Volume 96
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CommentaryVol. 96 · Iss. 5
Who Wrote This?: Modern Forensic Authorship Analysis as a Model for Valid Forensic Science
Law needs forensic science in order to assist judges and juries in accurate fact-finding. But law also needs a dependable way to distinguish between…
Janet Ainsworth & Patrick Juola -
NoteVol. 96 · Iss. 5
Why the End Is Here for State Death Transfer Taxes and How States Should Respond
It is time for the remaining states with death transfer taxes to consider repeal. Some state death transfer taxes have rates that give preferential…
Jenny L. Juehring -
NoteVol. 96 · Iss. 5
Confronting Forfeiture
Phil Parhamovich was pulled over on I-80 in Wyoming. He had changed lanes improperly, and his seat belt was not fastened. Seven hundred seventy-five…
Joshua Katz -
ArticleVol. 96 · Iss. 4
The Law of Identity Harm
Identity harm refers to the anguish experienced by consumers who learn that their efforts to consume in line with their personal values have been…
Sarah Dadush -
ArticleVol. 96 · Iss. 4
A Theory of Poverty: Legal Immobility
The puzzle of why the cycle of poverty persists and upward socioeconomic mobility is so difficult has long captivated scholars and the public alike.…
Sara S. Greene -
ArticleVol. 96 · Iss. 4
Patenting the Unexplained
It is a bedrock principle of patent law that an inventor need not understand how or why an invention works. The patent statute simply…
Sean B. Seymore -
CommentaryVol. 96 · Iss. 4
Presidential Powers, Immunities, and Pardons
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is conducting an investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election and the possible coordination and cooperation with the…
Alberto R. Gonzales -
NoteVol. 96 · Iss. 4
How Ziglar v. Abbasi Sheds Light on Qualified-Immunity Doctrine
In 2011, a man was involved in a road rage incident on a public highway in New Mexico. Two women called 911 to report…
Hannah Beard -
NoteVol. 96 · Iss. 4
Ban the Black Box: Criminal Background Screening and the Information-Withholding Problem
Beverly Harrison worked for the city of Dallas, Texas, for twenty-eight years before she retired to devote more time to her grandchildren and her…
Jennifer Stocker -
ArticleVol. 96 · Iss. 3
How the War on Terror is Transforming Private U.S. Law
In thinking about the War on Terror’s impact on U.S. law, what most likely comes to mind are its corrosive effects on public law,…
Maryam Jamshidi -
ArticleVol. 96 · Iss. 3
Corporate Short-Termism and Intertemporal Choice
This paper presents an intertemporal model of short-termism. Critics have portrayed short-termism in broad brushstrokes as the bane of corporate governance. But short-termism does…
Robert J. Rhee -
ArticleVol. 96 · Iss. 3
Could Official Climate Denial Revive the Common Law as a Regulatory Backstop?
The Trump Administration is rapidly turning the clock back on climate policy and environmental regulation. Despite overwhelming, peer-reviewed scientific evidence, administration officials eager to…
Mark P. Nevitt & Robert V. Percival