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Command and control of information—knowledge—sustain the powerful over the ill informed.  In the securities industry, informational disparities and advantages translate into massive gains and [...]

With technology changing and improving as quickly as ever, it stands to reason that the law is often behind the times, and regularly needs to catch up. This is precisely where the law currently [...]

The online market is continuously growing and expanding, with many benefits to the consumer. Online purchasing and web browsing make consumers’ lives much easier. But the ease of online [...]

The crucial idea of “the rule of law” comes in several varieties, or conceptions. One family of traditional conceptions of the rule of law focuses primarily on procedures, processes, formalities, [...]

Anyone who has visited a courtroom or two in Florida may have noted the inscription on the wall behind the judge. It boldly states: “We Who Labor Here Seek the Truth.” This Article examines both [...]

The Eighth Amendment prohibition on “excessive bail”1 is perhaps the least developed of the criminal clauses in the Bill of Rights.  The reasons have nothing to do with a scarcity of complaints [...]

The trilemma refers to three ethical obligations bearing on lawyerclient confidentiality, all of which a lawyer cannot simultaneously obey when faced with client perjury. A lawyer is required (1) [...]

Here’s the story: Odysseus, who is known as Odysseus the Cunning (or Ulysses for you Latin scholars) is trying to get home to his beloved wife Penelope. It’s taking him twenty years, but as you [...]

For decades, the Supreme Court of the United States was clear that the quality of legal assistance a prisoner received during his or her state collateral-review proceedings was of no significance [...]