This Article presents the findings of a quantitative and qualitative study of the application of qualified immunity and other governmental immunities in the context of public protest. Relying on three unique datasets of federal court decisions examining First Amendment and Fourth Amendment claims, the Article concludes that public protester plaintiffs face an array of obstacles
When an electricity provider wants customers to pay their bills monthly, it sends them a bill each month. Yet, this is not how the tax system works—at least not for independent contractors. Their taxes are due quarterly, but they receive a tax statement (Form 1099) only one time a year. It is up to the
The search for rare minerals is taking us well beyond the bounds of national jurisdiction, and international law is struggling to keep up. In the 1970s states agreed that the deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction was the “common heritage of mankind,” a doctrine that was ultimately codified in the United Nations Convention on the Law
Can retail investors revolutionize corporate governance and make public companies more responsive to social concerns? Beginning in 2021, there was a dramatic influx of retail investors into the shareholder base of “meme” stock companies such as GameStop, AMC, and Bed Bath & Beyond. Observing the unprecedented, coordinated trading among retail investors, scholars and practitioners predicted
U.S. government Treasury bonds (“Treasuries”) anchor financial stability. Public regulation mandates that financial firms maintain deep buffers of Treasuries that can be sold for cash in a crisis. In private lending between financial firms—running into trillions of dollars daily—Treasuries are the preferred form of collateral, designed to make debt fully resistant to default. But this
For the first time in U.S. history, one of the two leading candidates for President is a convicted felon and is in the middle of multiple criminal trials on other charges in both state and federal courts. This set of
Imagine you bring a personal injury claim seeking damages of $950,000. At the end of trial, the jury finds the defendant negligent and awards you $375,000. Although you prevailed at trial, the court orders you to pay a portion of
Andy Warhol looms large—not just within the ivory tower of contemporary visual arts, but in American culture. To many, his colorful silkscreen portraits of such celebrities as Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor are paradigmatic of contemporary art. Yet, despite the
The Internet has become an indispensable tool that many rely on for information, marketing, commerce, and connections. The wide-reaching data accessible by a quick Google search retrieves information that would otherwise take days to find in a library. Society has