In Pierson v. Ray, the United States Supreme Court introduced the concept of immunity for government officials liable for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; alleging that while immuni[...]

  The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), enacted in 1990, was enacted to protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of disability. Since 1990, the U.S. Supreme Cour[...]

Recently, articles are showing up in the news, specifically the Atlantic and the Wall Street Journal, discussing the persistent problem of equality for professional women in the wo[...]

Since the Supreme Court decided Imbler v. Pachtman in 1976, prosecutors have been absolutely immune from any suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the prosecutors deliberately [...]

Phillip Ruce, The Trustee and the Spendthrift:  The Argument Against Small Trust Termination In the 1800s, a mother transferred her estate, in trust, to her children in separate sh[...]

Antony Barone Kolenc, Pretend to Defend:  Executive Duty and the Demise of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” The stunning implosion of the Department of Defense’s controversial policy prohib[...]

Mark DeForrest, In the Groove or in a Rut? Resolving Conflicts Between the Divisions of the Washington State Court of Appeals at the Trial Court Level   Like many states, Wash[...]

It is a fundamental tenet of contract law that mere participation in negotiations does not result in a binding obligation.   Rather, to form a contract, all parties to the agreemen[...]

Stephen McIntyre, Private Rights and Public Wrongs:  Fair Use as a Remedy for Private Censorship Copyright law seeks to promote the public welfare by incentivizing the creation and[...]

  While Concepcion may not have appeared on the front page of any newspaper, it is an important case because unconscionability is often used by plaintiffs’ lawyers to invalida[...]