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On next Tuesday, March 22nd, I will be speaking at the University of Virginia Law School. The gathering will occur at 12:30, and the UVA Innocence Clinic will be providing lunch. Special thanks to Allison Harnack for putting the event together. The blurb is below. The University of Virginia Innocence Project Presents [...]
I was just reminded of this panel discussion on “conservative and libertarian alternatives to originalism” that I attended back in January. I found it ironic because there was only one libertarian on the panel, and nobody offered any alternatives to originalism. And yes, that’s me talking at 1:04:30. […]
LeBron James and Dywane Wade and whoever else the Heat have finagled onto their team need to quit their crying over non-foul no-calls and just play ball. You look in NBA section of your newspaper right now and more than likely there’s a picture of the two ball hogs looking like their [...]
I forgot to post about the podcast I did with the Josh Blackman Blog. Josh is a prolific writer: he regularly blogs and writes law reviews. In addition, he is the co-founder of Fantasy SCOTUS and president of the Harlan Institute—a non-profit organization that uses social media to bring a stylized law school experience into the [...]
I shouldn’t quibble. When a law professor writes an academic article that is published in a law review, she is lucky to have it cited in other academic articles published in other law reviews. This is, after all, what we do. To have it not just cited but reviewed by someone who [...]
I heard Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick speak last week about her experiences covering the Court. Dahlia said that one of the main differences between the Court’s first 150 years and the current Court is that the latter are not nearly as tough, because none of them are former politicians. Then I read Justice [...]
We are fortunate to have my wife, Ann Marie, guest blogging today about an important issue: eating disorders. If you unaware of my wife’s story, here it is: She struggled with anorexia for twenty years. At several points, she dropped down to 60-some pounds and was on the verge of death. But [...]
I enjoyed a personal treat last week. On Thursday, I was fortunate enough to meet and listen to Dahlia Lithwick, who gave a lecture at Creighton law school. For those of you that follow the Supreme Court, you probably already know that Ms. Lithwick is the Senior Editor of Slate magazine and [...]