Recent Publications
Recent books, book chapters, and journal articles published by the University of Minnesota Law School faculty.
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– Countervailing Norms, in Production of Legal Rules 185-204 (Francesco Parisi, ed., Edward Elgar, 2011)
– Separating Complements: The Effects of Competition and Quality Leadership, 103 Journal of Economics 107-131 (2011)
– Subsidiarity for a Changing Union, in Research Handbook on the Economics of European Union Law 95-110 (Thomas Eger & Hans-Bernd Schafer, eds., Edward Elgar, 2012)
– Robert Alexy, Radbruch's Formula, and the Nature of Legal Theory, 37 Rechtstheorie 139 (2006), translated into Portuguese, 2:12 Panoptica 70 (Mar. 2008) and Spanish, in Derecho, argumentación y ponderación : Ensayos en honor a Robert Alexy 39 (Gonzalo Villa Rosas, Claudia Toledo, Alejandro Nava Tovar & Arnulfo D. Mateos Durán, eds., Universidad Externado de Colombia, 2023)
– Joseph Raz and Conceptual Analysis, 06(2) American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Philosophy and Law 1 (Spr. 2007)
– Contract Rights and Remedies, and the Divergence Between Law and Morality, 21 Ratio Juris 194 (2008)
– Law and Language: How Words Mislead Us, 1 Jurisprudence 25 (2010)
– Some Reflections on Contract Law Theory, 1 Problema 143 (2007)
– Lenguaje, Teoria y Derecho (Universidad Externado de Colombia, 2008) (collection of previously published essays, translated into Spanish, with a new introduction)
– The Problem of Persuasion: A Comment on Linda McClain's The Place of Families, in Family Law: Balancing Interests and Pursuing Priorities 20-27 (Lynn D. Wardle & Camille S. Williams, eds., William S. Hein & Co., 2007)
– Universal Theory in Family Law, in Family Law: Balancing Interests and Pursuing Priorities 28-34 (Lynn D. Wardle & Camille S. Williams, eds., William S. Hein & Co., 2007)
– Legal Philosophy in America, in The Oxford Handbook of American Philosophy 551-577 (Cheryl Misak, ed., Oxford University Press, 2008)
– The Role of Legal Theory in Law and Justice (in English and translated into Turkish), in Ankara Barosu Uluslarasrasi Hukuk Kurultayi, vol. 1, 82-99 (Ankara Barosu Baskanligi, 2009)
– Political Economy of Charter School Funding Formulas: Exploring State-to-State Variations, in Money, Politics and Law: Intersections and Conflicts in the Provision of Educational Opportunity 171 (Karen DeMoss & Kenneth K. Wong, eds., Eye on Education, 2004)
– Education Mayors and Big City School Boards: New Directions, New Evidence, in The Future of School Board Governance: Relevancy and Revelation 441 (Thomas L. Alsbury, ed., Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008)
– Criminal Justice for Gendered Violence and Beyond, 11 International Criminal Law Review 425 (2011)
– Explanations of National Punishment Policies and their Implications for Central and Eastern Europe, 47 Kriminologiai Tanulmanyok (2011) (in Hungarian)
– So Much More Than a "Harmless Drudge": Samuel Johnson and his Dictionary, The Colophon 3 (Spring 2009)
– Reflections on E-Marriage Papers, 2011 Michigan State Law Review 35 (2011)
– "Extraordinary Circumstances": The Legacy of the Gang of 14 and a Proposal for Judicial Nominations Reform, 46 University of Richmond Law Review 969 (2012)
– Crawford v. Washington: What Would Justice Thomas Do?, 96 Minnesota Law Review Headnotes 18 (2012)
– Cognitive Warfare and Young Black Males in America, 15 Journal of Gender, Race & Justice 281 (2012)
– The Constitutional Dimension of Unilateral Change in Public-Sector Collective Bargaining, 27 ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law 165 (2012)
– Discipline and Discharge of Public-Sector Employees: An Empirical Study of Arbitration Awards, 27 ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law 195 (2012)
– Legal Mechanic: Where Are We Going? The Generalist vs. Specialist Challenge, 47 Tulsa Law Review 51-65 (2011) (reviewing Robert P. Burns, The Death of the American Trial (University of Chicago Press, 2009) and Lawrence Baum, Specializing the Courts (University of Chicago Press, 2011)) (review essay)
– Punitive Damages and Class Actions, in The Law and Economics of Class Actions in Europe: Lessons from America 131-146 (Jurgen G. Backhaus, Alberto Cassone & Giovanni B. Ramello, eds., Edward Elgar, 2012)
– Statutes as Contracts? The "California Rule" and Its Impact on Public Pension Reform, 97 Iowa Law Review 1029 (2012)
– Criminal Attempts, in The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Law 191-204 (Andrei Marmor, ed., Routledge, 2012)