Most Recent Articles from Michigan Law Review

• Free speech federalism. 

  For decades, constitutional doctrine has held that the Constitution's guarantee of freedom of speech applies equally to laws adopted by the...

  11/01/09 by Winkler, Adam · More from publication

• Private production of public goods: liability for unrequested benefits. 

  This Article explores why the law treats negative externalities (harms) and positive externalities (benefits) differently. Ideally, from an...

  11/01/09 by Porat, Ariel · More from publication

• A sea of confusion: the Shipowner's Limitation of Liability Act as an independent basis for admiralty jurisdiction. 

  The Shipowner's Limitation of Liability Act of 1851 allowed the owner of a vessel to limit his liability in the case of an accident to the value...

  11/01/09 by Medley, Amie L. · More from publication

• Loss causation and class certification. 

  Courts have long faced difficulty interpreting loss causation under Section 10b-5 of the Securities Act of 1934. This difficulty stems from the...

  11/01/09 by Serajeddini, Steven · More from publication

• Understanding pleading doctrine. 

  Where does pleading doctrine, at the federal level, stand today? The Supreme Court's revision of general pleading standards in Bell Atlantic...

  10/01/09 by Spencer, A. Benjamin · More from publication

• Unsettling drug patent settlements: a framework for presumptive illegality. 

  A tidal wave of high drug prices has recently crashed across the U.S. economy. One of the primary culprits has been the increase in agreements by...

  10/01/09 by Carrier, Michael A. · More from publication

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