Tag: Law and Society

Pushing the Bully off Your Shoulder

Author of How to be Sort of Happy in Law School Offers Seven Ways to Beat Imposter Syndrome KATHRYNE M. YOUNG CC0 via Pixabay I have something in common with Kristen Bell, Maya Angelou, Tom Hanks, and Sonia Sotomayor.  Or perhaps I should say, I have 

Israel’s Expanding Permit Regime

How racial hierarchy and bureaucracy are reshaping Jerusalem.

Transparency on the Grassy Knoll

Government disclosures, like the release of the Kennedy files, do little to improve public trust.

The Legal Limbo of DACA

Only Congress can provide relief for undocumented immigrants—it is time for them to act.

Food Drive for the Aspiring Attorney

For-profit law schools are likely to remain unchallenged under Trump.

Unacceptable Persuasion

The nonstop sell in the land of the free.

Great Father Rising

From Jackson to Trump, American conservatism is animated by a paternalistic logic.

What’s Wrong with Paid Family Leave?

Without broader cultural changes paid family leave is only a Band-Aid—or worse yet, a stigma.

A Lesson in Libel Law

Why Trump’s threat to sue the New York Times for libel will not succeed.

Conservatism and the First Amendment

The Right’s views on free speech have evolved over the last 60 years—could Trump signal another shift?