The Legal Aggregate
Stanford’s William Gould on Proposition 22 and the De-Regulation of the Gig Economy
One of California's many propositions up for consideration by voters this year is Proposition 22, which would classify app-based, "gig economy" drivers as independent contractors and not employees or agents—reversing California law. Here, Stanford Law Professor William Gould discusses the existing law, the proposition, and the consequences of a change.…
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Stanford’s Greg Ablavsky on Law and the History of American Militias
Most Voters Confident Their Vote Will Be Counted, Poll Finds. But Partisans Disagree On Election Threats.
Stanford's David Sklansky on the Breonna Taylor Case, No-Knock Warrants, and Reform
Actually, We Will Know a Lot on Election Night
Metaphors From Housing Court
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Predicting the Supreme Court’s Ruling on SEC’s Disgorgement Authority
When the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 18-1501 (June…
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Faculty Research Spotlight: Race and the Death Penalty
As questions about racial bias in the criminal justice system dominate the headlines, research by John J. Donohue III, C.…
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2020 Faculty Summer Reading and Podcast List
Paul Brest, Former Dean and Professor Emeritus, and Lawrence Friedman, Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor of Law, recommend The Splendid and…
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