To protect customers from rising electricity prices, public officials are urging data center developers to supply their own power. But this approach risks privatizing the power grid…

2027 Annual ALPE Meeting June 9-10, 2027, Boston, MA We are thrilled to announce the Call for Proposals for the Association of Law and Political Economy’s 2027 annual meeting. We will meet in Boston, ...

Two 3L LPE fans (and Blog editors) reflect on what LPE has to offer to new law students.

The great writer, activist, and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois saw his career unfold alongside the development of Legal Realism, an intellectual movement whose rapid ri

The great writer, activist, and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois saw his career unfold alongside the development of Legal Realism, an intellectual movement whose rapid ri

<p>NFIB v. Sebelius announced a constitutional anti-coercion principle: the federal government may neither directly commandeer state capacity, nor indirectly co

Stuart Schrader’s ‘Blue Power’ illuminates the history of how police unions coalesced as tools for guaranteeing preferential treatment and protection from accountability.

Employment discrimination law is primarily concerned with exclusion from good jobs. Yet this leaves unaddressed a corresponding problem: employers seeking out marginalized workers in order to reduce…

Silky Shah maps the vulnerabilities of the deportation machine.

Introduction As legal scholars, we have tremendous freedom to choose what we study and how we study it, to engage with the relationship between how law is and what legal arrangements might help move u...

As the country marks 250 years, the left faces two imperatives at once: confronting a constitutional order warped by judicial supremacy, and reorienting American foreign policy away from endless war.

The policies mirror the directives laid out in HB 580, which doesn’t take effect until October and doesn’t apply to the institution.

Former President Barack Obama is teaming up with journalist Malcolm Gladwell for a new, eight-part podcast series with The History Channel that aims to remind listeners of 'powerful sources of hope' b...

New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, ostensibly a police watchdog, cedes much power to police leadership. Experts say the mayor has the power to boost its independence.

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – In New York City, many congressional seats will be decided in the primary election, and there’s no shortage of interesting races. New exclusive polling from PIX11…

Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois, an influential voice of the Harlem Renaissance.

As New York's Rent Guidelines Board weighs a possible rent freeze, the real significance of its annual hearings lies beyond the final vote. These public proceedings serve as a crucial engine for…

Hell Gate and Type Investigations's brand-new deep dive into who actually picks New York's judges, and why it matters.

Professor Derek Peterson said nothing wrong. That’s exactly why the University of Michigan punished him

The Court’s decision in Callais will make it more challenging for Congress to pass laws designed to protect multiracial democracy.

The Pennsylvania Democrat lamented what he sees as a socialist shift taking root in the party while making one of his regular appearances on Fox News.