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Recent Publications

Books
David G. Epstein, Bruce A. Markell & Lawrence Ponoroff, Cases and Materials on Contracts: Making and Doing Deals (7th ed., 2026).

Race and Transitional Justice (Neha Jain & Sarah M.H. Nouwen eds., 2026).

Pierre Legrand, The Ways of Negative Comparative Law (2026).

John O. McGinnis, Why Democracy Needs the Rich: The Hidden Benefits of Wealth in a Free Society (2026).

Daniel B. Rodriguez, Frontier Regulation: Novel Strategies for New Wicked Problems (forthcoming 2026).


Articles
Dhruv Aggarwal & Ofer Eldar, Disproportionate Influence: Rethinking Control in American Corporate Governance, 120 Northwestern University Law Review 1573 (2026).

Amanda Borwegen & Ajay K. Mehrotra, The Beginnings of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Placing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in Historical Perspective, 111 Cornell Law Review Online 1 (2026).

Peter Dixon & Hadar Dancig-Rosenberg, The Multi-Hatted Court: Community Courts as Boundary Organizations, 120 Northwestern University Law Review 1259 (2026).

Steven A. Drizin, Richard A. Leo, Hayley M. D. Cleary & Samara Hoose, Coercion, Trauma, and Grief in the Interrogation Room: Documenting and Analyzing Cases of False Confessions to Murder of a Family Member, 116 Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 9 (2026).

Michael S. Kang, Electoral Due Process, 120 Northwestern University Law Review 925 (2026).

Bruce A. Markell, Consensus on Consent? Not Yet: Part II, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Feb. 2026, at 32.

Kathleen Dillon Narko, Rethinkg Law School Teaching: Generative AI and Legal Education, CBA Record, Jan.-Feb., 2026, at 48.


Accepted Articles
Dhruv Aggarwal, Self-Binding Corporations, __ Michigan Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-05, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 26-02 (forthcoming 2026).

Ty Alper, Praveen Kosuri, Beth Lyon, Alicia Plerhoples, Laura Riley & Robin Walker Sterling, Holding the Line on Academic Freedom in Law School Clinics, __ Journal of Legal Education __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-14, U Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 26-11 (forthcoming 2026).

Myriam E. Gilles, The Procedural Underclass (review of Elizabeth Burch's The Pain Brokers), 125 Michigan Law Review __ (forthcoming 2027).

Myriam E. Gilles & Luke Norris, Procedure's Unmooring: How the Federal Rules Lost Their Way, 175 University of Pennsylvania Law Review __ (forthcoming 2026).

Myriam E. Gilles, Arbitration in Name Only, __ Northwestern University Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-02 (forthcoming 2026).

Myriam E. Gilles, Arbitration Exceptionalism, 112 Virginia Law Review __ (forthcoming 2026).

Monica Haymond, Repeal by Surrender, 112 Virginia Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-03 (forthcoming 2026).

Jill R. Horwitz, Is the Endowment for Us?, __ Northwestern University Law Review __ (forthcoming 2026).

Anika Jaitley, Daniel W. Linna Jr., Hon. Xavier Rodriguez, V.S. Subrahmanian & Siyu Tao, Artificial Intelligence in Federal Courts: A Random-Sample Survey of Judges, 27 Sedona Conference Journal __ (forthcoming 2026).

Lynne Kiesling & Yoon-Ho Alex Lee, Epistemic Humility and Adaptive Regulation, __ Journal of Markets & Morality __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 25-48, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 25-20 (forthcoming 2026).

John O. McGinnis & Phil Pillari, Against Deferential Skidmore, 78 Administrative Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-13 (forthcoming 2026).

James E. Pfander & Samy Abdelsalam, Pulp Fiction? A Reappraisal of Ex parte Young, 140 Harvard Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 25-55 (forthcoming 2026).

Daniel B. Rodriguez, The New Economic Liberties, 121 Northwestern University Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-15 (forthcoming 2026).

Max M. Schanzenbach & Robert H. Sitkoff, Divesting University Endowments, __ Harvard Business Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-06, Harvard Public Law Working Paper, European Corporate Governance Institute - Law Working Paper No. 907/2026 (forthcoming 2026).

Max M. Schanzenbach & Robert H. Sitkoff, University Trustees Should Say No to Divestment, __ George Mason University Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-07, European Corporate Governance Institute - Law Working Paper No. 908/2026 (forthcoming 2026).

Deborah Tuerkheimer, Survivors' Justice, 111 Virginia Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-11 (forthcoming 2026).


Contributions to Books
Steven A. Drizin, Revisiting Lee Arthur Hester: A Case Study in False Confessions, in Confessions and Guilty Pleas of Youth: Developmental Science and Practical Implications (Lindsay C. Malloy, Rebbecca K. Helm & Tina M. Zottoli eds., 2026).

Neha Jain & Sarah M.H. Nouwen, Race and Transitional Justice, in Race and Transitional Justice 1 (2026).

