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Rank Name Articles Articles All Accessed
1 The Right to Privacy
 4 Harv. L. Rev. 193 (1890-1891)
Warren, Samuel D. ; Brandeis, Louis D. 		631 5,236 5,867 765
2 Path of the Law
 10 Harv. L. Rev. 457 (1896-1897)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell 		407 4,533 4,940 605
3 The Problem of Social Cost
 3 J.L. & Econ. 1 (1960)
Coase, R. H. 		315 4,319 4,634 498
4 Foreword: In Search of Evolving Doctrine on a Changing Court: A Model for a Newer Equal Protection
 86 Harv. L. Rev. 1 (1972-1973)
Gunther, Gerald 		142 3,210 3,352 115
5 From League of United Nations
 1 Int'l Org. 3 (1947)
Goodrich, Leland M. 		522 2,601 3,123 37
6 Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral
 85 Harv. L. Rev. 1089 (1971-1972)
Calabresi, Guido ; Melamed, A. Douglas 		273 2,831 3,104 320
7 Toward Neutral Principles of Constitutional Law
 73 Harv. L. Rev. 1 (1959-1960)
Wechsler, Herbert 		177 2,778 2,955 131
8 The Id, the Ego, and Equal Protection: Reckoning with Unconscious Racism
 39 Stan. L. Rev. 317 (1986-1987)
Lawrence, Charles R. III 		215 2,297 2,512 134
9 The New Property
 73 Yale L.J. 733 (1963-1964)
Reich, Charles A. 		113 2,332 2,445 171
10 State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights
 90 Harv. L. Rev. 489 (1976-1977)
Brennan, William J. Jr. 		242 2,143 2,385 199
11 Neutral Principles and Some First Amendment Problems
 47 Ind. L.J. 1 (1971-1972)
Bork, Robert H. 		190 2,193 2,383 219
12 Privacy
 48 Calif. L. Rev. 383 (1960)
Prosser, William L. 		210 2,130 2,340 189
13 An Introductory Note
 1 Int'l Org. 1 (1947)
Bundy, Harvey H. 		226 2,019 2,245 18
14 Foreword: Nomos and Narrative
 97 Harv. L. Rev 4 (1983-1984)
Cover, Robert M. 		255 1,926 2,181 630
15 The Role of the Judge in Public Law Litigation
 89 Harv. L. Rev. 1281 (1975-1976)
Chayes, Abram 		129 2,025 2,154 254
16 Form and Substance in Private Law Adjudication
 89 Harv. L. Rev. 1685 (1975-1976)
Kennedy, Duncan 		173 1,981 2,154 240
17 Against Settlement
 93 Yale L.J. 1073 (1983-1984)
Fiss, Owen M. 		162 1,806 1,968 502
18 Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Case of Divorce
 88 Yale L.J. 950 (1978-1979)
Mnookin, Robert H. ; Kornhauser, Lewis 		183 1,756 1,939 334
19 Property, Utility, and Fairness: Comments on the Ethical Foundations of Just Compensation Law
 80 Harv. L. Rev. 1165 (1966-1967)
Michelman, Frank I. 		65 1,860 1,925 54
20 The Assault upon the Citadel (Strict Liability to the Consumer)
 69 Yale L.J. 1099 (1959-1960)
Prosser, William L. 		34 1,793 1,827 26
21 Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals
 71 Harv. L. Rev. 593 (1957)
Hart, H. L. A. 		223 1,578 1,801 2,073
22 Race and Essentialism in Feminist Legal Theory
 42 Stan. L. Rev. 581 (February 1990)
Harris, Angela P. 		141 1,655 1,796 319
23 Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color
 43 Stan. L. Rev. 1241 (1990-1991)
Crenshaw, Kimberle 		425 1,313 1,738 6,863
24 The Forms and Limits of Adjudication
 92 Harv. L. Rev. 353 (1978-1979)
Fuller, Lon L. 		165 1,571 1,736 267
25 The Rule of Law as a Law of Rules
 56 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1175 (Fall 1989)
Scalia, Antonin 		206 1,478 1,684 104
