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| Url: | http://www.theconglomerate.org/ |
| Author(s): | Fred Tung, Gordon Smith, David Zaring, Usha Rodrigues, Victor Fleischer, Christine Hurt |
| Language: | English |
| Tags: | law, business, economics |
| Description: | Law professors write about law, business, economics, and society ... from Wall Street to Main Street |
| Ratings |  (9 Ratings) |
| Popularity: | 59 Followers |
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Which Justices on the Supreme Court Use Legislative History?
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In the big business cases (one overview here), it will be interesting to see how often the justices reach for the interpretive tool of legislative history. They will, after all, be interpreting "h...more |
2009-12-15
Goldman Sachs -- Trying to Push its Camel Through the Eye of the Needle of Public Opinion
| Poor Goldman Sachs -- they just can't win for losing these days. If they announce profits, they are reviled in the court of public opinion. They even try to build some affordable housing. Then, ...more |
2009-12-15
Family Film Blogging: The Princess and the Frog
| So, Saturday night all five of the Hurtcils went to the movies, from age 2 on up. All three kids (10, 8 and 2) were excited to see The Princess and the Frog (or as Will says, Frog and Princess). ...more |
2009-12-14
Search v. Social
| Fred Wilson has started a fascinating discussion on the relative merits of search (i.e., Google) and social networking to generate quality content. The first comment captures the basic dichotomy: "...more |
2009-12-14
Niall Ferguson on China's Fatal Flaw
| Here's a fascinating interview with Niall Ferguson. I was particularly interested in his comments a la Douglass North crediting the rule of law with the success of Western economic powers and asser...more |
2009-12-13
Charitable Giving -- The Good Card, Kevin Bacon and Taxes
| My friend and colleague Suja Thomas featured The Good Card on her blog The Give Blog this week. With this card, touted by Kevin Bacon, you can easily give someone a gift card, which they can then ...more |
2009-12-12
Do The Exec Comp Restrictions in the TARP Prove That Exec Comp Matters?
| Lucian Bebchuk is no lonely iconoclast in corporate law scholarship, but I think it is fair to say that he thinks that executive compensation is a surpassingly important issue of corporate governan...more |
2009-12-11
Student-Directed Recruiting Video for U. of Illinois College of Law -- Kate Imp, Director!
| The law school here at Illinois held a contest to see which student could make the best recruiting video. Here is the winner, directed by 3L Kate Imp. Congratulations, Kate! (I find it interesti...more |
2009-12-11
The Development of the Decade in Legal Academia?
| Joseph Blocher asks an intriguing question. (And answers "blogging.") Brian Leiter surveys. My answer: the U.S. News, even though it did not seem like a development of the 2000s to me. It's effect...more |
2009-12-10
50 Great Business Blogs
| Another list ... if you are looking to discover more business blogs. |
2009-12-10
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