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Nondegradation And Visibility Under The Clean Air Act, David P. Currie
Nondegradation And Visibility Under The Clean Air Act, David P. Currie
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Guardians Of The Constitution, Gerhard Casper
The Positive Economic Theory Of Tort Law, Richard A. Posner, William M. Landes
The Positive Economic Theory Of Tort Law, Richard A. Posner, William M. Landes
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The Present Situation In Legal Scholarship, Richard A. Posner
The Present Situation In Legal Scholarship, Richard A. Posner
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Optimal Sentences For White-Collar Criminals, Richard A. Posner
Optimal Sentences For White-Collar Criminals, Richard A. Posner
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Those concerned by the growth of white-collar crime disagree over the choice of a fine or imprisonment as the more appropriate sentence. In this article, Professor Posner argues that a sufficiently large fine is an equally effective deterrent that is cheaper to administer and therefore socially preferable.
Social Investing And The Law Of Trusts, Richard A. Posner, John H. Langbein
Social Investing And The Law Of Trusts, Richard A. Posner, John H. Langbein
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The Weber Case: The Judicial Abrogation Of The Antidiscrimination Standard In Employment, Bernard D. Meltzer
The Weber Case: The Judicial Abrogation Of The Antidiscrimination Standard In Employment, Bernard D. Meltzer
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Sentencing Reform And Parole Release Guidelines, Albert W. Alschuler
Sentencing Reform And Parole Release Guidelines, Albert W. Alschuler
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Although parole release guidelines have achieved many of the advantages of determinate sentencing, they raise troublesome issues. Subject to important caveats, the author maintains that sentencing guidelines can better be administered by courts than by parole boards. He also maintains that current federal parole guidelines unfairly disregard plea bargained charge reductions, and that the construction of equitable guidelines requires detailed offense-by-offense and situation-by-situation studies that have not yet been undertaken.
Direct Federal Regulation Of Stationary Sources Under The Clean Air Act, David P. Currie
Direct Federal Regulation Of Stationary Sources Under The Clean Air Act, David P. Currie
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Market Power In Antitrust Cases, Richard A. Posner, William M. Landes
Market Power In Antitrust Cases, Richard A. Posner, William M. Landes
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With many antitrust prohibitions, the existence of a violation depends upon whether the defendant possesses sufficient market power. In this Article, Professors Landes and Posner present an economic analysis of market power that provides the necessary foundation for application to particular cases and for formulation of antitrust policy. They use their approach to illuminate the perplexing issues of product and geographical market definition, the measurement of market power arising from mergers and within regulated industries, and the quantification of damages in monopolization and price-fixing cases. Finally, they argue that, despite the novelty of their formulation, it is compatible with the …
Unanimity And Desegregation: Decisionmaking In The Supreme Court, 1948-1958, Dennis J. Hutchinson
Unanimity And Desegregation: Decisionmaking In The Supreme Court, 1948-1958, Dennis J. Hutchinson
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By a process that has been the subject of considerable speculation, the United States Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision in the 1954 cases of Brown v. Board of Education and Bolling v. Sharpe, declaring unconstitutional statutory segregation in public school systems in the states and in the District of Columbia. Using previously unpublished material, Professor Hutchinson traces the rise and fall of unanimity in the segregation cases of the 1950's. The article delineates the Court's internal decisionmaking process and analyzes the role of unanimity in influencing the response of both the Court and the nation to the escalating challenges …
Creditors' Remedies As State Action, Julie Roin
The Ethical And Political Basis Of The Efficiency Norm In Common Law Adjudication, Richard A. Posner
The Ethical And Political Basis Of The Efficiency Norm In Common Law Adjudication, Richard A. Posner
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Automobile No-Fault Plans: A Second Look At First Principles, Richard A. Epstein
Automobile No-Fault Plans: A Second Look At First Principles, Richard A. Epstein
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Robert G. Dixon: In Memoriam, Philip B. Kurland
Foreword The American Jury, Hans Zeisel
Lawmaking And Public Opinion Research: The President And Patrick Caddell, Hans Zeisel
Lawmaking And Public Opinion Research: The President And Patrick Caddell, Hans Zeisel
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The Economics Of Passing On: A Reply To Harris And Sullivan, William M. Landes, Richard A. Posner
The Economics Of Passing On: A Reply To Harris And Sullivan, William M. Landes, Richard A. Posner
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