Articles
A Criminal Code for the 18th Century
The federal criminal code has it all. Its crimes run the gamut—trafficking in dentures, murder,...
Legal Alchemy: The General Mining Law of 1872 as Privatization Model
Sometime soon you will pick up a major newspaper and read that an environmental pressure...
The Heavy Hand of Redevelopment
In late 2002, Elaine Evans, together with business and residential owners of 22,883 other parcels...
Return of the Kings: A Glance at Bush v. Schiavo
The practice group for which I volunteer is the “Federalism and Separation of Powers” practice...
The WorldCom and Enron Settlements: Politics Rears its Ugly Head
Recent news that the independent directors of WorldCom and Enron had agreed to settle outstanding...
State Sovereign Immunity for Patent Infringement Claims, Five Years After Florida Prepaid
In Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank, the Supreme Court held...
Intellectual Property and “Cheap Exclusion”
The transition in the Federal Trade Commission’s leadership from Chairman Timothy Muris to Chairman Deborah...
Immigration and Identity Fraud
Identity fraud presents a host of problems to various parts of society. The commercial ramifications...
Does the Right to Arms Impede or Promote Economic Development?
In the 1960s, the United Nations resolved to “take on the development challenge.” The objectives...
“Neutrality Agreements” and the Destruction of Employees’ Section 7 Rights
There are few issues more critical in modern labor law than the legality under the...
The High Road to Section 7 Rights: The Law of Voluntary Recognition Agreements
Voluntary recognition agreements (“VRAs”), also known as “neutrality agreements” or “card check agreements” depending on...
Stopping Asbestos Litigation Abuse
Widespread abuse and even fraud have long been rumored to be a part of asbestos...
A Comment on California’s Proposition 64
For California trial lawyers, Proposition 64’s passage brings the “judgment day” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised...
Human Rights Education, Religion, and Parental Choice in Education
On December 10, 2004, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming the World...
“Private Commons” in Radio Spectrum: The FCC Avoids a Tragic Result
In September, 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) refined and expanded its spectrum leasing rules,...
Bradley A. Smith Reviews Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College by Tara Ross
To those of us who follow politics closely, it is a constant surprise that many...
Paul Rosenzweig Reviews Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything Edited by Gene Healy
For too long, the growth in the use of criminal law as a means of...
Michael Uhlmann Reviews Bringing Justice to the People: The Story of the Freedom-Based Public Interest Law Movement Edited by Lee Edwards
To members of the mainstream media and, alas, to much of the public, the phrase...