First Assignment Fall 2015
Legislation and the Regulatory State
LAW 515 Section 1
Alan C. Weinstein
Assignment details
TEXT: Lisa Schultz Bressman, Edward L. Rubin & Kevin M. Stack, The Regulatory State, 2d ed. (Wolters Kluwer 2013).
Dates Topics and Assignments
8/25 to 8/27 Introduction: xxi-xxiv.
Chapter 2 - The Common Law as a Regulatory Regime
· The Limitations of Tort and Common Law: 81-97
· Justifications for Regulation: 98-115
· Social Justifications for Regulation: 115-123
9/01 to 9/03 Chapter 3 - Legislation
· The Legislative Process: 125-136
· Auto Safety Legislation: 137-142
· The 1966 Motor Vehicle Safety Act: 142-158
· The Senate Report: 159-166