Scholars from both sides of the Atlantic consider how concepts of citizenship affect debates over immigration and assimilation, tolerance and minority rights, and national cohesion and civic culture.

The Transatlantic Law Forum (TLF) will host its fifth annual conference on October 28–29 at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. The topic of the conference is "Constitutionalism in Crisis?"

Online registration for this event is closed. Walk-in registrations will be accepted.

On October 9, 2007, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta, a case that many are calling the most important securities case in years. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a class action suit...

This book considers federalism's constitutional basis and its practical applications.

Many industries that are crucial to recovering from the 9/11 attacks--industries such as insurance, pharmaceuticals, and aviation--are also the most exposed to liability in civil suits.

The events of September 11 and the possibility of further terrorist attacks have raised new questions about civil liability for mass torts. Many of the industries that are most exposed to substantial civil penalties – airlines, insurers, pharmaceutical companies – are also the most exposed to terror and the...

The Bush administration has made liability reform a top priority. In Congress this January, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) plans to address the most urgent problem by introducing a bill to reform class action suits. While there is broad agreement on the need for improvements, many uncertainties remain. What are the...

Preemption--an otherwise arcane legal doctrine--gets deserved attention in a new AEI Press book.