26 Perspectives on the Fourth Amendment
 58 Minn. L. Rev. 349 (1973-1974)
Amsterdam, Anthony G. 		72 1,611 1,683 70
27 Some Fundamental Legal Conceptions as Applied in Judicial Reasoning
 23 Yale L.J. 16 (1913-1914)
Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb 		232 1,423 1,655 232
28 The Wages of Crying Wolf: A Comment on Roe v. Wade
 82 Yale L.J. 920 (1972-1973)
Ely, John Hart 		113 1,531 1,644 67
29 Federalism and Corporate Law: Reflections upon Delaware
 83 Yale L.J. 663 (1973-1974)
Cary, William L. 		98 1,540 1,638 71
30 Transcendental Nonsense and the Functional Approach
 35 Colum. L. Rev. 809 (June 1935)
Cohen, Felix S. 		139 1,396 1,535 191
31 A Behavioral Approach to Law and Economics
 50 Stan. L. Rev. 1471 (1997-1998)
Jolls, Christine ; Sunstein, Cass R. ; Thaler, Richard 		157 1,336 1,493 421
32 The Equal Protection of the Laws
 37 Calif. L. Rev. 341 (1949)
Tussman, Jospeh ; tenBroek, Jacobus 		27 1,457 1,484 105
33 Presidential Administration
 114 Harv. L. Rev. 2245 (2000-2001)
Kagan, Elena 		350 1,124 1,474 261
34 Race, Reform, and Retrenchment: Transformation and Legitimation in Antidiscrimination Law
 101 Harv. L. Rev. 1331 (1987-1988)
Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams 		239 1,195 1,434 129
35 Equal Protection
 82 Harv. L. Rev. 1065 (1968-1969) 		4 1,415 1,419 14
36 Brown v. Board of Education and the Interest-Convergence Dilemma
 93 Harv. L. Rev. 518 (1979-1980)
Bell, Derrick A. Jr. 		402 1,012 1,414 193
37 Originalism: The Lesser Evil
 57 U. Cinn. L. Rev. 849 (1988-1989)
Scalia, Antonin 		230 1,181 1,411 986
38 Property and Personhood
 34 Stan. L. Rev. 957 (1981-1982)
Radin, Margaret Jane 		191 1,209 1,400 221
39 The Misconceived Quest for the Original Understanding
 60 B.U. L. Rev. 204 (1980)
Brest, Paul 		111 1,283 1,394 234
40 Filling Gaps in Incomplete Contracts: An Economic Theory of Default Rules
 99 Yale L.J. 87 (1989-1990)
Ayres, Ian ; Gertner, Robert 		111 1,274 1,385 198
41 Marbury and the Administrative State
 83 Colum. L. Rev. 1 (1983)
Monaghan, Henry P. 		195 1,188 1,383 75
42 Rules Versus Standards: An Economic Analysis
 42 Duke L.J. 557 (1992-1993)
Kaplow, Louis 		221 1,162 1,383 109
43 Remarks on the Theory of Appellate Decision and the Rules or Canons about How Statutes Are to Be Construed
 3 Vand. L. Rev. 395 (1949-1950)
Llewellyn, Karl N. 		138 1,241 1,379 403
44 Public Trust Doctrine in Natural Resource Law: Effective Judicial Intervention, The
 68 Mich. L. Rev. 471 (1969-1970)
Sax, Joseph L. 		127 1,229 1,356 73
45 Foreword: The Forms of Justice
 93 Harv. L. Rev. 1 (1979-1980)
Fiss, Owen M. 		78 1,257 1,335 126
46 Positivism and Fidelity to Law--A Reply to Professor Hart
 71 Harv. L. Rev. 630 (1957)
Fuller, Lon L. 		126 1,164 1,290 955
47 The Political Safeguards of Federalism: The Role of the States in the Composition and Selection of the National Government
 54 Colum. L. Rev. 543 (1954)
Wechsler, Herbert 		50 1,227 1,277 64
48 Toward a General Theory of the First Amendment
 72 Yale L.J. 877 (1962-1963)
Emerson, Thomas I. 		70 1,202 1,272 117
49 Reliance Interest in Contract Damages: 1
 46 Yale L. J. 52 (1936-1937)
Fuller, L. L. ; Perdue, William R. Jr. 		62 1,205 1,267 179
