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At this time of year, it becomes possible to predict the likely authors – and therefore the likely outcomes – of decisions.  By tradition, the Court attempts to evenly di...

I had anticipated that my post last week would be my final word on...

On June 30, 2010, the House of Representatives approved the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Financial Reform Act, a comprehensive and...

Many academics write books.  A slightly greater number talk about writing books.  I’m in the latter category.  The idea of sitting down and developing an idea over 300 pa...

By far the #1 thing to do if you are hurt on the job is to seek medical treatment.  There is nothing more important in this world than your health and nothing is a close ...

The title of this post is the title of an important new report from the Vera Institute of Justice, which is available at this link. Here is Vera's description of its effo...

You may have noticed I haven't posted any entries for a few days, but I've got a good excuse - - sunny, beautiful Florida. ...

I just finished the final edits on my book about William Jennings Bryan and Populism.  (I guess this means it will come out in the spring, though obviously that’s not up ...

What is the connection between the New Deal and the Populist movement led by William Jennings Bryan? The standard answer is–not much.  Historians like Richard Hofstadter ...

Last month I wrote two posts about The Gold Clause Cases, in which the Court upheld (5-4) FDR’s decision to take us off the gold standard in 1933.  Those posts focused on...