Law

“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” — Aristotle

An Unforgettable Miscarriage of Justice
Laurie Levenson reviews Ronald Collins’s “Tragedy on Trial: The Story of the Infamous Emmett Till Murder Trial.”
Laurie L. LevensonJul 7
What’s Left of Originalism? On Jack M. Balkin’s “Memory and Authority”
Andrew Koppelman critiques Jack Balkin’s ”Memory and Authority.”
Andrew KoppelmanJun 28
Eloquent Contentiousness: On “Farnsworth’s Classical English Argument”
Bryan Garner reviews Ward Farnsworth’s “Classical English Argument,” exposing flaws, foibles, and fallacies employed by English language writers.
Bryan A. GarnerJun 22
- Law
- Nonfiction
Rejoice, Artists and Lawyers, at the Mutual Goal of Art and Law: On Yxta Maya Murray’s “We Make Each Other Beautiful”
Ishani Chokshi reviews Yxta Maya Murray’s latest book, “We Make Each Other Beautiful: Art, Activism, and the Law.”
Ishani ChokshiJun 20
Intended to Be Cruel: On Ana Raquel Minian’s “In the Shadow of Liberty”
Sara Campos reviews “In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States” by Stanford professor Ana Raquel...
Sara CamposJun 2
For Whom Is Campus to Be Safe?
Prof. Saree Makdisi diagnoses how the university, the police, and the media have failed our students protesting on behalf of Gazan lives.
Saree MakdisiMay 10
Theft of the Commons: On David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu’s “Who Owns This Sentence?”
Jessica Rizzo reviews David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu’s “Who Owns This Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs.”
Jessica RizzoMay 4
- Law
- Literary Criticism
Muckraking Mountains of Manure: On Austin Frerick’s “Barons”
Devin Thomas O’Shea reviews Austin Frerick’s “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food.”
Devin Thomas O’SheaApr 29
The City of the Future: A Conversation with Antoine Picon and Carlo Ratti
For the Rules We Live By series, Julien Crockett interviews Carlo Ratti and Antoine Picon about their new book “Atlas of the Senseable City.”
Julien CrockettFeb 29
- Law
- Politics
The Ethics and Erotics of Permission: On Manon Garcia’s “The Joy of Consent”
Anna Katharina Schaffner reviews Manon Garcia’s “The Joy of Consent: A Philosophy of Good Sex.”
Anna Katharina SchaffnerFeb 22
The New Declaration of Sentiments
Elizabeth L. Silver discusses four important court cases that have defined the landscape of women’s rights in the United States.
Elizabeth L. SilverJan 23
- Gender & Sexuality
- Law
The Law-Breaking Supreme Court: On Stephen Vladeck’s “The Shadow Docket”
Andrew Koppelman reviews Stephen Vladeck’s “The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.”
Andrew KoppelmanSep 27, 2023