50 Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics
 1989 U. Chi. Legal F. 139 (1989)
Crenshaw, Kimberle 		332 931 1,263 3,327
51 Origin and Scope of the American Doctrine of Constitutional Law
 7 Harv. L. Rev. 129 (1893-1894)
Thayer, James B. 		141 1,120 1,261 93
52 Some Reflections on the Reading of Statutes
 47 Colum. L. Rev. 527 (1947)
Frankfurter, Felix 		110 1,125 1,235 158
53 Public Response to Racist Speech: Considering the Victim's Story
 87 Mich. L. Rev. 2320 (1988-1989)
Matsuda, Mari J. 		105 1,126 1,231 87
54 Takings and the Police Power
 74 Yale L.J. 36 (1964-1965)
Sax, Joseph L. 		53 1,163 1,216 30
55 The Pathological Politics of Criminal Law
 100 Mich. L. Rev. 505 (2001-2002)
Stuntz, William J. 		269 934 1,203 274
56 Foreword: On Protecting the Poor through the Fourteenth Amendment
 83 Harv. L. Rev. 7 (1969-1970)
Michelman, Frank I. 		42 1,161 1,203 30
57 The First Amendment is an Absolute
 1961 Sup. Ct. Rev. 245 (1961)
Meiklejohn, Alexander 		67 1,136 1,203 62
58 Contracts of Adhesion--Some Thoughts about Freedom of Contract
 43 Colum. L. Rev. 629 (1943)
Kessler, Friedrich 		83 1,112 1,195 41
59 Toward a Fair Use Standard
 103 Harv. L. Rev. 1105 (1989-1990)
Leval, Pierre N. 		203 982 1,185 150
60 Market-Inalienability
 100 Harv. L. Rev. 1849 (June 1987)
Radin, Margaret Jane 		80 1,093 1,173 96
61 The Reformation of American Administrative Law
 88 Harv. L. Rev. 1667 (1974-1975)
Stewart, Richard B. 		105 1,060 1,165 138
62 The New Textualism
 37 UCLA L. Rev. 621 (1989-1990)
Eskridge, William N. Jr. 		119 1,039 1,158 98
63 The Selection of Disputes for Litigation
 13 J. Legal Stud. 1 (1984)
Priest, George L. ; Klein, Benjamin 		131 1,023 1,154 76
64 The Power of Congress to Limit the Jurisdiction of Federal Courts: An Exercise in Dialectic
 66 Harv. L. Rev. 1362 (June 1953)
Hart, Henry M., Jr. 		72 1,081 1,153 103
65 Some Kind of Hearing
 123 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1267 (1974-1975)
Friendly, Henry J. 		79 1,052 1,131 55
66 Why the Haves Come out Ahead: Speculations on the Limits of Legal Change
 9 Law & Soc'y Rev. 95 (1974-1975)
Galanter, Marc 		145 981 1,126 662
67 The Proper Role of a Target's Management in Responding to a Tender Offer
 94 Harv. L. Rev. 1161 (1980-1981)
Easterbrook, Frank H. ; Fischel, Daniel R. 		44 1,077 1,121 71
68 The Fall of the Citadel (Strict Liability to the Consumer)
 50 Minn. L. Rev. 791 (1965-1966)
Prosser, William L. 		17 1,088 1,105 12
69 Statutory Roads to Review of Federal Administrative Orders
 28 Calif. L. Rev. 129 (1939-1940)
McAllister, Breck P. 		87 984 1,071 3
70 On the Expressive Function of Law
 144 U. Pa. L. Rev. 2021 (1995-1996)
Sunstein, Cass R. 		206 865 1,071 79
71 Managerial Judges
 96 Harv. L. Rev. 374 (1982-1983)
Resnik, Judith 		140 926 1,066 149
72 Team Production Theory of Corporate Law, A
 85 Va. L. Rev. 247 (1999)
Blair, Margaret M. ; Stout, Lynn A. 		207 858 1,065 189
73 Violence and the Word
 95 Yale L.J. 1601 (1985-1986)
Cover, Robert M. 		163 894 1,057 967
74 The Mechanisms of Market Efficiency
 70 Va. L. Rev. 549 (1984)
Gilson, Ronald J. ; Kraakman, Reinier H. 		73 983 1,056 207
75 Judicial Deference to Administrative Interpretations of Law
 1989 Duke L.J. 511 (June 1989)