Bruce Alan Markell, Shifting and Surrounding Sands: Comparative Views on Director Duties in the Zone of Insolvency, in Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability (John M. Wood, Sofia Ellina & John Tribe eds., forthcoming 2026 ).

Priyanka Motaparthy & Radhya al-Mutawakel, "Nobody Wanted to Hear Us": Systemic Civilian Harm in Yemen, in Perpetual War and International Law: Enduring Legacies of the War on Terror (Brianna Rosen ed., forthcoming 2026).


White Papers/Reports
Andrew Koppelman, Jacob Williams & Phillip Pilkington, Is Liberalism Inherently Authoritarian, Danube Institute (Mar. 6, 2026).


Legal Documents
Zachary D. Clopton & Nadav Shoked, Brief Amici Curiae of Professors Zachary D. Clopton & Nadav Shoked in Support of Petitioner in No. 25-888, Anoka Hennepin Ed. Minn. v. Huizenga (U.S. Feb. 27, 2026).


Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
Dhruv Aggarwal, "Creditor Rights and Legal Transaction Costs," Oxford Business Law Blog (Feb. 24, 2026).

Steven G. Calabresi, "The Scalia Revolution," Volokh Conspiracy (Feb. 13, 2026).

Andrew Koppelman, "The Unbearable Intellectual Lightness of the Postliberal Being," The UnPopulist (Feb. 16, 2026).

Steven Lubet, "Mehdi Hasan's Arguments Against Israel's Right to Exist Fall Flat," The Hill (Apr. 13, 2026).

Steven Lubet, "One of the Most Famous Trials in U.S. History Disproves Trump's Birthright Citizenship Case," Slate (Apr. 2, 2026).

Steven Lubet, "Hegseth's Disdain for Morality Distances the Pentagon from Universities," The Hill (Mar. 16, 2026).

Steven Lubet, "Now More Than Ever, Choose Wisely When Defending Academic Freedom," The Hill (Mar. 2, 2026).

Steven Lubet, "Georgia's Jan. 6 Disbarment Opinion Sets an Example for Republicans Nationwide," The Hill (Feb. 16, 2026).

Steven Lubet, "Trump's Potential Supreme Court Pick Ignores His Own Judicial Hubris," The Hill (Jan. 19, 2026).

John O. McGinnis, "Government by Settlement," Law & Liberty (Apr. 9, 2026).

John O. McGinnis, "The Declaration's Lost Moral World," Law & Liberty (Mar. 26, 2026).

John O. McGinnis, "Against Chevron-Lite," Law & Liberty (Mar. 12, 2026).

John O. McGinnis, "The Classical Liberal University in a Second-Best World," Law & Liberty (Feb. 25, 2026).

John O. McGinnis, "The Major Tariff Question," Law & Liberty (Feb. 24, 2026).

John O. McGinnis, "The Duty to Enforce the Law," Law & Liberty (Jan. 22, 2026).

Ajay K. Mehrotra, "The Principle-Policy Gap in American Tax Attitudes," Lawfare (Apr. 13, 2026).

Chika Okafor, "Equal Rules Don't Produce Equal Opportunity," Democracy Docket (Mar. 7, 2026).

Annelise Riles, "The Fed Can Beat Populist Demagogues by Educating the Public," Chicago Tribune (Feb. 4, 2026).

Daniel B. Rodriguez, "The Feds Are Coming After State Bar Authorities, and the Lawfulness of This Effort Is Unclear," Daniel B. Rodriguez Substack (Apr. 10, 2026).

Daniel B. Rodriguez, "Law School Deans as Cheerleaders, and the Delicate Marketing Dance, Part 2: The Case of Access to Justice," Daniel B. Rodriguez Substack (Mar. 10, 2026).

Daniel B. Rodriguez, "MQD Is the Tail; Textualism Is the Dog," Daniel B. Rodriguez Substack (Mar. 6, 2026).

Daniel B. Rodriguez, "ABA Accreditation Reform: Who Are the Real Stakeholders?," Daniel B. Rodriguez Substack (Feb. 27, 2026).

Daniel B. Rodriguez, "Law School Deans as Cheerleaders, and the Delicate Marketing Dance, Part I: The Case of Agentic AI," Daniel B. Rodriguez Substack (Feb. 20, 2026).

Daniel B. Rodriguez, "Law Schools' Attention Spans Remain Short," Daniel B. Rodriguez Substack (Jan. 26, 2026).

Annie Shiel & Priyanka Motaparthy, "In the U.S. Strike on an Iranian School, What a Serious Military Investigation Should Look Like," Just Security (Mar. 30, 2026).


Working Papers
David A. Hyman, Anton Chorniy, William M. Sage & Bernard Black, Choosing a Nursing Home: How Useful are CMS Star Ratings?, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 26-01 (2026).

Alexander A. Reinert, Joanna C. Schwartz & James E. Pfander, Watching the Sky Not Fall: A Study of State Qualified Immunity Reforms, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-09, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2026-04 (2026).