by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | May 10, 2020 | Volume 71, Issue 4
Stephen D. Sugarman Volume 71, Issue 4, 975-1018 California Supreme Court Justice Roger J Traynor entered the debated between pragmatists and formalists, siding with the former in both his scholarly writings and in his judicial opinions, especially in torts. In this...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | May 10, 2020 | Volume 71, Issue 4
Frazer A. Tessema, Aaron S. Kesselheim, Michael S. Sinha Volume 71, Issue 4, 1019-1052 Brand-name prescription drugs are sold at extremely high prices in the US because patents and other market exclusivities provided by the government allow manufacturers to exclude...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | May 10, 2020 | Volume 71, Issue 4
Michael R. Ulrich Volume 71, Issue 4, 1053-1100 The two landmark gun rights cases, District of Columbia v. Hellerand McDonald v. City of Chicago, came down in 2008 and 2010, respectively. In the decade that has followed, two things have become abundantly clear. First,...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | May 10, 2020 | Volume 71, Issue 4
Edmund Ursin Volume 71, Issue 4, 1101-1052 Roger Traynor, who served on the California Supreme Court from 1940 to 1970, the last five years as Chief Justice, was one of America’s great judges. This Article compares Traynor’s view of the lawmaking role of courts with...
by technology@hastingslawjournal.org | May 10, 2020 | Volume 71, Issue 4
Kevin Costello Volume 71, Issue 4, 1053-1080 While the process of nominating and confirming justices to the U.S. Supreme Court has always been political in nature, the three most recent nominations of Merrick Garland, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh illustrate the...