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The Politics of Private Law in Historical and Comparative Perspective

Class 21: Thursday 4/17 - 14th Amendment limits on private law rules: Hohfeldian rights and privileges contrasted

Reading(s): NY Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), Epstein Hustler v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988) Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board, 424 U.S. 507 (1976) Singer note Pa. Coal v. Mahon, 260 U.S. 393 (1922) Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co, 272 U.S. 365 (1926) Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, 438 U.S. 104 (1978) Singer note (s. 1-6)