: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Leading in the Law with Emotional Intelligence: The Path to Becoming a Twenty-First-Century Leader. By Rob Durr & Cliff Zimmerman. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2025. 342 p. Includes index. ISBN 9781531029654 (softcover) US$49.50; ISBN 9781531029661 (eBook) US$39.60. Reviewed by Marnie Bailey Manager, Knowledge Services Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Emotional intelligence, . . . [more] The post Book Review: Leading in the Law With Emotional Intelligence: The Path to Becoming a Twenty-First-Century Leader appeared first on Slaw
: The editors of the Harvard LawReview respectfully dedicate this issue to Professor Gerald E. Frug. Chief Judge David J. Barron* Jerry gave me... The post Professor Gerald E. Frug appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Introduction A crucial function of judicial review is not only “to say what the law is,” but also to provide the remedies to vindicate... The post Aggregation and the “Universal” Injunction appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Genocide in International Law: The Crime of Crimes . By William A. Schabas. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. xvi, 879 p. Includes abbreviation list, bibliographic references, and index. ISBN 9781009460811 (hardcover) $273.39; ISBN 9781009460781 (softcover) $120.95; 9781009460828 (eBook) $105.00. Reviewed by Emily Landriault Research Librarian (Law) Brian Dickson Law . . . [more] The post Book Review: Genocide in International Law: The Crime of Crimes appeared first on Slaw
: The editors of the Harvard LawReview respectfully dedicate this issue to Professor Richard H. Fallon, Jr. Justice Elena Kagan* Forty years ago, I... The post In Memoriam: Professor Richard H. Fallon, Jr. appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. How to Account for Trauma and Emotions in Law Teaching . Edited by Mallika Kaur & Lindsay M. Harris. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2024. ix, 214 p. Includes index. ISBN 9781035307043 (hardcover) US$130.00. Reviewed by Alexia Loumankis Reference and Research Librarian Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto In How to . . . [more] The post Book Review: How to Account for Trauma and Emotions in Law Teaching appeared first on Slaw
: Introduction Resetting Antidiscrimination Law in the Age of AI Antidiscrimination Law Before AI A Typology of “AI Regulations” The Output-Based Puzzle Conclusion Artificial Intelligence... The post Developments in the Law — Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Introduction Like many widows, Sandy Meadows faced economic uncertainty after her husband passed away. She, however, had a knack for arranging flowers and found... The post When Rational Basis Review Bit appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Absent alcohol, dormant commerce clause doctrine is mostly familiar. Courts use strict scrutiny when state laws discriminate — facially, in purpose, or in effect — against... The post Does the Twenty-First Amendment Displace Pike Balancing? appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Canadian University Law: Essentials for Legal and Higher Education Professionals . By Sayeh Hassan & Anna S.P. Wong. Toronto: LexisNexis, 2025. xv, 212 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9780433533450 (softcover) $120.00. Reviewed by Julie A. Lavigne Legal Studies Librarian Carleton University Academic freedom and institutional autonomy, both foundations of . . . [more] The post Book Review: Canadian University Law: Essentials for Legal and Higher Education Professionals appeared first on Slaw
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. How to Succeed (and Stay Human) in Law School: Pathways to Happiness and High Performance in the Study and Practice of Law. By Lynda Collins. Toronto: Emond, 2025. 160 p. Includes appendices and selected resources. ISBN 9781774625590 (softcover) $31.00; ISBN 9781774625606 (eBook) $31.00. Reviewed by Katarina Daniels Research Lawyer, Library Services . . . [more] The post Book Review: How to Succeed (And Stay Human) in Law School: Pathways to Happiness and High Performance in the Study and Practice of Law appeared first on Slaw
: Courts often consult entrenched, preratification sources such as Blackstone’s Commentaries and The Digest of Justinian when rendering decisions in common law actions. These authorities... The post Elam v. Early appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York brought suit against Meta Platforms for discriminating against Facebook users... The post Resetting Antidiscrimination Law in the Age of AI appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: The Supreme Court has long declared itself “supreme in the exposition of the law of the Constitution.” But that does not leave the state... The post People v. Thompson appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Legal Ethics and the Attorney General: A Canadian Analysis . By Andrew Flavelle Martin. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2025. xxi, 288 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9781487554736 (hardcover) $55.00; ISBN 9781487554774 (ePUB) $55.00; ISBN 9781487554767 (PDF) $55.00. Reviewed by Emma Scott Librarian Legislative Library of British Columbia Law . . . [more] The post Book Review: Legal Ethics and the Attorney General: A Canadian Analysis appeared first on Slaw
