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Statutory Hammers: Legislative Drafting in an Age of Cynical Litigation

March 18, 2026

Brad Lipton[*] ABSTRACT Over the past decade, cynical litigation in our federal courts has fundamentally altered the operation of the […]

March 3, 2026

Representative Hillary J. Scholten[*] Abstract Before Congress stepped in to protect America’s waters, pollution in our rivers and wetlands poisoned

December 6, 2025

Bradford J. Kelley[*] , Andrew B. Rogers[**] ABSTRACT New technologies, including those driven by artificial intelligence (“AI”), have transformed

August 31, 2025

Representative Mark Takano (CA-39)[*] Mieko Kuramoto[**] I. Introduction As a kid growing up in the ’70s, my first exposure

November 5, 2024

Senator Cathy Giessel [*] & Senator Bill Wielechowski [**] I. Introduction Democracy in the United States depends on constitutional cornerstones