Address Abraham Lincoln: A Lawyer “For the Ages” By John S. Skilton From the Prairie to the Presidency–And Beyond Article Criminalizing the Denial of Honest Services After Skilling By Elizabeth R. Sheyn This Article analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent and groundbreaking decision in Skilling v. United States, which limited the application of the …
Symposium: Intergenerational Equity and Intellectual Property In Memory of Keith Aoki The Wisconsin Law Review would like to dedicate this issue to Keith Aoki, Professor at the UC-Davis School of Law (King Hall) and author and presenter in our 2011 Symposium, who passed away shortly before the issue was sent to the printer. Professor Aoki …
Articles The Disappearing Opt-Out Right in Punitive-Damages Class Actions By Richard Frankel One of the most pressing issues in punitive-damages law today is how to protect defendants from multiple punitive-damages awards for a single course of conduct, while still ensuring that wronged plaintiffs can recover punitive damages. Numerous commentators have proposed non-optout class actions for …
Tribute to Dean Emeritus Kenneth B. Davis, Jr., John A. Kidwell, & R. Alta Charo Articles Justice Stevens, Religion, and Civil Society By Gregory P. Magarian Did Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from the Supreme Court last year, harbor a bias against religion? During his thirty-five years on the Court, Justice Stevens showed little …
Articles The Properties of Instability: Markets, Predation, Racialized Geography, and Property Law By Audrey G. McFarlane A central, symbolic image supporting property ownership is the image of stability. This symbol motivates most because it allows for settled expectations, promotes investment, and fulfills a psychological need for predictability. Despite the symbolic image, property is home to …
Articles Moral Equilibrium: Stock Brokers and the Limits of Disclosure by Robert A. Prentice At this writing, the SEC is pursuing one of the charges given it by Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act by attempting to decide whether to impose a uniform fiduciary obligation upon stock brokers and other professionals giving investment advice to customers …