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Up From Individualism (The Brennan Center Symposium On Constitutional Law)." , Donald J. Herzog
Up From Individualism (The Brennan Center Symposium On Constitutional Law)." , Donald J. Herzog
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I was sitting, ruefully contemplating the dilemmas of being a commentator, wondering whether I had the effrontery to rise and offer a dreadful confession: the first time I encountered the countermajoritarian difficulty, I didn't bite. I didn't say, "Wow, that's a giant problem." I didn't immediately start casting about for ingenious ways to solve or dissolve it. I just shrugged. Now I don't think that's because my commitments to either democracy or constitutionalism are somehow faulty or suspect. Nor do I think it's that they obviously cohere. It's rather that the framing, "look, these nine unelected characters can strike down …
Logic And Elements. (Premises And Conclusions: Symbolic Logic For Legal Analysis)." , Richard D. Friedman
Logic And Elements. (Premises And Conclusions: Symbolic Logic For Legal Analysis)." , Richard D. Friedman
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We may happily agree with Holmes that logic is not the life of the law' and yet contend that logic should play a significant role in legal discourse. Logic cannot demonstrate the truth of premises, and so by itself it cannot demonstrate the merits of a legal argument. Moreover, even given the premises, it may be that a leap of faith, or intuition, has an irreducible role at least in some good legal arguments.2 But at least a sound legal argument will not be an illogical one. An argument will not be persuasive if it appears to violate basic principles …
Mapping Mediation: The Risks Of Riskin's Grid, Kimberlee K. Kovach, Lela P. Love
Mapping Mediation: The Risks Of Riskin's Grid, Kimberlee K. Kovach, Lela P. Love
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We use maps for orientation and guidance. A topographical map and compass guide us through unmarked terrain. To pass a bar exam, law students follow a course carefully mapped out by BAR/ BRI. To understand political configurations, we study maps of the world, indicating countries and states and their boundaries. Maps are important. They create paradigms or "boxes" within which to operate safely and efficiently. The universe a map depicts-what is put in and what is left out-must have an internal cohesion, logic, and accuracy. If not, maps misguide their users.
Estoppel In Property Law, Stewart E. Sterk
Estoppel In Property Law, Stewart E. Sterk
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The article explores the complex role of estoppel doctrine in property law, emphasizing its promise-based nature and its distinct application compared to contract law. It highlights how estoppel enforces promises, resolves disputes, and protects interests in property law, particularly in family and neighbor disputes. The analysis critiques the reliance vs. promise debate, asserting that promise is the critical factor. The article also underscores the challenges of enforcing oral promises and the importance of written agreements to avoid injustice and ensure clarity in property transactions.
The Hazards Of Tinkering With The Common Law Of Future Interests: The California Experience, Laura E. Cunningham
The Hazards Of Tinkering With The Common Law Of Future Interests: The California Experience, Laura E. Cunningham
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The Jurisprudence Of Yogi Berra, Edward H. Cooper, Grace C. Tonner
The Jurisprudence Of Yogi Berra, Edward H. Cooper, Grace C. Tonner
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Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra was born on May 12, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up to become one of baseball's all-time greats. Yogi played nineteen years in the Major Leagues, eighteen with the New York Yankees and one with the New York Mets He has been called the greatest Yankee catcher ever. During his career, Yogi played in a record fourteen World Series and was elected the American League's Most Valuable Player three times. Following his playing career, Yogi managed both the Yankees and the New York Mets, and coached the Yankees, Mets, and Houston Astros. He received …
Who’S Afraid Of Humpty Dumpty: Deconstructionist References In Judicial Opinions, Madeleine M. Plasencia
Who’S Afraid Of Humpty Dumpty: Deconstructionist References In Judicial Opinions, Madeleine M. Plasencia
