Articles

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Pearson, Iqbal, and Procedural Judicial Activism, Florida State University Law Review (2010)

In its most recent term, the Supreme Court decided Pearson v. Callahan and Ashcroft v....

 

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Stare Decisis is Cognitive Error, Brooklyn Law Review (2009)

For hundreds of years, the practice of stare decisis -- a court’s adherence to prior...

 

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The Cy Pres Problem and the Role of Damages in Tort Law, Virginia Journal of Social Policy & Law (2008)

Class action litigation presents a common problem that has received little discussion in the academic...

 

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Affordable Housing and Civic Participation: Two Sides of the Same Coin, B.Y.U. Journal of Public Law (2007)

Over the past several decades, America’s inner cities have deteriorated socially, economically, and politically. Simultaneously,...

 

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: Sarbanes-Oxley and the Future of Corporate Governance (with Scott Harshbarger), Akron Law Review (2007)

Corporate governance has received significant media attention over the past few years. From the spectacular...

 

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Can't Touch This! Private Property, Takings, and the Merit Goods Argument, South Texas Law Review (2006)

Over the past several decades, economic theory has gained increasing influence in legal thinking, political...

 

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Marital Status as Property: Toward a New Jurisprudence for Gay Rights, Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review (2006)

The issue of same-sex marriage has received much attention over the past few years, with...

 

Contributions to Books

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Cleaning Up the Corruption in Business and Politics (with Scott Harshbarger), Boston Globe (2006)
 

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Deterring White Collar Crime (with Scott Harshbarger), Boston Business Journal (2005)
 

Presentations

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Civic Engagement Among American Youth: Research, Activism, and Democracy (with Chris Toppe), Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (2005)

This paper examines youth attitudes toward voting and volunteering: the measurable indicators of social capital....