Jed H. Shugerman (Boston University - School of Law) has posted A Historical Case for a Robust But Non-Remedial Seventh Amendment on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court ...

Agustin V. Startari (Universidad de la Republica; Universidad de Palermo; Universidad de la Empresa (UDE)) has posted The Grammar of Objectivity: Formal Mechanisms for the Illusion of Neutrality in ...

I am saddened to learn of the passing of Richard Fallon, the Story Professor Law, at Harvard Law School. I have known Dick for more than 40 years. I was in his Federal Courts class during his first ...

Introduction This week the Legal Theory Lexicon entry focuses on "ambiguity" and "vagueness"--two important concepts for the theory of interpretation. Some legal texts are ambiguous--they contain ...

M. Henry Ishitani (Yale Law School; Yale University - Department of History; University of Tulsa College of Law) has posted The Fourteenth Amendment is Not a Bill of Attainder: Uncovering the ...

Introduction At some point in the introductory class in contract law, students are likely to encounter a very powerful idea--the distinction between "default rules" and "mandatory rules." The basic ...

Rebecca Stone (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law) has posted A Democratic Conception of Consumer Contracts (15 HBLR 93 (2025)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: I sketch and ...

Giancarlo Anello (University of Parma) has posted The Duty of Fast: Religious Abstinence and the Quest for Food Security on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Despite the universal declaration of the right ...

Talia Roitberg Harmon (Niagara University), Michael L. Perlin (New York Law School), Maren Geiger (Niagara University, Department of Criminal Justice), Lea Roitberg (Niagara University), & Stacy ...

Rafał Mańko (Central European University, Democracy Institute) has posted Legal Survivals and Juristic Epistemic Authority on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The concept of "legal survivals" has been ...

Jack Kieffaber (Harvard University - Harvard Law School), Kimo Gandall (Harvard University, Harvard Law School), Steven M. Foster, Jr. (U.S. Army), & Kenny McLaren (Harvard University - Harvard Law ...

Introduction This week the Legal Theory Lexicon entry focuses on "ambiguity" and "vagueness"--two important concepts for the theory of interpretation. Some legal texts are ambiguous--they contain ...