Volokh and Sunstein Discuss Free Speech and the Blogosphere

Vanderbilt Law Review , Volume 61, Number 3 (April 2008) ARTICLES Michael J. Gerhardt, Non-Judicial Precedent , 61 Vand. L. Rev. 713 (2008). Clare Huntington, The Constitutional Dimension of Immigration Federalism , 61 Vand. L. Rev. 787 (2008). Noah D. Zatz, Working at the Boundaries of Markets: Prison Labor and the Economic Dimension of Employment Relationships , 61 Vand. L. Rev. 857 (2008). NOTES Christyne E. Ferris, The Search f... more

PrawfsBlawg and Concurring Opinions will be hosting a happy hour at the Law & Society Association meeting in Montreal, Canada. It will be at Le Belvedere , the bar at the Hilton Hotel, on Friday, May 30, at 9:30 PM. I hope to see you there! ... more

Let’s say you’re certain that the stock market is about to climb dramatically in the next few days -- how can you (or the average person) cash in on such a hunch to the greatest extent possible? Buy stock in some prominent blue chips? You’ll need a lot of cash and some luck to pick the right ones. Buy an S&P 500 index mutual fund? Possibly, though market timing rules may crimp your ability to bounce in and out of the fund. Buy an S&P 500 index ETF? Not a bad id... more

Election law experts have been quick to speculate about what the Supreme Court’s decision in Riley v. Kennedy , handed down this past Tuesday, means for the future of Section 5 (the preclearance provision) of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Rick Pildes argues that the decision reflects a trend, which began in the 1990s, of “greater skepticism from the Court� “regarding the boundaries of the special coverage regime under Section 5 of the Act.� Rick Hasen worries tha... more