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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Congratulations and welcome to the newest members of The University of Chicago Law Review!

UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Caroline Shrock investigates the reviewability of third-country removal determinations and explains why a process-based framework is required based on statutory entitlement doctrine, due process balancing, and CAT extradition precedent.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Federal courts are split: Can consumers sue over defective products they bought, even if the defect never appeared? Julian Melendi traces the legal history of equity and the common law to show why requiring defect manifestation demands more than Article III standing requires.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Drawing on a systematic analysis of state’s definitions of conduct constituting torture sufficient to impose a capital sentence, Abby Diebold argues for the creation of a new Eighth Amendment standard to adjudicate claims of torture on death row.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Professor Tang surfaces the debate over second-order constitutional theories—those theories that guide decision-makers when their preferred first-order interpretive tools have run out—as one that is both important and generative.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Professor Kenneth develops a descriptive and normative framework for factual precedents, arguing that courts should engage with, but not necessarily follow, prior courts' factual conclusions.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Volume 93.6 is now live, featuring pieces by Tomer Kenneth; @aarontanglaw.bsky.social; Abby Diebold; Julian D. Melendi; and Caroline Shrock. lawreview.uchicago.edu.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sami Winawer examines the prudential considerations raised when an administrative agency declines to defend an aspect of its structure in litigation and proposes a multifactor framework for courts to use in deciding whether it can proceed to the merits in these cases.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Gabriel Juedemann argues that monetary equitable compensation is permissible when an ERISA beneficiary sues a fiduciary, but only when the harm has clearly identifiable financial value and the beneficiary lacks the sophistication to pursue alternative protection.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Shruti Baxi describes how many state civil proceedings are conducted without official court reporters, and argues that a state court’s failure to provide verbatim transcription could violate the Due Process and Equal Protection rights of indigent civil litigants.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Professor Reese analyzes tribal court opinions on the topic of judicial review, using the underexplored body of case law to surface new insights about the institution of judicial review and about tribal courts themselves.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Through an exploration of early U.S. extradition controversies, Professor Bradley offers a comprehensive account of the constitutional underpinnings of American extradition practice and its relationship to international law.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Volume 93.5 is now live, featuring pieces by Curtis Bradley, @curtbradley.bsky.social; Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese, @yunpovi.bsky.social; Shruti Baxi; Gabriel Juedemann; and Sami Winawer. You can find them all here: lawreview.uchicago.edu.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Congratulations and welcome to the newest members of The University of Chicago Law Review!

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The University of Chicago Law Review is currently accepting submissions for Volume 94. We look forward to reviewing your scholarship. Please visit our website for additional information: lawreview.uchicago.edu/submissions

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The University of Chicago Law Review will begin accepting submissions again for Volume 94 on July 13 at 9:00 a.m. CT. We look forward to reviewing your scholarship! Please visit our website for additional information: lawreview.uchicago.edu/submissions

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Claire Hodges argues that quasi-judicial immunity for executive officers executing court orders is inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s absolute immunity doctrine and proposes a rule restoring the line between deliberative and enforcement functions.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

AI startups’ most valuable assets aren’t patents or machinery—they’re people. Nina Fridman argues that “reverse acquihires” are asset acquisitions under the HSR Act, and that regulators should review them before competitive harm materializes.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Julianna G. Bass develops the first taxonomy of state eminent domain regimes’ treatment of private-to-private takings justified by prevention of future blight. For those seeking narrower conceptions of the Public Use Clause, Bass argues that future-blight takings are impermissible.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

In a novel exploration of how and why M&A deals fall apart, Professors Lin and Ricks develop a typology of eight M&A outcomes and use this typology, in conjunction with an original dataset, to highlight implications for key debates in M&A practice and doctrine.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Professor Lakier lauds NRA v. Vullo's embrace of a categorical First Amendment rule against informal censorship, exploring the muddled landscape from which the decision emerged, the significance of its intervention, and its profound implications.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Volume 93.4 is now live, featuring pieces by @genevievelakier.bsky.social; Da Lin & @morganricks1.bsky.social; Julianna G. Bass; Nina Fridman; and Claire Hodges. You can find them all here: lawreview.uchicago.edu.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Professor Christensen reviews a new book by Professor David E. Wilkins, situating it within an emerging fourth wave of Indian Law scholarship centering the autochtonous powers of tribes.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Professor Sachs draws on historical practice to answer the controversial question of whether the Equal Rights Amendment is currently part of the Constitution—and concludes that it is not.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Professors Macey, Richardson, and Ramakrishnan argue against the use of general law in modern constitutional interpretation on conceptual, historical, and normative grounds.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Professor Capps proposes a Holistic Theory of precedent, grounded in Bayesian epistemology: Judges should update their beliefs around the assumption that a precedent's holding is true—which suggests that precedents carry legal implications even beyond the scope of their holdings.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Volume 93.3 is now live, featuring pieces by Charles Capps; @joshuamacey.bsky.social, Ketan Ramakrishnan & Brian Richardson; @stephenesachs.bsky.social; and Grant Christensen. You can find them all here: lawreview.uchicago.edu.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Our 2026 Symposium—Real Regime Change? Conflict, Change, and Continuity in U.S. Public Governance—is happening now! You can find the schedule here: www.law.uchicago.edu/events/regim....

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Professor Sarath Sanga argues that while LPE rightly challenges L&E's claims of neutrality, it has failed to faithfully engage with the field it seeks to critique.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Professor @sanjukta.bsky.social identifies and explores the normative role of the self-coordinating market as the crux of the disagreement between L&E and LPE.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Professor Jonathan Klick critiques the LPE movement's approach to criminal justice, presenting evidence that reform efforts championed by LPE risk harming the Black communities they aim to help.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Professors @hajinkim.bsky.social, @kevintobia.bsky.social, and Kristen Underhill explore experimentation as a mode of legal research, tracing its history and discussing its potential.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Professor @akapczynski.bsky.social outlines the LPE approach, situating it in comparison to L&E and legal realism and highlighting its methodological openness.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Professor Erik Hovenkamp critiques the antimonopoly movement's focus on abstract moral and political concerns, and argues that antitrust law should target anticompetitive behavior rather than size for size's sake.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Professors @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social and @zliscow.bsky.social investigate the conditions under which the socially optimal legal rule is an inefficient one—and potential arguments in favor of adopting such rules.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Professors @sonofdavid.bsky.social and @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social encourage scholars to look to bottom-up sources of knowledge for a richer understanding of the relationships between law, politics, economics, and the material world.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Professors Amy J. Cohen and Ilana Gershon (@structureless.bsky.social) draw on recent work to explain how economic experiences shape political and legal sensibilities, highlighting the value of qualitative and ethnographic methods.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Dean @adamchilton.bsky.social and Professors @joshuamacey.bsky.social and Mila Versteeg offer an account of L&E in its contemporary form, including its comparative advantages, relationship to LPE, and path to renewed relevance.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Volume 93.2 is now live, featuring pieces from our Spring 2025 Symposium—Law & Economics (L&E) vs. Law & Political Economy (LPE): A Debate. You can find them all here: lawreview.uchicago.edu.

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UChicago Law Review @uchilrev.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

The University of Chicago Law Review is now accepting submissions for Volume 94. Please visit lawreview.uchicago.edu/submissions to learn more. We look forward to reading your scholarship!

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