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For the past 40 years, policymakers have engaged in a debate over which institution should wield the principal power over punishment. Should courts and parole boards have the dominant role…

The manner in which financial firms are governed directly impacts the stability and sustainability of both the financial sector and the “real” economy, as the financial crisis and associated regulatory…

Police are an important part of our criminal justice system. When people begin to lose faith and trust in the police, chaos inevitably erupts. Although we are not at a…

In Texaco Inc. v. Short, Justice Stevens quoted: “Property interests, of course, are not created by the Constitution. Rather, they are created and their dimensions are defined by existing rules…

One of the most controversial issues in administrative law, the use of guidance, is exemplified by the regulation of one of the most controversial areas in modern society: genetically modified…

In the United States, the law of wills professes to be organized around the principle of freedom of testation. “Work and earn and save,” it says, “so that you can…

The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being has raised strong concerns about the poor state of the mental health and well-being of lawyers and law students across the country. The…