Category: Print

By Madison Condon. A growing number of investors, insurers, financial services providers, and nonprofits rely on information about localized physical climate risks, like floods, hurricanes, and wildfires. The outcomes of these risk projections have significant consequences in the economy, including allocating…

By Or Cohen-Sasson & Ofer Tur-Sinai. In recent years, the scientific community has faced a considerable problem—the replication crisis. Replication is the process of verifying scientific findings by repeating a published study. It is considered a cornerstone of the scientific enterprise,…

By Gilat Juli Bachar. Are tort victims ever obligated to disclose the wrongdoing they suffered? This unanswered question demands our prompt attention given two recent trends: the prevalence of non-disclosure agreements concealing injustices such as sexual wrongdoing and police misconduct; and…

By Andrew D. Appleby & Tomer S. Stein. The binary legislative choice between state and federal regulation of a firm’s internal affairs is deeply entrenched in the existing literature and policy discussions. Alas, this regulatory menu contains a false and distortive…

By Sandra B. Zellmer & Robert L. Glicksman. We have been here before. In 1964, Congress proclaimed that “the public land laws of the United States . . . may be inadequate to meet the current and future needs of the…

By John M. Yun. Antitrust analyses relegate efficiencies to a second-class status. Not only are they often an after-thought when assessing conduct within a relevant market, but the Supreme Court, in 1963 with its Philadelphia National Bank (PNB) decision, established that…

By Natalie Packard.  The Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) is a powerful tool that both reflects and shapes public policy. Through its complex set of deductions, tax rates, and credits, the Code creates financial incentives that encourage certain behavior, such…

By Jeesoo Nam.  The tax law treats criminals differently from non-criminals. Should it? Under the public policy doctrine, for example, various tax deductions are disallowed if they are closely tied to criminal activity. Criminal activity is, in multiple ways, tax…

By Noah Goldenberg.  A couple—Mike and Megan—get married and buy a house in Phoenix, Arizona. After an annual checkup, Mike is diagnosed with testicular cancer. His doctors believe that with surgery and chemotherapy Mike will more than likely survive his…

By Cara H. Drinan.  In a series of cases known as the Miller trilogy, the Supreme Court recognized that children are both less culpable and more amenable to rehabilitation than adults, and that those differences must be considered at sentencing.…