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Deconstructing the Republic
Voting Rights, the Supreme Court, and the Founders' Republicanism Reconsidered
By Anthony A. Peacock
Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Peacock contends that the VRA, as it is currently implemented, undermines the Founders' vision of government by emphasizing racial and ethnic group rights over individual rights. [Read More]

The Unintended Consequences of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
By Edward Blum
Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Edward Blum charts the degeneration of the Voting Rights Act from a law designed to remove voting barriers for African Americans to a frivolous, costly gerrymandering tool. [Read More]

The Terror Presidency
Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration
By Jack Landman Goldsmith
Posted: Friday, September 7, 2007

This book is an account of the clash between the rule of law and the necessity of defending America. [Read More]

Biotechnology and the Patent System
Balancing Innovation and Property Rights
By John E. Calfee, Claude Barfield
Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2007

This book offers a timely discussion of biotechnology patent reform. [Read More]

Federal Preemption
States' Powers, National Interests
Edited by Michael S. Greve, Richard A. Epstein
Posted: Friday, May 11, 2007

This book considers federalism's constitutional basis and its practical applications. [Read More]

Democracy and the Constitution
Essays by Walter Berns
By Walter Berns
Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2006

In this book, Walter Berns addresses issues such as natural law, civil rights and states' rights, multiculturalism, patriotism, the First Amendment, and the roles of academic and religious [Read More]

Property Rights and the Constitution
Shaping Society Through Land Use Regulation
By Dennis J. Coyle
Posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2005

This book systematically assesses key constitutional developments in the land-use field during the 1980s and early 1990s in state and federal supreme courts. [Read More]

Two Cheers for Contingent Fees
By Eric Helland, Alexander Tabarrok
Posted: Friday, August 12, 2005

This study finds that contingent fees benefit plaintiffs and do not cause higher awards. [Read More]

Harm-Less Lawsuits?
What's Wrong with Consumer Class Actions
By Michael S. Greve
Posted: Monday, April 4, 2005

This monograph describes the origins of consumer class actions and analyzes their theoretical and practical problems. [Read More]

Intellectual Property Rights in Frontier Industries
Software and Biotechnology
Edited by Robert W. Hahn
Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2005

In this volume, leading scholars tackle the debate over intellectual property rights in high-technology industries and express their views on how to improve the current system. [Read More]

Total Records: 66

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