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This Article examines the treatment of deconstruction in United States judicial opinions.' A handful of cases have directly referred to the French philosopher and literary theorist, Jacques Derrida.2 In each of these cases, the court has rejected Derrida's philosophy, apparently out of a fear that recognition of any legitimacy of Derrida's thoughts would lead to the self-destruction of the legal world. These courts have misunderstood that consideration or recognition of Derrida's philosophy in the legal context would not unavoidably lead to the end of all meaningful legal discourse in the United States. A discussion of these cases will serve as …
Making Sausage: The Ninth Circuit's Opinion, Carl E. Schneider
Making Sausage: The Ninth Circuit's Opinion, Carl E. Schneider
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As I write, the Supreme Court has just agreed to hear Compassion in Dying v. Washington and Quill v. Vacco, the two cases in which United States circuit courts of appeals held that a state may not constitutionally prohibit physicians from helping a terminally ill person who wishes to commit suicide to do so. These cases have already received lavish comment and criticism, and no doubt the Supreme Court's opinion will garner even more. Reasonably enough, most of this analysis addresses the merits of physician-assisted suicide as social policy. I, here, want to talk about how setting bioethical policy …
Towards A (Bayesian) Convergence?, Richard D. Friedman
Towards A (Bayesian) Convergence?, Richard D. Friedman
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If I understand them correctly, several leading Bayesioskeptics (Allen, Callen, Stein) acknowledge - with varying degrees of specificity and varying degrees of grudgingness - that standard probability theory can be useful as an analytical tool in considering evidentiary doctrines and the probative value of evidentiary items.
Answering The Bayesioskeptical Challenge, Richard D. Friedman
Answering The Bayesioskeptical Challenge, Richard D. Friedman
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In recent years, some scholars of evidence, myself among them, have made active use of subjective probability theory - what is sometimes referred to as Bayesianism - in thinking about issues and problems related to the law of evidence. But, at the same time, this use has been challenged to various degrees and in various ways by scholars to whom I shall apply the collective, if somewhat misleading, label of Bayesioskeptics. I present this brief paper to defend this use of probability theory, and to discuss what I believe is its proper role in discourse about evidentiary issues.
What Price Peace: From Nuremberg To Bosnia To The Nobel Peace Prize, Malvina Halberstam
What Price Peace: From Nuremberg To Bosnia To The Nobel Peace Prize, Malvina Halberstam
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Juno Moneta: On The Erotics Of The Marketplace, Jeanne L. Schroeder
Juno Moneta: On The Erotics Of The Marketplace, Jeanne L. Schroeder
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The article explores how property and the feminine, as legal fictions, facilitate the creation of subjectivity through the lens of Hegelian philosophy and Lacanian psychoanalysis. It critiques the liberal individual as an insufficient concept for subjectivity, arguing that subjectivity is constructed, not natural. The analysis examines how legal frameworks privilege masculine metaphors, such as possession, while repressing feminine ones, and posits that the pursuit of a perfect market represents a destructive ideal that undermines freedom and subjectivity.
Introduction To Panel Five: The Inter-Subjectivity Of Objective Justice: A Theory And Praxis For Constructing Latcrit Coalitions, Elizabeth M. Iglesias
Introduction To Panel Five: The Inter-Subjectivity Of Objective Justice: A Theory And Praxis For Constructing Latcrit Coalitions, Elizabeth M. Iglesias
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Never Jam To-Day: On The Impossibility Of Takings Jurisprudence, Jeanne L. Schroeder
Never Jam To-Day: On The Impossibility Of Takings Jurisprudence, Jeanne L. Schroeder
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The article critiques the incoherence of takings jurisprudence under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, arguing that property rights cannot be understood as absolute or natural but must be viewed through the lens of Hegelian dialectics. It contends that property is a socially constructed concept requiring pragmatic reasoning to balance individual rights and communitarian limits. The analysis emphasizes that the determination of when regulation constitutes a taking cannot be resolved through rigid legal frameworks but demands a pragmatic approach, as the balance between individualistic and communitarian interests is inherently empirical and subjective.