Scalia, Antonin 		165 883 1,048 74
76 Of Sovereignty and Federalism
 96 Yale L.J. 1425 (1986-1987)
Amar, Akhil Reed 		90 957 1,047 137
77 Interest Groups in American Public Law
 38 Stan. L. Rev. 29 (1985-1986)
Sunstein, Cass R. 		29 1,010 1,039 82
78 The Growing Disjunction between Legal Education and the Legal Profession
 91 Mich. L. Rev. 34 (1992-1993)
Edwards, Harry T. 		59 975 1,034 27
79 Biodiversity and Land
 83 Cornell L. Rev. 1 (1997-1998)
Karkkainen, Bradley C. 		136 890 1,026 31
80 For Whom are Corporate Managers Trustees
 45 Harv. L. Rev. 1145 (May 1932)
Dodd, E. Merrick Jr. 		168 857 1,025 253
81 Foreword: The Justices of Rules and Standards
 106 Harv. L. Rev. 22 (1992-1993)
Sullivan, Kathleen M. 		109 913 1,022 90
82 The Family and the Market: A Study of Ideology and Legal Reform
 96 Harv. L. Rev. 1497 (1982-1983)
Olsen, Frances E. 		56 962 1,018 40
83 Some Estate Tax Litigation Problems of 1960
 3 Ariz. L. Rev. 1 (1961)
Featherston, C. Moxley 		193 824 1,017 7
84 Some Thoughts on Risk Distribution and the Law of Torts
 70 Yale L.J. 499 (March 1961)
Calabresi, Guido 		44 971 1,015 87
85 A Critique of Our Constitution is Color-Blind
 44 Stan. L. Rev. 1 (1991-1992)
Gotanda, Neil 		155 858 1,013 147
86 The Original Understanding of Original Intent
 98 Harv. L. Rev. 885 (March 1985)
Powell, H. Jefferson 		73 938 1,011 95
87 Storytelling for Oppositionists and Others: A Plea for Narrative
 87 Mich. L. Rev. 2411 (1988-1989)
Delgado, Richard 		139 872 1,011 138
88 The Demise of the Right-Privilege Distinction in Constitutional Law
 81 Harv. L. Rev. 1439 (1967-1968)
Van Alstyne, William W. 		12 997 1,009 9
89 Law's Republic
 97 Yale L.J. 1493 (1987-1988)
Michelman, Frank I. 		27 979 1,006 46
90 Fourth Amendment First Principles
 107 Harv. L. Rev. 757 (1993-1994)
Amar, Akhil Reed 		105 901 1,006 89
91 Law and Borders--The Rise of Law in Cyberspace
 48 Stan. L. Rev. 1367 (1995-1996)
Johnson, David R. ; Post, David 		90 905 995 205
92 Unconscionability and the Code-The Emperor's New Clause
 115 U. Pa. L. Rev. 485 (1966-1967)
Leff, Arthur Allen 		52 935 987 36
93 The Theory and Practice of UNESCO
 4 Int'l Org. 3 (1950)
Niebuhr, Reinhold 		150 832 982 8
94 Fair Measure: The Legal Status of Underenforced Constitutional Norms
 91 Harv. L. Rev. 1212 (1977-1978)
Sager, Lawrence Gene 		83 897 980 51
95 The Content of Our Categories: A Cognitive Bias Approach to Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity
 47 Stan. L. Rev. 1161 (1994-1995)
Krieger, Linda Hamilton 		57 920 977 31
96 Constitutional Law in the Age of Balancing
 96 Yale L.J. 943 (1986-1987)
Aleinikoff, T. Alexander 		92 883 975 69
97 Looking to the Bottom: Critical Legal Studies and Reparations
 22 Harv. C.R.-C.L. L. Rev. 323 (1987)
Matsuda, Mari J. 		172 794 966 347
98 Rational Basis of Trademark Protection, The
 40 Harv. L. Rev. 813 (1926-1927)
Schechter, Frank I. 		51 912 963 134
99 Beyond the Republican Revival
 97 Yale L.J. 1539 (1987-1988)
Sunstein, Cass R. 		37 925 962 53
100 Reading the Landscape of Disputes: What We Know and Don't Know (and Think We Know) about Our Allegedly Contentious and Litigious Society
 31 UCLA L. Rev. 4 (1983-1984)
Galanter, Marc 		27 925 952 90