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Free Exercise In The Free State: Maryland's Role In Religious Liberty And The First Amendment, Kenneth Lasson

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Maryland arguably holds the distinction of being the state whose early history most directly ensured, and whose citizenry was most directly affected by, the First Amendment's protection of religious freedom. Because of its relatively diverse religious population, Maryland stood out as both a champion of tolerance and a hotbed of discrimination for most of its colonial experience. Similarities have been pointed out between the first provincial government in St. Mary's, Maryland, and the American plan under the Constitution, particularly with respect to religious liberty.

This article offers a brief overview of the religious history of Maryland, focuses on important state …

The New Economic Theory Of The Firm: Critical Perspectives From History, William W. Bratton

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Corporate Debt Relationships: Legal Theory In A Time Of Restructuring, William W. Bratton

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Second-Order Reasons, Uncertainty And Legal Theory, Stephen R. Perry

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Introducing Criminal Law, Stephen J. Morse

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The Transformation Of American Civil Procedure: The Example Of Rule 11, Stephen B. Burbank

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Discovery Vices And Trans-Substantive Virtues In The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

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Mark Tushnet On Liberal Constitutional Theory: Mission Impossible, Frank Goodman

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The Antitrust Movement And The Rise Of Industrial Organization, Herbert J. Hovenkamp

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The modern science of industrial organization grew out of a debate among lawyers and economists in the waning years of the nineteenth century. For Americans, the emergent business "trust" provoked a dialogue about how the law should respond. Many of the formal theories of industrial organization, such as the ruinous competition doctrine, the potential competition doctrine, and the post-classical concern about vertical integration, were actually borrowed from the law.

Anglo-American and European economists disputed the proper domain of theory and description in economic analysis. The British approach was exemplified Alfred and Mary Paley Marshall's Economics of Industry, published in …

Sapphire Bound!, Regina Austin

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