Did Deregulation Contribute to the Financial Crisis?

Today the CLS Blue Sky Blog presents a debate about the role of deregulation in contributing to the financial crisis of 2007-2009. Our columnists are Professor Paul G. Mahoney at the University of Virginia School of Law, Professor Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr., at The George Washington University Law School, and Professor Kathryn Judge at Columbia Law School. Their pieces are posted below.