Law

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

The Ethics and Erotics of Permission: On Manon Garcia’s “The Joy of Consent”
Anna Katharina Schaffner reviews Manon Garcia’s “The Joy of Consent: A Philosophy of Good Sex.”
Anna Katharina SchaffnerFeb 22, 2024
The New Declaration of Sentiments
Elizabeth L. Silver discusses four important court cases that have defined the landscape of women’s rights in the United States.
Elizabeth L. SilverJan 23, 2024
- Gender & Sexuality
- Law
The Law-Breaking Supreme Court: On Stephen Vladeck’s “The Shadow Docket”
Andrew Koppelman reviews Stephen Vladeck’s “The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.”
Andrew KoppelmanSep 27, 2023
The Way We Have Always Done It: On Thomas G. Moukawsher’s “The Common Flaw”
Judge Brad Seligman reviews Judge Thomas G. Moukawsher’s critique of civil litigation, “The Common Flaw: Needless Complexity in the Courts and 50 Ways to Reduce It.”
Brad SeligmanSep 24, 2023
- Law
- Politics
When the Dust Won’t Settle: Stories of Syrian War and Earthquake Survivors
Elle Kurancid writes about the aftermath of the earthquake in Syria, with documentary photographs by Walaa Alshaer.
Elle Kurancid, Walaa AlshaerSep 21, 2023
- Law
- Politics
Art, Law, and Commerce in the Metaverse: On Three New Stories of NFTs
Jessica Rizzo reviews three new books discussing where NFTs came from, where they are going, and whether we should follow—Amy Whitaker and Nora Burnett Abrams’s “The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy,” Edward Lee’s “Creators Take Control: How NFTs Revolutionize Art, Business, and Entertainment,” Omar Kholeif’s “Internet Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs.”
Jessica RizzoSep 12, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Law
Change Is Hard: On Miriam Aroni Krinsky’s “Change from Within”
Laurie L. Levenson reviews Miriam Aroni Krinsky’s “Change from Within: Reimagining the 21st-Century Prosecutor” and discusses the “progressive prosecution” movement in the criminal justice system.
Laurie L. LevensonAug 30, 2023
- Law
- Politics
How Could He Possibly Lose? On Samantha Barbas’s “Actual Malice”
Stephen Rohde discusses Samantha Barbas’s new book on free speech and civil rights, “Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in ’New York Times v. Sullivan.’”
Stephen RohdeAug 13, 2023
Espionage Overreach: On Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman’s “A Century of Repression”
Stephen Rohde reviews Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman’s “A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press.”
Stephen RohdeAug 4, 2023
Things Will Get Shittier: AI and the Dial of Business Basiness
J. D. Connor ponders how AI is transforming the media landscape, the law, and our lives.
J. D. ConnorJul 22, 2023
Justice in the Age of Abolition: On Joanna Schwartz’s “Shielded”
Hector Villagra reviews Joanna Schwartz’s “Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable.”
Hector VillagraJul 14, 2023
Impossible Systems: On Carly Goodman’s “Dreamland”
Tim Hirschel-Burns reviews Carly Goodman’s “Dreamland: America’s Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction.”
Tim Hirschel-BurnsJul 13, 2023