In Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that patent owners do not have a right to a trial in a court of law. The issue at hand in the case was whether Congress could vest in the United States Patent and Trademark Office power to adjudicate […]
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Morality and Presidential Campaigns
During and after the 2016 presidential campaign, many commentators wondered how U.S. politics had devolved into the political circus witnessed that election season. Especially puzzling was the support that evangelical Christians, adherents to a faith that emphasizes morality in all facets of life, gave to the Republican candidate—the twice-divorced, coarse-talking, oft-bankrupt Donald Trump. Looking at […]
Life Behind the CV: A Case Study of an Unusual Legal Scholar
Academics forgo the term “resume” in favor of “curriculum vitae.” The CV refers to a list of degrees and accomplishments. But considering the Latin translation–“the course of life”–is the term too grand? The story of John Henry Wigmore suggests that “curriculum vitae” is not an overly grand term. Wigmore’s CV depicts a unique life path–as […]
Black Politics in Lowcountry Georgia after the Civil War
Throughout Lowcountry Georgia, African Americans marshaled against native southern power and federal policies that did not serve their interests. Through organizations such as the Union League and Farmer’s Alliance, African Americans developed an understanding of their political and social identity. The pursuit of self-governance, kinship, and labor transformed the political and social consciousness of African […]
Dante’s Philosophical Life: Author Interview with Paul Stern
A Political Theory Review interview with Paul Stern, Associate Professor of Politics at Ursinus College, about his recent book Dante’s Philosophical Life: Politics and Human Wisdom in Purgatorio (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018). Hear more interviews from The Political Theory Review.
