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Dan Farber
Dan Farber has written and taught on environmental and constitutional law as well as about contracts, jurisprudence and legislation. Currently at Berkeley Law, he has also spent time at Minnesota Law School (where he became the first Henry J. Fletcher Professor of Law in 1987), Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago Law School (where he was named McKnight Presidential Professor of Public Law in 2000). He is also a pioneer in the emerging field of Disaster Law, which examines legal issues related to society’s ability to deal effectively with the aftermath of catastrophes and the risk of future disasters.
Hi Rick. I hadn't seen your post when I wrote mine last night! I think they complement each other, however.…
On Ninth Circuit Hands California Local Governments Big Climate Change Win
Joe - Saw your comment about "stubby-fingers typo" and assumed that was me. I'm the Typo King.
On Day In/Day Out, Our Continuing Troubles
A funding condition would work, so long as it wasn't so draconian that the Court would consider it coercive. So…
On The Coronavirus and the Commerce Clause
Thanks for these thoughtful comments. The reference to the common defense and the general welfare relates to the powers to…
On The Coronavirus and the Commerce Clause
Andrea- Thanks for catching the typo! I'm glad you liked the post. DF
On The World Leader Who is Far Worse Than Trump
Hi. We've added you to the email list. We haven't done outreach to pastors and bishops, but we'd be very…
On Trump’s EPA May Cause as Many U.S. Deaths as the Coronavirus
Oscar - I did think about discussing the Coase Theorem but that seemed a little too much for a blog…
On Richard Epstein Strikes Again
Thanks, Doug!
On Richard Epstein Strikes Again
I'm very sorry that the object of the satire was unclear. The object was supposed to be the bungled White…
On The Story of Rona the Roaming Coronavirus
Interesting question! I don't think China could be sued in the U.S. courts because of sovereign immunity. In theory, it…
On We’re Spending Trillions to Support Businesses. What About Coronavirus Victims?