Book Reviews 5.1
Earlier this year we asked five of our staff members to review the most recent Nader publications. Our view that some sort of consensus on the Nader series might thus be reached turned out to be mistaken: these books are
The Review: Volume 5Issue 1
Unconscionability and Standardized Contracts
Under 2-302 of the UCC, courts should examine standardized contracts used by consumers as private legislation rather than on a case-by-case basis.
Sex Discrimination and Equal Protection: The Question of a Suspect Classification
American courts have failed to articulate a clear formulation of whether sex is a suspect classification, and thus sex discrimination caselaw is haphazard.
Off the Record: The Emerging Right to Control One's School Files
Schools gather a plethora of information on students. Student and parent rights to control this information and its use are emerging.
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.: New Contours on the Libel Landscape--A Pyrrhic Victory for Plaintiffs
Gertz has far-reaching results in libel cases, including abandonment of strict liability, protecting society's speech interest.