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An Example of Bear Sterns's Conduct?
From Concurring Opinions on March 18 at 20:42
One might wonder, what type of conduct could decimate an 85 year old bank like Bear Sterns? A recent consumer protection case described by Rebecca Tushnet suggests an answer (though I note for all our non-lawyer readers that a complaint merely alleges, and do...

Third-Party Special Needs Trusts, Uniform Trust Code, and Disability Planning
From Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog on March 18 at 13:35
Randy Drewett (Attorney at Law, Randy Drewett, PC.) has recently published his article entitled SNTs in a UTC Environment: Is Third-Party Disability Planning at Risk? 71 Tex. B.J. 114 (2007). Here is an excerpt from his article: Third-party special needs...

?Some Thoughts on Competitive Cheer?
From Feminist Law Professors on March 18 at 14:17
Go read them at the excellent Title IX Blog.

What the Opinions May Look Like in D.C. v. Heller
From Concurring Opinions on March 18 at 14:47
Predictions based on oral argument are always highly tentative. With that caveat, here's my best guess after listening to the Heller audio on C-SPAN: A 5-1-3 decision in favor of Mr. Heller. A five-Justice majority opinion authored by Chief Justice Rober...

Bear Stearns-JP Morgan Deal Coverage
From Securities Law Prof Blog on March 18 at 06:20
All the news is about JP Morgan Chase's steal of a deal for Bear Stearns, so just peruse your favorite news source. Both the NY Times and the Wall St. Journal give riveting accounts of how the deal came together...

January 2008 Issue of Ethics
From Legal Theory Blog on March 18 at 10:27
Ethics Volume 118, Number 2 (January 2008) is now available at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/et/118/2 Beyond Price J. David Velleman Ethics January 2008, Vol. 118, No. 2: 191-212. Citation | Full Text | PDF Version (80 KB) True and Proper Selves: Vellem...

Where's Lexington and Concord in D.C. v. Heller?
From Concurring Opinions on March 18 at 02:26
Mike O'Shea has thoughts on tomorrow's argument in D.C. v. Heller below; here are my own. Despite my recent posts on original understanding, I recognize that it's often the most important interpretive method actually used by courts in constitutional cases; and...

Schroeder on Macneil on Law and Popular Culture
From Legal Theory Blog on March 19 at 03:14
Jeanne L. Schroeder (Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law) has posted The People's Court: A Review of Macneil, Lex Populi on SSRN. Here is the abstract: William MacNeil's book is that rarest of rarae aves - a...

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