Law

“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” — Aristotle

The Best Troll Rome Ever Knew
Edward Watts reviews Josiah Osgood’s “Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome.”
Edward WattsAug 19
- History
- Law
Why the Supreme Court Is Not to Be Trusted
Laurie L. Levenson cross-examines Leah Litman’s “Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes.”
Laurie L. LevensonAug 16
- Law
- Politics
Fourth of July Reading List
Here’s to another year of freedom.
Medaya OcherJul 4
Feds Watching
Jack Lubin considers state censorship and New Orleans rapper B.G.’s album “Freedom of Speech,” in a preview of LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Jack LubinJul 1
Is Restructuring the Answer?
Joel Seligman discusses Stephen H. Legomsky’s radical call for restructuring the American republic.
Joel SeligmanJun 6
- Law
- Politics
Reading Behind Bars, and Beyond Barriers
Jackie Snow reflects on what working for a books-to-prisons nonprofit has taught her about reading.
Jackie SnowApr 29
- Law
- Memoir & Essay
Recovering the Forgotten Past of Black Legal Lives
Ajay K. Mehrotra reviews Dylan C. Penningroth’s “Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights.”
Ajay K. MehrotraApr 3
- Law
- History
The Mystery of Neil Gorsuch
Andrew Koppelman delves into Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze’s “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law.”
Andrew KoppelmanMar 19
- Law
- Politics
Legal Agitator of Our Time
Rodger Citron reviews Robert L. Tsai’s “Demand the Impossible: One Lawyer’s Pursuit of Equal Justice for All.”
Rodger CitronFeb 24
- Law
- Biography & Autobiography
Law, Lies, and Hollywood: Stanley Fish’s Cinematic Jurisprudence
Julie Stone Peters examines “Law at the Movies: Turning Legal Doctrine into Art” by Stanley Fish.
Julie Stone PetersFeb 21
- Law
- Film
Colleges or Caretakers?
Erwin Chemerinsky reviews Louis H. Guard and Joyce P. Jacobsen’s “All the Campus Lawyers: Litigation, Regulation, and the New Era of Higher Education.”
Erwin ChemerinskyFeb 16
- Law
- Politics
Yet the Weapons Flow
As Sudanese civilians endure the world’s biggest displacement and humanitarian crises, uprooted political analyst Dallia Abdelmoniem unpacks the genocidal war in her country.
Elle Kurancid, Dallia AbdelmoniemFeb 8
- Politics
- Law