, Alexander Volokh
Alexander Volokh
The standard view that "statutory interpretation matters" -- that different methods can "lead to" different results -- is hard to square with the standard rational-choice account of judicial decisionmaking. Indeed, under the standard model, it is not obvious why a judge should bother to even read the statute.
I show, within the rational-choice account, how the judge can benefit from reading the statute when the preferences of legislators are uncertain. Doing so shows the judge what policy the legislators agreed to in the past, which gives him clues as to legislators' preferences today. Moreover, different assumptions about how the legislature …
Cases And Materials On Privatization, Alexander Volokh
Cases And Materials On Privatization, Alexander Volokh
Alexander Volokh
These are the materials for my course on privatization, and the draft for an eventual casebook.