Tribute Stewart Macaulay: A Few Personal Reflections By Elizabeth Warren Stewart Macaulay has influenced legions of scholars. I count myself among their fortunate ranks. Book Review On the Empirical and the Lyrical: Review of Revisiting the Contracts Scholarship of Stewart Macaulay (Edited by Jean Braucher, John Kidwell & William C. Whitford) By Richard R.W. …
Articles Congressional Gridlock’s Threat to Separation of Powers By Michael J. Teter The principle of separation of powers serves as the foundation of our constitutional system. Though the doctrine’s meaning is somewhat amorphous, at its core rests a simple assumption: each branch must be able to fulfill its functional duties, while also serving to check …
Articles Software Patents and the Return of Functional Claiming By Mark A. Lemley Commentators have observed for years that patents do less good and cause more harm in the software industry than in other industries such as pharmaceuticals. They have pointed to a variety of problems and offered a variety of solutions. While there is …
Professor James E. Jones, Jr. A Tribute to Professor James E. Jones, Jr.: In Honor of an “Honor Man” By Mario L. Barnes I met Professor Jim Jones, quite accidentally, within days of arriving in Madison in the fall of 2002. There to pursue my Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree, my initial thesis advisor was …
Symposium Issue — Thirty Years of Comparative Institutional Analysis: A Celebration of Neil Komesar The Logic of the Law and the Essence of Economics: Reflections on Forty Years in the Wilderness By Neil Komesar In this Article, I explore the role of comparative institutional analysis in understanding and reforming both legal analysis and economic analysis. …
Address Inequality, Individualized Risk, and Insecurity By Michael J. Zimmer The Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture University of Wisconsin Law School April 27, 2012 Colloquium Introduction: Measuring Value By Meredith J. Ross I am honored to have the opportunity to introduce this colloquium issue of the Wisconsin Law Review. The colloquium Essays address the role of …