This article discusses the past, present, and possible future of lottery playing in the U.S. in the legal context. After the introduction in Part I, Part II examines the history and development of lottery playing in the U.S. Part III discusses the development of lottery playing in the U.S. and...

In Republic of Argentina v. Weltover the United States Supreme Court granted unprecedented access to U.S. courts for persons seeking to file suit against a sovereign state. In particular, the Court held that the commercial activity exception under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976...

The significance of public participation in playing lotteries in modern American life led to Congress's creation of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) in 1996. Many state constitutions and statutes are silent concerning lotteries, however the author argues that in the context...

Consideration stands at the very center of the common law's approach to contract law and the doctrine survives at every turn. The author analyzes the Alabama Supreme Court's decision in Webb v. McGowin on its seventy-fifth anniversary and finds that the decision still merits admiration. Although...