Book excerpt: Featured articles and essays in this issue are from recognized scholars in law and legal theory, including a Symposium on private law. The issue also includes the article “Regulation for the Sake of Appearance,” by Adam Samaha. The Symposium contents are: THE NEW PRIVATE LAW -- “Introduction: Pragmatism and Private Law,” by John C.P. Goldberg -- “The Obligatory Structure of Copyright Law: Unbundling the Wrong of Copying,” by Shyamkrishna Balganesh -- “Property as the Law of Things,” by Henry E. Smith -- “Duties, Liabilities, and Damages,” by Stephen A. Smith -- “Palsgraf, Punitive Damages, and Preemption,” by Benjamin C. Zipursky The issue includes two student Notes: “The Perils of Fragmentation and Reckless Innovation,” and “Independence, Congressional Weakness, and the Importance of Appointment: The Impact of Combining Budgetary Autonomy with Removal Protection” In addition, student contributions on Recent Cases and Legislation explore the law relating to tasers as excessive force, free speech rights of teachers, employment discrimination disparate impact, separation of powers in dealing with Guantánamo transfers, and excessive sentencing using an uncharged murder. Finally, there are six Book Notes of Recent Publications.