Law & Culture
Briefs
Shattering Glass Mastheads
by Jeannie Anne Naujeck and Lauren Kloss
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewThe nation’s top-ranked law journals have joined together to produce a special-edition law review commemorating a milestone in legal education: For the first time ever, all of the flagship law […]
Book Review
What Makes You Think You’re So Smart?
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewIn recent years, scholars have taken new interest in people’s ability to reason rationally. The conventional take from economic theory is that, as rationally motivated individuals, people generally make appropriate […]
Point/Counterpoint
Getting Hotter: Climate Change in the Courts
by James Huffman and Gerald Torres
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewPOINT / COUNTERPOINT Climate change has taken center stage politically and socially. As fires raged in Australia, glaciers continued a steady melt, and the winter of 2020 tracked to become […]
Book Review
I Recommend: In Hoffa’s Shadow
|I recently finished listening to Jack Goldsmith’s recent book, In Hoffa’s Shadow. I highly recommend it. Professor Goldsmith is on the Harvard Law School faculty and is one of our […]
Book Review
I Recommend: Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense
by Daniel Coble
|Ask any American today what the trial of the century was, and you will likely get varying answers, ranging from OJ Simpson to Paul Manafort. However, ask any New York […]
Book Review
I Recommend: The Body Keeps the Score
|The book that has recently altered my approach to others and to my work is The Body Keeps the Score by neuroscientist Bessel Van der Kolk. The book summarizes, for […]
Point/Counterpoint
Piece of Cake?
by Brett G. Scharffs and Frank S. Ravitch
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailPOINT / COUNTERPOINT A baker refuses to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his religious views on same-sex marriage. The couple claims the baker’s refusal violates […]
Feature
JHEALTH: How the Tenth Circuit is Improving the Health and Performance of Federal Judges
by Timothy D. DeGiusti, Marcia S. Krieger and Michael H. Gendel
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailBeing a judge offers many benefits — prestige, intellectual stimulation, autonomy, and the opportunity to provide a community service. But the simple fact is that being a judge does not […]
Perspective
How Lockhart Really Should Have Been Decided: Canons of Construction Are Key
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailIn the winter 2017 issue of this journal, my friend and colleague Professor Joseph Kimble undertook an interesting exercise: rewriting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lockhart v. United States1 […]
Feature
Decoding GDPR: Familiar Terms Could Cause Major Confusion When GDPR Takes Effect
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailOn May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect, replacing the aged European Data Protection Directive created in the year 1995. GDPR intends to harmonize data-protection laws […]