Arizona Legal Studies Publications

This working paper series disseminates works of faculty and, occasionally, of students prior to publication. Abstracts and electronic copies of all working papers are available at the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). For more information, contact Faculty Scholarship Coordinator Jaime Valenzuela.

2020

2019

  • Robertson, Christopher, 

    Introduction, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-28 (2019), published at Exposed:  Why Our Health Insurance is Incomplete and What Can be Done About It (2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-28
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3504869.
  • Orbach, Barak, 

    The Consumer Welfare Controversy, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-27 (2019), published at CPI Antitrust Chronicle, Nov. 2019, at 22.

    ALS Series Number: 19-27
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3489458
  • Robertson, Christopher, 

    Race and Class:  A Randomized Experiment with Prosecutors, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-26 (2019), published at 16 J. Empirical Legal Stud. 807 (2019) (co-author, with Shima Baradaran Baughman & Megan S. Wright).

    ALS Series Number: 19-26
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3205657
  • Rose, Carol, 

    Cold Corpses, Hot News and Dead IP:  The Reasons and Consequences of a Legal Status of No-Property, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-25 (2019), published at 57 Houston L. Rev. 377 (2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-25
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3487640
  • Rose, Carol, 

    Thinking About the Commons, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-24 (2019), published at Int'l J. Commons (2019)

    ALS Series Number: 19-24
  • Rose, Carol, 

    Commons and Cognition, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-23 (2019), published at 19 Theoretical Inquiries in Law 587 (2018)

    ALS Series Number: 19-23
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3487575
  • Gantz, David, 

    The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement:  Textiles, Apparel, and Agriculture, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-22 (2019), published at Mexico Center, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (Oct. 21, 2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-22
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3475043 Available at:
  • Sklar, Tara , 

    Affordability Boards:  The States’ New Fix for Drug Pricing, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-21 (2019), published at 381 New Eng. J. Med. 1301, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1906010 (Oct. 3, 2019) (co-author, with Christopher Robertson).

    ALS Series Number: 19-21
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3465699 Available at:
  • Gantz, David, 

    The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement:  Energy Production and Policies, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-20 (2019), published at Mexico Center, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (Sept. 17, 2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-20
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3456282 Available at:
  • Tsosie, Rebecca, 

    Tribal Data Governance and Informational Privacy:  Constructing "Indigenous Data Sovereignty", Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-19 (2019), published at 80 Mont. L. Rev. 229 (2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-19
  • Simon, Diana, 

    Focused and Fun: A How-to Guide for Creating Hypotheticals for Law Students, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-18 (2019), published at 19 Scribes J. Legal Writing 161 (2020).

    ALS Series Number: 19-18
  • Glennon, Robert, 

    Feeding the World:  How Changes in Biotech Regulation Can Jump-Start the Second Green Revolution and Diversify the Agricultural Industry, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-17 (2019) (co-author, with John A. Erwin), published at 44 Wm & Mary L. Rev. 327 (2020).

    ALS Series Number: 19-17
  • Wexler, David, 

    Epílogo:  Próximos Pasos en el Desarrollo de la Justicia Terapéutica (Afterword:  Next Steps in the Development of Therapeutic Jurisprudence), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-16 (2019) published at Hacia un Proceso Penal Mas Reparador y Resocializador:  Avances Desde la Justicia Terapeutica 405 (E. Pillado & T. Farto eds., 2019) (co-author, with Karla Gonzalez).

    ALS Series Number: 19-16
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3424859 Available at:
  • Robertson, Christopher, 

    Amicus Brief for Scholars Supporting Appellants’ Petition for Initial Hearing en banc, Lieu v. Federal Election Commission, No. 1:16-cv-02201-EGS (D.C. Cir.) (June 27, 2019), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-15 (2019) (co-author, with Kelly Bergstrand & D. Alexander Winkelman).

