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Progressive Property Moving Forward
In response to Ezra Rosser’s article, The Ambition and Transformative Potential of Progressive Property, 101 Calif. L. Rev. 107 (2013), Timothy Mulvaney expresses more confidence than does Rosser in property’s potential to serve a role in furthering a progressive society. If property is to serve in this role, however, Mulvaney suggests it is important…
The Limits of Academic Freedom
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision on race in university admissions, attracted considerable attention due to the sharp disagreement about race consciousness between Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor. But behind the evident division on the Court about the race, a close reading of Schuette indicates…
The Essential Facilities Doctrine
Scholars and judges have long debated whether antitrust law requires dominant firms to share so-called “essential facilities” with rivals. In her final paper, the late Professor Suzanne Scotchmer and coauthor Stephen M. Maurer argue that the doctrine should return to its historic focus on industries where sharing promises important — and otherwise unachievable…