Alexander S. Whistler Volume 75, Issue 3, 853-878 The Supreme Court’s 2022–2023 term was, unsurprisingly, terrible for millions of Americans. From the environment to affirmative action to student loan forgiveness, the Court remained committed to its project of...
Washington Cares: Other States Should Too
Evelyn Wynn Volume 75, Issue 3, 879-912 The United States is facing a growing challenge in financing long-term care as the population ages and the demand for these services continues to grow. The cost of long-term care can be exorbitant, with many individuals and...
Dirty Secret: The Laundering of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Charles H. Brower II Volume 75, Issue 2, 261-293 This Article addresses an undertheorized but important topic: the laundering of foreign arbitral awards. Prevailing parties in foreign arbitrations often obtain judgments confirming their awards at the place of...
Calculating the Harms of Political Use of Popular Music
Jake Linford & Aaron Perzanowski Volume 75, Issue 2, 293-372 When Donald Trump descended the escalator of Trump Tower to announce his 2016 presidential bid, Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” blared from the loudspeakers. Almost immediately, Young’s...
The Case for Downsizing the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege
Elise Bernlohr Maizel Volume 75, Issue 2, 373-411 Privilege is a choice. In crafting evidentiary privileges, courts and policymakers have fashioned a rule that concedes that some things are more important than getting to the truth. Indeed, our entire law of privilege...
BORN TO EQUALITY: Minor Children, Equal Protection, and State Laws Targeting LGBTQ+ Youth
Nicholas Serafin Volume 75, Issue 2, 411-470 States throughout the country are targeting LGBTQ+ youth, singling out transgender youth in particular. Part I of this Article provides an overview of laws targeting LGBTQ+ youth, and argues that many of these laws express...
Trickle-Down Compliance: How Codifying the Mandatory Presidential Audit Can Improve Tax Morale and Tax Compliance
Emma Braden Volume 75, Issue 2, 471-504 A functioning government requires tax revenue, and democratic legitimacy requires a nation’s leaders be subject to the same laws as its citizens. The president’s tax behavior is an opportunity to address both needs. With a...
I Spy with My Many Eyes: The Government’s Unbridled Use of Your Surveillance Cameras
Brian A. Weikel Volume 75, Issue 2, 505-554 Surveillance cameras are increasingly used by the public and law enforcement to prevent and prosecute criminal activity. Individuals and companies can grant law enforcement access to private cameras for both live monitoring...
Proving Actionable Racial Disparity Under the California Racial Justice Act
Colleen V. Chien, W. David Ball, and William A. Sundstrom Volume 75, Issue 1, 1-66 Racial disparity is a fact of the United States criminal justice system, but under the Supreme Court’s holding in McCleskey v. Kemp, racial disparities—even sizable, statistically...
Pricing Corporate Governance
Albert H. Choi Volume 75, Issue 1, 67-114 Scholars and practitioners have long theorized that by penalizing firms with unattractive governance features, the stock market incentivizes firms to adopt the optimal governance structure at their initial public offerings...