"Do Justice!": Variations Of A Thrice-Told Tale, Michael Herz
"Do Justice!": Variations Of A Thrice-Told Tale, Michael Herz
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Although recent debates would suggest that narrative scholarship is brand new,4 lawyers, judges, and law professors, like all humankind, have always offered stories for illustration or support or to make a point in an indirect, and often more effective, way. Learned Hand's story about telling Justice Holmes to "do justice" is one widely-used example, offered by many writers in addition to Judge Bork and Professor Chayes. Its popularity is easy to understand. The story has a substantive message, pithily expressed, on a basic jurisprudential issue; it involves two members of the pantheon; and it crams a lot of human interest …
Taking Responsibility: Law's Relation To Justice And D'Amato's Deconstructive Practice, Arthur J. Jacobson
Taking Responsibility: Law's Relation To Justice And D'Amato's Deconstructive Practice, Arthur J. Jacobson
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The Essay challenges the conventional view of law's relationship with justice by defending the indeterminacy thesis, arguing that law enhances the opportunity for taking responsibility, contrary to the usual perspective that sees justice as liability and law as defining liability. It critiques both D'Amato's belief in absolute justice and Derrida's assignment of determinacy to law, asserting that both underestimate law's capacity for justice. The Essay distinguishes between assigned and taken responsibility, advocating for a dynamic conception of law that aligns with substantive justice.
An Epilogue To The Age Of Pound, Thomas A. Green
An Epilogue To The Age Of Pound, Thomas A. Green
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Doubts about the reality of criminal offenders' autonomy have sometimes played a role in the movement to abolish, or greatly reduce the reach of, the sanction of capital punishment.
Death And Transfiguration: The Myth That The U.C.C. Killed "Property", Jeanne L. Schroeder
Death And Transfiguration: The Myth That The U.C.C. Killed "Property", Jeanne L. Schroeder
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The article examines the evolution of property concepts in legal frameworks, particularly focusing on the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) and its treatment of title in sales transactions. It argues that while the U.C.C. attempted to shift from traditional notions of property as a unitary right to a more process-oriented approach, it did not fully abandon the underlying imagery of property as a tangible, identifiable object. The analysis critiques the common law's emphasis on title and explores the idea that property should be viewed as a legal relation among subjects rather than a fixed, physical entity. The article proposes a reinterpretation …
Some Realism About Legal Surrealism, Jeanne L. Schroeder
Some Realism About Legal Surrealism, Jeanne L. Schroeder
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The article challenges the traditional understanding of possession in property law, arguing that the concept is increasingly inadequate due to its reliance on physical metaphors that fail to account for intangible assets and noncustodial interests. It advocates for a shift toward an abstract, Hegelian approach, emphasizing legal recognition and control over physical custody, particularly in the context of modern commercial transactions governed by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
Cardozo's Allegheny College Opinion: A Case Study In Law As An Art, Michael Townsend
Cardozo's Allegheny College Opinion: A Case Study In Law As An Art, Michael Townsend
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This Article consists of two related pieces. One piece considers interpretations of Cardozo's opinion in Allegheny College v. National Chautauqua County Bank. Cardozo commonly is placed among the greatest American judges, but his "analysis in Allegheny College is regularly criticized as contrived and artificial." This Article attempts to resuscitate the reputation of his analysis by placing the case in its historical and doctrinal context. The other piece continues the elaboration of a framework introduced in a previous article for thinking about law as a discipline. Central to this framework is a particular conception of the western intellectual tradition in …
Rape, Race, And Representation: The Power Of Discourse, Discourses Of Power, And The Reconstruction Of Heterosexuality, Elizabeth M. Iglesias
Rape, Race, And Representation: The Power Of Discourse, Discourses Of Power, And The Reconstruction Of Heterosexuality, Elizabeth M. Iglesias
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No abstract provided.
The Constitutionality Of Legislative Supermajority Requirements: A Defense, John O. Mcginnis, Michael B. Rappaport
The Constitutionality Of Legislative Supermajority Requirements: A Defense, John O. Mcginnis, Michael B. Rappaport
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No abstract provided.
