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The U.S. Senate is a very peculiar institution. It was not when it started. It was created to be a check on the popularly elected House of Representatives, but also on the President, through its "advise and consent" power--the President's nominees for officials had to be confirmed by the Senate...
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The United States, as the name indicates, was formed as a confederation of independent states-initially only 13, but since expanded to 50. The first Federal government was based on The Articles of Confederation, but that was abandoned because it gave too little power to the Federal government...
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The University of Chicago Law School John Devlin '98 has posted a response to Prof. Epstein's article on medical malpractice reform on our discussion board. Take a look and chime in with your own opinion.

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Gary Haugen is a 1991 graduate of the Law School and President and CEO of International Justice Mission, a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. He received the Law School's Distinguished Citizen Award...
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The University of Chicago Law School invites you to attend a Wine Mess for alumni and summer associates in the Twin Cities. Tapas hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. P...
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Time:5:00PM Wednesday, July 22nd
Location:Solera Restaurant (rooftop patio, weather permitting)
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  Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence from the Haymarket Affair, 1886-1887 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ichihtml/hayhome.html    From the website:   This collection showcases more than 3,800 images of original manuscripts, broadsides, photographs, prints and artifacts relating to...
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On June 30, 2009, Judge Richard Posner, Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, appeared on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" program to discuss the Obama administration's new report on regulatory reform. Judge Posner offered his own alternative plan...
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Richard A. EpsteinThe Wall Street JournalJune 30, 2009 Faculty:  Richard A. Epstein
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I have posted a response to Professor Epstein's article on the law school's Facebook discussion board, because it was too long to post here as a comment.
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On June 29, 2009, the Supreme Court handed down the most anticipated decision of its term, finding that white firefighters denied promotion in New Haven, Connecticut, were the victims of racial discrimination. Faculty:  Richard A. Epstein
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Law Grad Rolls Over Barriers at U. of C.Dave NewbartChicago Sun-TimesJune 13, 2009 When Katrina Gossett arrived at the University of Chicago Law School three years ago, she heard about a professor who'd told a class it was a waste of money to make accommodations for students who need a wheelchair...
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Katrina is the most courageous and brilliant person I have ever met.
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Since the document laying out the President's financial reform package is 88 pages, I will concentrate my evaluation on a few basic issues. 1) Do the reforms rely mainly on regulatory discretion or on new rules...
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I have blogged at considerable length about the July 17 report, see http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/richard_posner/, and also written a short op-ed on the subject, published in the New York Times on July 25 ("Our Crisis of Regulation," p. 21)...
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Warren Buffett, who is a wit as well as a multibillionaire, said with reference to the fact that Bernard Madoff's long-running Ponzi scheme came to light during the financial collapse of last fall that until the tide goes out, you don't know who's swimming naked...
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According to data compiled by my colleagues Matt Gentzkow and Jesse Shapiro, the number of daily newspapers in the United States has been declining for more than 90 years, from a peak of about 2200 to its present level of about 1400...
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Pedicab Regulation: Does public safety take a back seat to government monopoly? Richard A. EpsteinForbesJune 23, 2009 Around 7:30 a.m., on June 10, 2009, a pedicab driver crashed into a taxicab while getting off the Williamsburg Bridge, injuring himself and his passenger...
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The University of Chicago Law School Richard Epstein lays out the libertarian arguments for and against pedicab regulation.

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Around 7:30 a.m., on June 10, 2009, a pedicab driver crashed into a taxicab while getting off the Williamsburg Bridge, injuring himself and his passenger. The pedicab driver was at fault and presumably liable both for personal injuries and property damage.
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Professor Todd Henderson kicked off Chicago's Summer Works in Progress events with a presentation of his latest project, "The Nanny Corporation and the Market for Paternalism." Henderson identifies corporate nannyism as the increasing trend amongst businesses to regulate the seemingly private...
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We will post on Tuesday of this week, rather than today.
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The University of Chicago Law School Video of Prof. Brian Leiter on Dworkin, Posner, and Legal Realism at Northwestern's Legal Philosophy Club in February.

