The Yale Law Journal

Evan J. Criddle

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Keeping the Promise of Public Fiduciary Theory: A Reply to Leib and Galoob

Evan J. Criddle & Evan Fox-Decent

For centuries, prominent jurists and political theorists have looked to private fiduciary relationships such as trusteeship, agency, and guardianship to explain and justify the authority of public officials and public institutions. This tradition has attracted increasing interest over the past decad…