Academic

Graham and Tribe on an early 19th century life in literature and law
Basil Montagu QC (1770-1851): A Portrait of an Early 19th Century Life in Literature and the Law has been posted on SSRN by David Graham and John Paul Tribe, both of Kingston Law School (U...

The Dirt Under The Fingernails Of "Modern" China
Brilliant and insightful (two different words that still seem redundant) piece by Robert Kagan on how despite its gloss of modernity, entitled, "Behind the 'Modern' China." (h/t to China Digital) China is still rife with "19th-century" ideas: China can go for great stretches these days looking like the model of a postmodern, 21st-century power...

Immortality Through Words:
A lawprof friend of mine mentioned to me that he thought that "philandering" stemmed from Philander C. Knox, the late 19th-century and early 20th-century U.S. politician. This reminded me of the...

Myths and Facts About 19th Century Chinese Immigrants to the US:
Some recent correspondence I had with a colleague about Chinese immigration to the U.S. in the 19th century prompted this post. There has been some great historical work on the Chinese...

Texas: Scientist Coalition Accused of Suppressing Evidence Against Darwinism
The Christian Post reports: The 21st Century Science Coalition has the wrong name,? says Dr. John G. West, Vice President for Public Policy and Legal Affairs at the Discovery Institute?s Center for Science and Culture...

Jorda on: Trade Secrets Have a Long History
Trade secret law is the oldest form of IP protection, and already in Roman times the law afforded relief against a person who induced another’s employee (slave) to divulge secrets relating to the master’s commercial affairs...

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Century Aluminum Company
CENX

Century Aluminum Company
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

FDA Issues Early Safety Communication About Meridia Diet Pill
Meridia Diet Pill FDA Issues Early Safety Communication

Xolair
FDA Issues Early Communication over Safety Data

Sprint Nextel
Early Termination Fees Ruled Illegal in California

Clearwire Service
alleging poor quality and unfairly charging early termination fees.