: In the past few years, hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has reached a fever pitch. From newspapers to academic journals,... The post Machine Rulemaking: Arbitrary and Capricious Review in the Age of AI appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Appendix: Draft Legislation A BILL To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for congressional approval and statutory authorization of... The post The Case for a New Congressional Review Act: Draft Legislation appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: The current President of the United States has a relationship with the law that is casual at best and contemptuous at worst. Whether the... The post Introduction: To Keep Government Generally Within the Bounds of Law appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Abstract The United States operates the largest immigration detention system in the world. Immigrants and watchdog groups have reported poor conditions of confinement, including... The post The Law and Lawlessness of U.S. Immigration Detention appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Introduction Who’s afraid of a bankruptcy filing? Perhaps we all should be given the increasingly outsized role that bankruptcy law plays in our market... The post Who’s Afraid of Bankruptcy appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Drug detection dogs are critical tools in the fight against drug trafficking. However, law enforcement canines are imperfect: They sometimes incorrectly alert when performing... The post United States v. Johnson appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Frustration of Contract . By Bruce MacDougall. Toronto: LexisNexis, 2025. x, 316 p. Includes table of cases and index. ISBN 9780433524380 (softcover) $180.00. Reviewed by Susannah Tredwell Manager of Library Services DLA Piper (Canada) LLP Frustration of Contract is the latest in the series of books written by Bruce MacDougall about . . . [more] The post Book Review: Frustration of Contract appeared first on Slaw
: In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a state law that prohibits transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care. The post Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: The fundamental right to expressive association first emerged in NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, a case that shielded a civil rights organization from... The post CompassCare v. Hochul appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Equal and Inalienable Rights: Essays on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . Edited by Melanie R. Bueckert & Derek B.M. Ross. Toronto: LexisNexis, 2024. xlii, 458 p. ISBN 9780433533801 (softcover) $145.00. Reviewed by Emily Da Silva Head, Research Support (Education, Law, Management, and Social Sciences) University of Ottawa Library This . . . [more] The post Book Review: Equal and Inalienable Rights: Essays on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights appeared first on Slaw
: The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment provides that when the government takes private property for a public purpose, it must compensate the property... The post “Background Principles” and the General Law of Property appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: * * * APPENDIX I: EXAMPLES OF WARRANT AFFIDAVITS Figure I.A: Standard DUI Warrant Example Figure I.B: “Form” Affidavit for General Warrant Figure I.C:... The post Appendix for Unwarranted Warrants? An Empirical Analysis of Judicial Review in Search and Seizure appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Abstract How should the law respond to intentionally useless objects that are constructed from scarce materials and thrust into an overcrowded world?Approximately sixty million... The post Waste, Property, and Useless Things appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Volume 139's November Issue includes a themed crossword, available below and as a PDF. [crossword] For answers to the puzzle, click here. The post Crossword appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Writing about artificial intelligence (AI) presents challenges. Indeed, the field has evolved rapidly and offers the potential for significant paradigm changes, making it the... The post Introduction appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: The kids are not okay. Evidence of decreasing school performance, increasing rates of depression and anxiety, and declining social engagement among minors has created... The post Content Neutrality for Kids: Intermediate Scrutiny for Social Media Age-Verification Laws appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Lockstepping’s critics have increasingly found their voice in the courts. State constitutions are unique documents, with their own histories, texts, and procedures. But often,... The post Introduction appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Maps have potency. . . . For better or for worse. — Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell Introduction Whether written or unwritten, young or old, constitutions can’t compel... The post “Alas” appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: The Supreme Court has consistently confirmed that nonobscene sexually explicit content is First Amendment–protected expression. It has treated this sexually explicit content the same... The post Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: A revolution has occurred in the law of religious freedom. At this point, the picture is reasonably clear. The Supreme Court has greatly expanded the scope of the Free Exercise Clause. The post The Structure of Religious Preference appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: The United States makes bad choices when it comes to psychoactive drugs. Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), U.S. drug law has simultaneously fueled mass incarceration, inhibited needed access, and enabled an opioid crisis. The post Drug Scheduling as Institutional Design appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: At some point, less than two decades after the United States Supreme Court found racial segregation in the public schools to be unconstitutional, the... The post Blown Chances appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Abstract This Article explores Founding-era views about the grounding of constitutional rights and how those rights obtained determinate legal content. Today, we typically view... The post Determining Rights appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: It has become increasingly difficult for civil rights plaintiffs to vindicate their rights in federal court. Barriers to successful lawsuits are plentiful. Qualified immunity... The post Without Remedies: The Effect of Cummings and the Contract Law Analogy on Antidiscrimination Spending Clause Plaintiffs appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Every year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains tens of thousands of noncitizens while it pursues their removal from the country. Many of... The post Banyee v. Garland appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: In 2009, President Barack Obama set off a “radioactive” debate when he