Naming Online Law Review Supplements (Or Whatever They Are Called)
Over the past decade or so, there has been a proliferation of online‐only law review–law journal supplements (or “companions”). This… Continue reading →
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Legislative Control Over Redistricting as Conflicts of Interest: Addressing the Problem of Partisan Gerrymandering Using State Conflicts of Interest Law
Winner of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review’s Second Annual Public Interest Essay Competition: Partisan gerrymandering decreases the electoral accountability… Continue reading →
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Jurisdiction and Judicial Self‐Defense
Although State of Washington v. Trump has generated enormous attention, the Ninth Circuit, the parties, and legal commentators have largely… Continue reading →
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Hurricanes, Fraud, and Insurance: The Supreme Court Weighs in on, But Does Not Wade into, the Concurrent Causation Conundrum in State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Rigsby
In a recent Supreme Court decision, State Farm v. Rigsby, a homeowner’s house was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The homeowner… Continue reading →
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The Future of Fast Food Governance
The Fast Food Forward movement has swelled into one of the largest protests by low‐wage workers in U.S. history, animating… Continue reading →
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Spelling Out Spokeo
The modern law of Article III standing in federal courts constitutes an enduring conundrum. It rests on “an idea, which… Continue reading →
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In Defense of Lowering the Voting Age
In 2016, voters in Berkeley, California, overwhelmingly favored lowering the voting age for school board elections to sixteen. San Francisco… Continue reading →
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How the Sentencing Commission Does and Does Not Matter in Beckles v. United States
Two years ago, in Johnson v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the so‐called “residual clause” of the Armed… Continue reading →
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Reframing the Confirmation Debate
The Supreme Court is home to nine Justices. Over the past one hundred and fifty years, there has been no… Continue reading →
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Corruption Law After McDonnell: Not Dead Yet
The Supreme Court waited until the last day of its October 2015 Term to issue an opinion in McDonnell v.… Continue reading →