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Identity
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PropertyProf Blog
Kent & McMillian on Deadwood and Property Rights
By propertyprof
Lance McMillian and I have posted our latest paper, "The World of Deadwood: Property Rights and the Search for Human Identity," on SSRN. Here's the abstract:The year is 1876. Gold…
PropertyProf Blog
Property Theory and HBO’s Deadwood (part 5)
By propertyprof
I previously discussed how Deadwood portrays the link between property and power -- i.e., how property creates a sphere of sovereignty that can be used as a force both for…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Alfieri on Discovering Identity in Civil Procedure
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor Anthony V. Alfieri (Miami) has posted "Discovering Identity in Civil Procedure," which will be published in the Southern California Law Review.Abstract:This essay explores the story of Floride Norelus, an…
The Right Coast
Don’t cheer for me, Puerto Rico Tom Smith
I'm not a wise LatinaThat was in Berkeley Now I'm just neutralLa da da dee dum. And so on. Well, I never claimed to be a great lyricist. But I think…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Judge Ozerden demands info. on identity of A&O Life
In my prior post I mentioned that it looked like Lawyer's Title v. Colson intervenor A&O Life does not want much known about its identity. Looks like Judge Ozerden thought the…
PropertyProf Blog
Stern on the Legal Mythology of Home
By propertyprof
Stephanie Stern (Loyola Chicago) has posted Residential Protectionism and the Legal Mythology of Home on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Residential real estate has achieved an exalted status and privileged position in…
The Right Coast
Is it really W behind that bat-mask? Tom Smith
Batman is really gay. Batman is really our collective id. Batman is the proletariat. Batman is our inner animal. Batman is the ultimate entrepreneur. Whatever.But Batman is really W? Fighting…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigration Articles from SSRN
Here are some new immigration articles on www.ssrn.com:"Immigration Law, Race, and Identity" Annual Review of Law & Social Science, Vol. 3, December 2007 KITTY CALAVITA, University of California, Irvine "Liars…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Book on Migration and Identity
In Migrations and Other Stories (Arte Publico 2007), Lisa Hernández in an award-winning debut collection of short stories explores issues of identity. Past and present are interwoven in this award-winning…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Law Review Articles on Immigration
Aherne, Meredith. Casenote. Granting parental asylum based on a child's refugee status. (Olowo v. Ashcroft, 368 F.3d 692, 7th Circ. 2004.) 18 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 317-42 (2006).Coyne, Christopher J.…