To kick off a new series – From the Vault – we dip into the archive and highlight some of our favorite posts on antitrust. Featuring classics by Sanjukta Paul, Sandeep Vaheesan, Marshall Steinbaum, Brian Callaci, and John Mark Newman.
Before the Blog goes on our August hiatus, we say a fond farewell to our departing student editors and welcome a fresh batch of starship troopers. Plus, to tide you over until September, we count down the top ten most read posts of 2024.
Shahd Hammouri on the state duty not to facilitate the transit of weapons to Israel, Helen Hershkoff, Luke Norris, and Judith Resnik on LPE & Civil Procedure, and Kathryn Sabbeth on the one-sided concern for efficiency in eviction court. Plus, an upcoming student info session with Amy Kapczynski and Corinne Blalock on everything you always wanted to know about LPE (but were too afraid to ask). And, as always, the best of LPE from around the web, including new pieces by Veena Dubal, Sandeep Vaheesan, Jake Grumbach, Lev Menand & Morgan Ricks, and Victor Pickard!
J. Benton Heath on boycotts and sanctions, Moira Birss on the home insurance crisis, Ivana Isailović on the political economy of abortion law in the EU, Elizabeth Sepper and Lindsay Wiley on religious liberty threats to the ACA, and Lenore Palladino on the rise of private financial markets. Plus, an upcoming LPE info session for students with Amy Kapczynski and Corinne Blalock, as well as the best LPE writings from around the web.
Ntina Tzouvala on Genocide and Political Economy at the ICJ, Chloe Thurston and Emily Zackin on the long history of American debtor politics, and James Kilgore, Emmett Sanders, and Kate Weisburd on the many myths of electronic monitoring. Plus, Amy Kapczynski reviews Mehrsa Baradaran's new book, Noah Zatz discusses the court order enjoining the UC grad students' strike, Beatrice-Adler Bolton interviews Maryam Jamshidi about securitizing the university, Beatrice Cherrier launches a ten-part series on discounting, Gali Racabi shares a new open-access work law textbook, a new roundtable at Inquest looks at the role of prosecutors in dismantling mass incarceration, Tony Smith reviews a recent collection on Marxism and the Capitalist State, and the Progressive Talent Pipeline is looking for people to train and recommend for staff roles in Congress and government agencies. Could this be your year?
Tal Rothstein on collective organizing at the law reviews, and Scott Cummings on the role of lawyers in democratic backsliding. Plus, upcoming LPE events on mobilizing against the courts and the political economy of genocide, a new open-access book on radically legal politics, a piece on the history of racist plunder through local tax codes, and a forum on dethroning fossil capital.
