Personal Jurisdiction Over Non-Resident Class Members: Have We Gone Down The Wrong Road?,
2010
Roger Williams University School of Law
Personal Jurisdiction Over Non-Resident Class Members: Have We Gone Down The Wrong Road?, Tanya Monestier
Law Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Minimalism And Deliberative Democracy: A Closer Look At The Virtues Of "Shallowness",
2010
University at Buffalo School of Law
Minimalism And Deliberative Democracy: A Closer Look At The Virtues Of "Shallowness", Matthew J. Steilen
Journal Articles
Cass Sunstein has long argued that judicial minimalism promotes democracy. According to Sunstein’s view, a court can encourage the political branches of government to address an issue by using doctrines such as vagueness, nondelegation, and desuetude. Although much has been written about minimalism, very little has been said about the democracy-promotion thesis in particular. Yet it is one of the central claims of contemporary minimalism. This article attempts to remedy the deficiency. It argues that minimalism does not promote democracy because minimalist decisions lack the depth necessary to trigger democratic deliberation. The argument occurs in three steps. First, the article …
Reason And Reasonableness In Review Of Agency Decisions,
2010
Notre Dame Law School
Reason And Reasonableness In Review Of Agency Decisions, Jeffrey Pojanowski
Journal Articles
A company markets computer software that provides day traders with real-time data and recommendations for buying and selling futures on commodities markets. In a late night infomercial, the firm touts the spectacular "certified" profits that purchasers would have earned had they been using this one-of-a-kind system over the past seven years. What the suntanned host does not tell viewers at home is that these "certified" results are not based on actual trades, but simulations of what the system would have produced based on historical data. A regulator initiates administrative proceedings against the firm, charging that this omission "defrauded" customers under …
First Principles For And Effective Federal Housing Policy,
2010
Brooklyn Law School
First Principles For And Effective Federal Housing Policy, David Reiss
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Multiple Common Law Roots Of Charitable Immunity: An Essay In Honor Of Richard Epstein's Contributions To Tort Law,
2010
University of Michigan Law School
The Multiple Common Law Roots Of Charitable Immunity: An Essay In Honor Of Richard Epstein's Contributions To Tort Law, Jill R. Horwitz
Articles
Professor Epstein has long promoted replacing tort-based malpractice law with a new regime based on contracts. In Mortal Peril, he grounded his normative arguments in favor of such a shift in the positive, doctrinal history of charitable immunity law. In this essay, in three parts, I critique Professor Epstein’s suggestion that a faulty set of interpretations in charitable immunity law led to our current reliance on tort for malpractice claims. First, I offer an alternative interpretation to Professor Epstein’s claim that one group of 19th and early 20th century cases demonstrates a misguided effort to protect donor wishes. Rather, I …
The Disposing Power Of The Legislature,
2010
Columbia Law School
The Disposing Power Of The Legislature, Thomas W. Merrill
Faculty Scholarship
The Constitution as we understand it includes principles that have emerged over time in a common law fashion. One such principle is the disposing power of the legislature – the understanding that only the legislature has the power to arrange, order, and distribute the power to act with the force of law among the different institutions of society. This Essay illustrates the gradual emergence of the disposing power in criminal, civil, and administrative law, and offers some reasons why it is appropriate that the legislature be given this exclusive authority. One implication of the disposing power is that another type …
