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Essay

Remembering Lani Guinier

By Gerald Torres

Gerald Torres reflects on the ideas that animated the life of Lani Guinier.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: January 28, 2022

By LPE Editors

The week in review: lessons in legal mobilization, seven reactions to the Court’s decision blocking OSHA’s vaccine mandate, and a new paper on the IMF’s Stand-By Arrangement with Argentina.

Rapid Roundtable

Eight Reactions to NFIB v. Department of Labor

By Luke Herrine, Noah Zatz, Veena Dubal, Blake Emerson, Diana Reddy, Nate Holdren, Caroline Grueskin, Charlotte Garden

Luke Herrine, Noah Zatz, Veena Dubal, Blake Emerson, Diana Reddy, Nate Holdren, Caroline Grueskin, and Charlotte Garden offer their initial reactions to the Court’s decision blocking OSHA’s vaccine-or-test mandate.

Essay

Lessons for Legal Mobilization

By Scott Cummings

What role do lawyers play in advancing progressive social change? Examining the recent history of labor activism in Los Angeles, Scott Cummings distills some lessons for legal mobilization in contemporary social movements.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: January 21, 2021

By LPE Editors

The dangers of America’s property-first conception of the rule of law, the farmers’ victory in India, and a sneak preview of our upcoming event on CLS & LPE. Plus, have you tried Frugging KCP?

Essay

Indeterminacy & Political Economy: A Keywords Teaser

By Talha Syed

Birds of a feather. Ships passing in the night. Sister species. How should we understand the relationship between LPE and the critical legal traditions?

Interview

Governments are Invincible until They’re Not: On the Farmers’ Victory in India

By Veena Dubal, Navyug Gill

In the wake of a historic victory by India’s farmers, Veena Dubal and Navyug Gill reconvene to discuss the events that have unfolded over the past year, how to understand Modi’s capitulation, and what lessons other social movements can draw from this victory.

Essay

The Paradox of Property in the American Rule of Law

By Paul Gowder

In the United States, the rule of law has always had property rights as its lodestar, with private property serving as the central legal interest that requires protection. Attending to our history reveals the dangers and paradoxical nature of this property-first conception of the rule of law.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: January 14, 2022

By LPE Editors

A new year at the Blog ushers in new constitutional amendments, an egalitarian reading of American antitrust law, and a solution to the deep-rooted power imbalances in the American economy. Plus, three upcoming LPE events & and CFP you won’t want to miss!

Essay

Codetermination: The Missing Alternative in Corporate Governance

By Matthew Bodie, Grant Hayden

If we are to correct the deep-rooted power imbalances within our economic institutions, we need to go to the source — the governance of corporations — and adopt more equitable arrangements. Luckily, there is a solution hiding in plain sight.

Essay

The Dawn of Antitrust: An Egalitarian Interpretation of the Sherman Act

By Sanjukta Paul

The conventional interpretation of American antitrust law has neglected its democratic and egalitarian origins. As the Sherman Act’s legislative history makes evident, its primary target was the concentration of economic power, rather than coordination among workers, farmers, and other smaller producers.