Vol. 130 No. 9 The history of law is in no small part the history of its boundaries. And the history of legal theory, or jurisprudence more narrowly,...
Vol. 130 No. 9 Introduction The much-discussed King v. Burwell decision presented the very complexities that make statutory interpretation simultaneously frustrating and fun. How should a court handle...
Vol. 130 No. 8 This Article examines the unrecognized origins and scope of the judicial presumption of police expertise: the notion that trained, experienced officers develop insight into...
Vol. 130 No. 4 Introduction William Baude and Stephen Sachs argue for the importance of the “law of interpretation” — legal standards that govern how statutes, constitutional provisions,...
Vol. 130 No. 4 How should we interpret legal instruments? How do we identify the law they create? Current approaches largely fall into two broad camps. The standard...
Vol. 130 No. 4 Within weeks of each other in 2014, a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, and another in Staten Island, New York, both declined to indict...
Vol. 130 No. 3 Theorists like to do a lot with a little. And not just because simple theories seem more elegant: we deepen our understanding when we...