May 26, 2008 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 41
Symposium—The Employment and Labor Law Professor as Public Intellectual: Sharing Our Work with the World It is an honor to be a part of this symposium, but I have to admit that I am a little embarrassed by its title. I have certainly never thought of myself as a...
May 26, 2008 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 41
At least since the Legal Realists’ early twentieth-century critique, legal theorists have struggled to understand the relationship between law and reason. Other disciplines can help with that project. The longstanding trend toward economic analysis is one...
May 26, 2008 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 41
The accession of Deng Xiaoping to leadership in China after the death of Mao Zedong in 1978 provided the impetus for the revival of China’s legal system. That commitment to build a rule of law has contributed to China’s current phenomenal growth. More recently,...
May 26, 2008 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 41
When I was trying to come up with a topic for the Donahue Lecture and Essay, my law clerks suggested that I focus on the unintended complications that appellate courts sometimes impose on district judges. From guest sittings on the Court of Appeals, I have learned...
May 26, 2008 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 41
Symposium—The Employment and Labor Law Professor as Public Intellectual: Sharing Our Work with the World I want to thank the Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law, specifically David Yamada and the other organizers of this panel, for choosing the theme that...
May 19, 2008 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 41
Symposium—The Employment and Labor Law Professor as Public Intellectual: Sharing Our Work with the World Over the course of my career, I have received a lot of good advice that I want to share with my colleagues in the labor and employment law academy. Specifically,...