Chix Nix Bundle-O-Stix: A Feminist Critique Of The Disaggregation Of Property, Jeanne L. Schroeder
Chix Nix Bundle-O-Stix: A Feminist Critique Of The Disaggregation Of Property, Jeanne L. Schroeder
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Jeanne Schroeder's article critiques the traditional "bundle of sticks" metaphor of property theory, arguing that it erodes property's unity and essence. She integrates insights from Hegel and Lacan to propose a more cohesive understanding of property, emphasizing its role in mediating human interactions and freedom. Schroeder challenges gendered power dynamics in property theory and advocates for a feminist reimagining of property that transcends outdated metaphors.
Freedom And Criminal Responsibility In The Age Of Pound: An Essay On Criminal Justice, Thomas A. Green
Freedom And Criminal Responsibility In The Age Of Pound: An Essay On Criminal Justice, Thomas A. Green
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The concept of freedom has two main aspects: political liberty and freedom of the will. I am concerned here with the latter, although - as these two aspects of freedom are not entirely unrelated to each other - I shall touch also on the former. Enough has been written from a philosophical perspective on the relationship between free will and the law that it is not easy to justify yet another such undertaking. But there may still be room for some informal observations on the manner in which doubts about the concept of freedom of the will affected discussion of …
Law As Discourse: Bridging The Gap Between Democracy And Rights, Michel Rosenfeld
Law As Discourse: Bridging The Gap Between Democracy And Rights, Michel Rosenfeld
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Grant Gilmore, Holmes, And The Anxiety Of Influence, Charles M. Yablon
Grant Gilmore, Holmes, And The Anxiety Of Influence, Charles M. Yablon
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The article explores Grant Gilmore's ambivalent relationship with Oliver Wendell Holmes, particularly in The Death of Contract. Gilmore both praises Holmes's intellectual brilliance and critiques his formalistic approach to contract law. Drawing on Harold Bloom's The Anxiety of Influence, the analysis suggests that Gilmore engages in a struggle with Holmes's legacy, reflecting a mix of admiration and opposition, akin to how strong poets handle influential predecessors.
Virgin Territory: Margaret Radin's Imagery Of Personal Property As The Inviolate Feminine Body, Jeanne L. Schroeder
Virgin Territory: Margaret Radin's Imagery Of Personal Property As The Inviolate Feminine Body, Jeanne L. Schroeder
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Margaret Jane Radin's theory of property for personhood posits that certain personal property is deeply intertwined with individual identity, necessitating legal protections that go beyond traditional property rights. While her approach offers a feminist perspective by emphasizing the body and body-like objects as extensions of selfhood, critics argue that her framework lacks an account of community and intersubjectivity, rendering it incomplete. The article suggests that integrating insights from Hegel and Lacan could provide a more comprehensive understanding of property relations, addressing both personal and communal dimensions.
The First Amendment's Challenge Function And The Confusion In The Supreme Court's Contemporary Free Exercise Jurisprudence, Marci A. Hamilton
The First Amendment's Challenge Function And The Confusion In The Supreme Court's Contemporary Free Exercise Jurisprudence, Marci A. Hamilton
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No abstract provided.
Jurisprudence And Personality In The Work Of John Rawls, David G. Carlson
Jurisprudence And Personality In The Work Of John Rawls, David G. Carlson
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The article argues that John Rawls's concept of the person undergoes a significant shift between A Theory of Justice and Political Liberalism, necessitating a corresponding change in jurisprudence. In A Theory of Justice, Rawls employs a "correlative jurisprudence," where law is determinate, complete, and judges merely apply existing law. This approach is tied to a narrow, passive view of personality, treating individuals as mere loci of liberty and rights. In contrast, Political Liberalism presents a dynamic, contradictory conception of the person as a union of moral capacity and a determinate conception of the good. This shift, the article contends, requires …
Liberty And Property: Lord Bramwell And The Political Economy Of Liberal Jurisprudence Individualism, Freedom, And Utility, David Abraham
Liberty And Property: Lord Bramwell And The Political Economy Of Liberal Jurisprudence Individualism, Freedom, And Utility, David Abraham
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No abstract provided.