William Baude is a Professor of Law and the Faculty Director of the Constitutional Law Institute at the University of Chicago Law School, where he teaches federal courts, constitutional law, and conflict of laws. His current research interests include different aspects of the Fourteenth Amendment (particularly both Section One and Section Three) and the nature of judicial discretion.
Among his other activities Baude is: the co-editor of two textbooks, The Constitution of the United States and Hart & Wechsler's Federal Courts in the Federal System; an Affiliated Scholar at the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism; a founding member of the Academic Freedom Alliance; a member of the American Law Institute; an occasional blogger at The Volokh Conspiracy; and a podcaster on Divided Argument. He also recently served on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Professor Baude received his BS in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and his JD from Yale Law School. He then clerked for then-Judge Michael McConnell on the United States Court of Appeals, and Chief Justice John Roberts on the United States Supreme Court. Before joining the Chicago faculty, he was a fellow at the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, and a lawyer in Washington, DC.
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Originalism and the General Law
6th Annual UVA Originalism Symposium
Caplin Pavilion1826 University Ave
Charlottesville, VA 22903
UVA Law’s 6th Annual Originalism Symposium
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Reconstructing Section 1983
Chicago Student Chapter
The University of Chicago Law School1111 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60636
Divided Argument: Live Podcast
Northwestern Student Chapter
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law375 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
Reversing Incorporation: Was Incorporating the Bill of Rights a Mistake?
Emory Student Chapter
The University of Chicago Law School1111 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60636
Supreme Court Reform
Chicago Student Chapter
The University of Chicago Law School1111 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Supreme Court Review
Chicago Student Chapter
University of Chicago Law School1111 E. 60th Street
Chicago , IL 60637
2023 National Lawyers Convention: Insurrection & the 14th Amendment
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2023 National Lawyers Convention: Insurrection & the 14th Amendment
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Insurrection and the 14th Amendment
2023 National Lawyers Convention
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Insurrection and the 14th Amendment
2023 National Lawyers Convention
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What is the Future of Textualism?
Recently, the application of Textualism by the Supreme Court of the United States--the predominant method...