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When the Market Watches the Court
Rafael Pierry
Rafael Pierry is a J.D. Candidate at The University of Chicago Law School, Class of 2027.

This Essay explores the future of legal prediction markets. Part I explains how markets work and what makes them hard to beat. Part II then turns to the largest legal prediction market to date: the outcome of Learning Resources. Finally, Part III considers whether markets are well-suited to forecasting legal outcomes, both in principle and in practice.

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Courts Prepare to Take On the True Lender Question
Rhemé Sloan
Rhemé Sloan is a J.D. Candidate at the University of Chicago Law School, Class of 2023.

They thank Annie Kors, Matthew Makowski, Renic Sloan, and the University of Chicago Law Review Online team.

Financial technology (“fintech”) firms and banking institutions have thoroughly cemented lending in the digital realm.