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Algorithmic Inclusion
Eldar Haber
Abstract Response to Peter Yu, The Algorithmic Divide and Equality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to dramatically change humanity. From the automation of daily tasks and labor, to curing diseases and handling disasters, many forecast that human beings will soon begin enjoying the benefits of AI technology within many […]
Recognizing the Criminal/Civil Divide in the Use of Energy Data
Alexandra B. Klass & Elizabeth J. Wilson
Abstract Response to Professor Matthew Kugler and Meredith Hurley, Protecting Energy Privacy Across the Public/Private Divide In their 2020 Article, Protecting Energy Privacy Across the Public/Private Divide, Professor Matthew Kugler and recent law school graduate Meredith Hurley express concern that the “smart home” revolution poses dangerous privacy risks to homeowners who do not realize that […]
All Alone in Arbitration
David Horton
Abstract Response to Hila Keren, Divided and Conquered: The Neoliberal Roots and Emotional Consequences of the Arbitration Revolution To put it mildly, the relationship between the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)and class actions is controversial. Since 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided a rash of cases that make it impossible for the millions of consumers […]
If it Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fixate on it: Gadamer, Gedicks, and Original Public Meaning
Michael C. Dorf
Abstract Response to Frederick Mark Gedicks, The “Fixation Thesis” and Other Falsehoods In The “Fixation Thesis” and Other Falsehoods, Professor Frederick Mark Gedicks argues that public meaning originalists are mistaken in their claim that the Constitution today means just what it meant when it was adopted. Unlike living constitutionalists who say that the document’s meaning […]
Dividing, Conquering — And Resisting
Kathryn Abrams
Abstract Response to Hila Keren, Divided and Conquered: The Neoliberal Roots and Emotional Consequences of the Arbitration Revolution It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to reflect on Professor Hila Keren’s article, “Divided and Conquered: The Neoliberal Roots and Emotional Consequences of the Arbitration Revolution.” This extraordinary piece reads less like a law review […]
Restoring Federal Takings Claims
Shelley Ross Saxer
Abstract Response to Stewart E. Sterk & Michael C. Pollack, A Knock on Knick‘s Revival of Federal Takings Litigation. As Professors Sterk and Pollack noted, “many have cheered” the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Knick v. Township of Scott that overruled the second prong of Williamson County’s ripeness test. Litigants challenging state or local […]