    ALS Series Number: 19-15
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3417331
  • Bambauer, Derek, 

    The MacGuffin and the Net:  Taking Internet Listeners Seriously, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-14 (2019), published at 90 U. Colo. L. Rev. 475 (2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-14
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3413731
  • Gantz, David, 

    The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement:  Labor Rights and Environmental Protection, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-13 (2019), published at Mexico Center, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (June 13, 2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-13
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3404238 Available at:
  • Sullivan, Bethany, 

    Enough is Enough:  Ten Years of Carcieri v. Salazar, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-12 (2019), published at 40 Pub. Land & Resources L. Rev. 1 (2019) (co-author, with Jennifer L. Turner).

    ALS Series Number: 19-12
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3398624 Available at:
  • Miller, Marc, 

    Sharkfests and Databases:  Crowdsourcing Plea Bargains, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-11 (2019), published at 6 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 653 (2019) (co-author, with Kay L. Levine, Ronald. F. Wright, & Nancy J. King).

    ALS Series Number: 19-11
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3391536
  • Katirai, Negar, 

    Retraumatized in Court, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-10 (2019), published at 62 Ariz. L. Rev. 81 (2020).

    ALS Series Number: 19-10
  • Gantz, David, 

    WTO Case Review 2017, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-09 (2019), published at 36 Arizona J. Int’l & Comp. L. 253 (2019) (co-author, with Raj Bhala et al.).

    ALS Series Number: 19-09
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3389433
  • Gantz, David, 

    The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement:  Settlement of Disputes, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-08 (2019), published at Mexico Center, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (May 2, 2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-08
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3389420 Available at:
  • Simon, Diana, 

    Cross-Cultural Differences in Plagiarism:  Fact or Fiction?, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-07 (2019), published at 57 Duquesne L. Rev. 73 (2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-07
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3377725
  • Gantz, David, 

    The U.S.-Mexico Trade Relationship under AMLO:  Challenges and Opportunities, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-06 (2019), published at Mexico Center, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (Apr. 23, 2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-06
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3377591 Available at:
  • Puig, Sergio, 

    The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement:  A Glimpse into the Geoeconomic World Order, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-05 (2019), published at 113 Am. J. Int'l L. Unbound 56 (2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-05
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3375022
  • Puig, Sergio, 

    Introduction to the Symposium on Investor Responsibility:  The Next Frontier in International Investment Law, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-04 (2019), published at 113 Am. J. Int'l L. Unbound 1 (2019) (co-author, with James Gathii).

    ALS Series Number: 19-04
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3375015
  • Robertson, Christopher, 

    Can Rationing Through Inconvenience Be Ethical?, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-03 (2019), published at 48 Hastings Center Report, Jan.-Feb. 2018, at 10 (co-author, with Nir Eyal & Paul L. Romain).

    ALS Series Number: 19-03
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3358604 Available at:
  • Orbach, Barak, 

    Interstate Circuit and Conspiracy Theories, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-02 (2019), published at 2019 U. Ill. L. Rev. 1447 (2019).

    ALS Series Number: 19-02
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3332447
  • Coan, Andrew, 

    Introduction, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-01 (2019), published at Prosecuting the President: How Special Prosecutors Hold Presidents Accountable and Protect the Rule of Law 1 (2019)

    ALS Series Number: 19-01

2018

  • Orbach, Barak, 

    The Present New Antitrust Era, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-37 (2018), published at 60 William & Mary L. Rev. 1439 (2019).

    ALS Series Number: 18-37
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3300757
  • Sklar, Tara , 

    Vulnerability to Legal Misconduct:  A Profile of Problem Lawyers in Victoria, Australia, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-36 (2018), published at 27 Int'l J. Legal Prof., 269 (Apr. 27, 2020) (co-author, with Jennifer Schulz Moore et al.).

    ALS Series Number: 18-36
  • Wexler, David, 

    Can an ACE Screening Interview Itself be Therapeutic?, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-35 (2018), to be published at Therapeutic Jurisprudence in the Mainstream ___ (forthcoming 2018).

    ALS Series Number: 18-35
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3287223.
  • Sklar, Tara , 

    Preparing to Age in Place:  The Role of Medicaid Waivers in Elder Abuse Prevention, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-34 (2018), published at 28 Ann. Health L. 195 (2019) (co-author, with Rachel Zuraw).

