Recently added articles from Vanderbilt Law Review:

The Court, the Constitution, and the History of Ideas

May 01, 2008; Gerber, Scott D ... This Article argues that constitutional law scholars pay too much attention to political outcomes and too little to political philosophy. The Article posits that identifying the U.S. Supreme Court's role in the American constitutional order-the question scholars have been trying to answer for ...

Democracy and Opportunity: A New Paradigm in Tax Equity

May 01, 2008; Repetti, James R ... This Article suggests that the principal equity goal underlying a just government is the creation of equal opportunities for all citizens to achieve self-realization. Therefore, it proposes that a tax should be designed to achieve equal opportunity for self-realization as one of its principal ...

Arbitration and Article III

May 01, 2008; Rutledge, Peter B ... This Article is part of a broader research agenda that studies the relationship between arbitration and constitutional law. Taking its cue from the recent Canadian Softwood Lumber dispute over the constitutionality of NAFTA's dispute resolution boards, this Article asks a broader question: Why ...

What's in a Song? Copyright's Unfair Treatment of Record Producers and Side Musicians

May 01, 2008; Fleet, Gabriel Jacob ... I. INTRODUCTION As they say in the music business, "It all begins with a song."1 This is true from a commercial perspective, as it would be difficult to record albums, film videos, license music for video games, sell sheet music, or promote concerts without the basic building block of ...

Giving the Terminally Ill Their Due (Process): A Case for Expanded Access to Experimental Drugs through the Political Process

May 01, 2008; Leibfarth, Linda Katherine ... I. INTRODUCTION The stated purpose of the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA" or "Agency") is "to promote and protect the public health."1 In furtherance of this end, the FDA has created a regulatory framework to ensure that drugs marketed to the general public are both safe and ...