Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Update (6/21): One possible answer to this puzzle might be here. Apparently, the producers of the film are posting fake positive reviews.

Via our favorite legal blog (the Volokh Conspiracy), our friend and colleague Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University (and a prolific blogger), explains why “enforcing the law doesn’t justify separating migrant children from their parents” in this … Continue reading →

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Shout out to the Russian Ballet of Orlando for their whimsical production of the French fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast.” I attended many of the rehearsals (my daughter had a small role in the production) and noticed that ballet … Continue reading →

1. Common law. On the one hand, we could apply traditional common law doctrines like fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract. The common law approach generally consists of “simple rules,” to borrow Richard Epstein’s term, but for better or worse, … Continue reading →

That is the title of my review of Nate Oman’s excellent book “The Dignity of Commerce.” My essay was originally published in The New Rambler; a slightly revised version is now posted on ssrn, the first page of which is … Continue reading →

Which precursor to the Stars & Stripes do you like the best?

We’ve just read Frederick Schauer’s review of Randy Kozel’s excellent book “Settled Versus Right: A Theory of Precedent,” Cambridge University Press, 2017. (Schauer’s paper is provocatively titled “On treating unalike cases alike” and is posted on SSRN here. Hat tip: … Continue reading →