    ALS Series Number: 18-34
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3284589
  • Sklar, Tara , 

    Elderly Gun Ownership and the Wave of State Red Flag Laws:  An Unintended Consequence That Could Help Many, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-33 (2018), published at 27 Elderly L.J. 35 (2019).

    ALS Series Number: 18-33
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3279718
  • Puig, Sergio, 

    Greening Investor-State Dispute Settlements, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-32 (2018), published at 59 B.C. L. Rev. 2717 (2018) (co-author, with Daniel B. Magraw).

    ALS Series Number: 18-32
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3275031
  • Massaro, Toni, 

    Constitutional Cities:  Sanctuary Jurisdictions, Local Voice, and Individual Liberty, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-31 (2018), published at 50 Colum. Hum. Rts. Rev. 1 (2018) (co-author, with Shefali Milczarek-Desai).

    ALS Series Number: 18-31
  • Walker, Tammi , 

    Fixing What's Wrong with How Universities Adjudicate Sexual Misconduct Claims:  How Procedural Change Can Encourage Cooperation, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-30 (2018), published at 2018 Wis. L. Rev. 111.

    ALS Series Number: 18-30
    Available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3034779
  • Sklar, Tara , 

    Characteristics of Lawyers Who are Subject to Complaints and Misconduct Findings, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-29 (2018), published at 16 J. Empirical Legal Stud. 318 (2019) (co-author, with Yamna Taouk et al.).

    ALS Series Number: 18-29
    Available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2988411 Available at:
  • Robertson, Christopher, 

    Practice-Based Research Networks and the Mandate for Real World Evidence, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-28 (2018), published at 44 Am. J. L. & Med. 219 (2018) (co-author, with Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy & Leila Barraza).

    ALS Series Number: 18-28
    Available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3231000
  • Orbach, Barak, 

    Con Men and Their Enablers:  The Anatomy of Confidence Games, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-27 (2018), published at 85 Social Research:  An International Quarterly 795 (2018) (co-author, with Lindsey Huang).

    ALS Series Number: 18-27
    Available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3228077
  • Gantz, David, 

    An Existential Threat to WTO Dispute Settlement:  Blocking Appointment of Appellate Body Members by the United States, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-26 (2018).

    ALS Series Number: 18-26
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3216633
  • Antognini , Albertina , 

    Against Nonmarital Exceptionalism, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-25 (2018), published at 51 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1891 (2018)

    ALS Series Number: 18-25
  • Dysart, Tessa, 

    In Search of Sound Judg(e?)ment, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-24 (2018), published at 21 Green Bag 2d 195 (2018).

    ALS Series Number: 18-24
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3189887
  • Glennon, Robert, 

    Water Exchanges:  Arizona's Most Recent Innovation in Water Law and Policy, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-23 (2018), published at 8 Az. J. Envtl. L. & Pol'y 1 (2018).

    ALS Series Number: 18-23
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3191997
  • Puig, Sergio, 

    Imperfect Alternatives:  Institutional Choice and the Reform of Investment Law, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-22 (2018), published at 113 Am. J. Int'l L. 361 (2018) (co-author, with Gregory Shaffer).

    ALS Series Number: 18-22
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3191639
  • Diamond, James, 

    An Overview of Practicing American Indian Criminal Law in Federal, State and Tribal Courts, and an Update about Recent Expansion of Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indians, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-21 (2018), published at Fed. Law., Apr. 2018, at 18.

    ALS Series Number: 18-21
  • Coan, Andrew, 

    Amending the Law of Constitutional Interpretation, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-19 (2018), published at 13 Duke J. Const. L. & Pub. Pol'y 83 (2018).

    ALS Series Number: 18-19
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3176144
  • Wexler, David, 

    The Therapeutic Application of the Law and the Need for Amicus Justitia Briefs, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-18 (2017), to be published at Therapeutic Jurisprudence in the Mainstream ___ (forthcoming 2018).

    ALS Series Number: 18-18
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3168768
  • Bambauer, Derek, 

    Ecosystem of Distrust, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-17 (2018), published at 16 First Amend. L. Rev. 129 (2018) (co-author, with Mark Verstraete).

    ALS Series Number: 18-17
    Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3157885