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The University of Chicago Law School Congratulations to Annabelle Yang '09, new Presidential Management Fellow! It's been a banner fellowship year at the Law School!

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Congratulations to Annabelle Yang '09, who has been selected to join the Presendential Management Fellow Program. Ms. Yang will be working as a Management Analyst for the Social Security Administration.
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This morning we launched the new Law School website!While the virtual champagne dries, the Communications office would like to extend a big thank you to all of folks who put so much effort into getting this off the ground, from our designers and developers to the folks at NSIT's Web Admin group and...
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Law grad rolls over barriers at U. of C. 'MOVED US ALONG' | Honor student in wheelchair pushes change - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
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Congratulations, Katrina. Way to go, Duke!

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I agree with Professor Bebchuk of Harvard, and others, that there is a problem with the compensation of top executives at publicly held corporations (that is, corporations in which ownership is widely dispersed), so that control resides in the board of directors...
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This week the Obama administration, acting through Secretary of the Treasury Geithner, appointed a pay czar to review, reject, and possibly set the pay of companies that received large amounts of federal assistance during the financial crisis. No appeals will be allowed from his decisions...
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The University of Chicago Law School The Chicago Reader discusses Frank Easterbrook's decisions concerning the regulation of the Internet.

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As Old West gunslingers and a lost generation of Russian idealists might have said about anarchy, enjoy it while it lasts. Sooner rather than later, law and order is going to muscle in.
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The University of Chicago Law School congratulates the Class of 2009!

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As you may know, the Communications office will be launching the Law School’s new website on Thursday, June 18. The website has been completely redesigned and reorganized with usability and convenience as paramount concerns...
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The University of Chicago Law School Professor Ben-Shahar Argues 'Less' is More in Consumer Protection Law

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From the eponymous Volokh Conspiracy: If you're looking for cases or statutes that define a term, rather than all cases that mention the term in any context, search for WP(term), e.g., WP("DANGEROUS WEAPON") This only works for those terms that West includes in its "Words and Phrases" books;...
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Last month, the Law School hosted an interdisciplinary conference dedicated to exploring the legal dimensions of Shakespeare's plays...
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The University of Chicago Law School Check out this WaPo article by Anthony Harris, JD '76: "Nerdiness is in the eye of the beholder"

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A couple of weeks ago, we asked you to finish the sentence, "You know you're a nerd when . . . " Anthony Harris had this to say:
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The University of Chicago Law School Just posted: video of keynote and scenes from the Shakespeare and the Law conference. Don't miss Justice Breyer as the Ghost!

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Last month, the Law School hosted an interdisciplinary conference dedicated to exploring the legal dimensions of Shakespeare's plays. The keynote conversation, featuring Justice Stephen Breyer, Judge Richard Posner, and Professors Martha Nussbaum and Richard Strier, was fascinating, but the real...
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The University of Chicago Law School Another victory for the Mandel Clinic...

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Professors and students in the University of Chicago’s Mandel Legal Aid Clinic recently won a victory for Chicago’s civil rights lawyers and victims of police misconduct by securing an agreement ...
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It is understandable why there is widespread concern with the American system of health care...
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The best way to evaluate America's expensive health care system would be to estimate the effects of different kinds of healthcare on the quality and quantity of health for individuals of various ages, incomes, races, and other categories...
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The Printers Row Lit Fest is being held this Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am to 6 pm, along Dearborn between Congress and Polk. Formerly known as the Printers Row Book Fair, it is the largest literary event in the Midwest...
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The University of Chicago Law School discussed A Response to Professor Epstein's Recent Article on Medical Malpractice on the The University of Chicago Law School discussion board.
The University of Chicago Law School discussed A Response to Professor Epstein's Recent Article on Medical Malpractice on the The University of Chicago Law School discussion board.