told the White House Press Corps that he would seek a judge... The post Bad Boy Jurisprudence appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Over two decades after then-Professor Elena Kagan published her seminal article Presidential Administration, presidential involvement in agency action has increased so much that it... The post Nebraska v. Su appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: After New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, § 922(g) challenges proliferate. Enacted as the “centerpiece” of the Gun Control Act of 1968,... The post United States v. Duarte appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: The compactness requirement has become a rule without a ruler. To curb gerrymandering, many state and local laws require electoral districts to be compact.... The post Jersey City UnitedAgainst the New Ward Map v. Jersey City Ward Commission appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Substantive due process occupies a curious constitutional twilight zone, teetering somewhere between good law, cautionary apologue, and “constitutional meme.” The doctrine’s critics have been... The post The “History and Tradition” of Substantive Due Process in State Constitutions appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Abstract Throughout the nineteenth century and much of the twentieth, remedies for federal government misconduct were often predicated on rights to sue conferred by... The post Federal Tort Liability After Egbert v. Boule: The Case for Restoring the Officer Suit at Common Law appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: In Trump v. CASA, Inc., the Supreme Court held that federal courts may not issue “universal injunctions” unless “necessary to provide complete relief to... The post CASA’s Complete Relief Paradox appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Since it burst into American public consciousness in 2018, TikTok has amassed roughly 170 million monthly U.S. users and more than one billion worldwide... The post TikTok Inc. v. Garland appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: It’s been another bad year for nondelegation. Although Congress cannot delegate legislative power to other branches of government, it can give executive agencies discretion... The post FCC v. Consumers’ Research appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Lifetime sex offender registration statutes are common across the states, and several state supreme courts have reached conflicting results in analyzing the constitutionality of... The post State ex rel. D.D. appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Justice Stephen G. Breyer* At a memorial service held at Harvard Memorial Church on March 22, 2024, Justice Breyer delivered a tribute to Professor... The post In Memoriam: Professor Charles Fried appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Chief Justice John Marshall recognized that Indian tribes are “distinct, independent political communities, retaining their original natural rights, as the undisputed possessors of the... The post Lexington Insurance Co. v. Smith appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: ChatGPT’s debut in November of 2022 set off a race in Silicon Valley to develop and monetize artificial intelligence (AI). Within a few months,... The post Amoral Drift in AI Corporate Governance appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: While technology advances, do Fourth Amendment rights keep pace to preserve privacy? Or do they get left behind? Regardless of the answer, it would... The post Long Lake Township v. Maxon appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: The hate crime enhancement in the federal sentencing guidelines, U.S.S.G. § 3A1.1(a), increases a defendant’s offense level by three if they “intentionally selected any victim . . . because... The post United States v. Patterson appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: The American ballot initiative is a powerful tool. Initiatives can innovate: Four states can credit ballot initiatives for legislative redistricting commissions that removed redistricting... The post Putting the Initiative Back Together appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Eighty-year-old Lavetta Langdon was convicted of shooting and killing her husband, Larry Langdon, while he slept. She later described decades of abuse by her... The post Making Equal Protection Protect appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: “God hates you wicked baby killing whores,” “cocksucker,” “fucking cunt,” and “shut your fucking mouth, you bitch” are statements that start fights. In 1791,... The post Fighting Words at the Founding appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: This Appendix provides the dataset used in the Note, Codify Gardner. The table below lists the decisions that cited Gardner’s presumption, or the pro-veteran... The post Appendix for Codify Gardner appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Copyright has become the battleground à la mode for AI-related litigation. Referring to the technology as “nothing more than a plagiarism machine” developed by... The post Recovering Personality in Copyright’s Originality Inquiry appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Introduction A high school biology teacher was traveling on a train from Nantes to Paris. She had with her, in a wicker basket, twenty... The post Snails, Trains, and Pragmatist Claims appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: Justice Gorsuch, writing for the majority in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, made two bold immunity claims: that state court judges possess sovereign immunity... The post Hunt v. Richmond Police Department appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: * * * Case NameCitationForm of Comparison / Level of RelianceOpinionDefensive?PlainMeaning?Abbott v. Perez138 S. Ct. 2305 (2018)Both policy and administrability / Undesirable results +... The post Appendix to Practical Consequences in Statutory Interpretation appeared first on Harvard LawReview
: When an employer-sponsored health plan covers mastectomies for cancer but excludes them for gender dysphoria, is that sex discrimination under Title VII? The Eleventh... The post Lange v. Houston County appeared first on Harvard LawReview