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Dec 20 2023 Publication
A Deeper Originalism: From Court-Centered Jurisprudence to Constitutional Self-Government
Federalist Society Review

A Deeper Originalism: From Court-Centered Jurisprudence to Constitutional Self-Government

Johnathan O'Neill

Originalism has substantially reoriented constitutional discourse since it first reemerged in response to the Warren...

Topics: Constitution · Culture · Founding Era & History · Jurisprudence · Separation of Powers

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Jun 27 2023

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  • Supreme Court •
  • Environmental Law & Property Rights
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Arizona v. Navajo Nation: SCOTUS Zags Back

  • Robert G. Natelson

Indian law, including Indian constitutional law, is famously chaotic. With the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision...

Jun 23 2023 Publication
Textualism in Alabama
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Textualism in Alabama

Jay Mitchell

Textualism is alive and well in Alabama. This interpretive doctrine teaches that legal texts have...

Topics: State Courts · Federalism & Separation of Powers · State Constitutions

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Jan 9 2023

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  • Labor & Employment Law
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Labor Disputes, Property Rights, and Vandalism

  • Alexander T. MacDonald

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v....

Apr 5 2022 Publication
Against Living Common Goodism
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Against Living Common Goodism

William H. Pryor

Today I want to discuss a new version of an old debate. In 1985, then-Attorney...

Topics: Jurisprudence · Philosophy · Separation of Powers

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Jul 26 2021 Publication
Should the “Hollow Core” of Constitutional Theory Be Filled with the Framers’ Intentions?
Federalist Society Review

Should the “Hollow Core” of Constitutional Theory Be Filled with the Framers’ Intentions?

Stephen B. Presser

A Review of The Hollow Core of Constitutional Theory: Why We Need the Framers, by...

Topics: Constitution · Founding Era & History

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Apr 8 2021 Publication
Last Hurrah for the Minimalist Court?
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Last Hurrah for the Minimalist Court?

Donald A. Daugherty

A review of SCOTUS 2020: Major Decisions and Developments of the U.S. Supreme Court, edited...

Topics: Supreme Court

Sponsors: Litigation Practice Group

Feb 22 2021

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How to Research the Constitutionality of Impeaching Former Presidents

  • Robert G. Natelson

Recently I’ve pivoted from 38 years of writing books and law review articles to spending...

Mar 15 2018

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A Look at Madison's Notes from the Constitutional Convention

  • Lynn Uzzell

This article was originally published in Law and Liberty. Click here to visit their website.  ...

Sep 7 2017 Publication
Morally Innocent, Legally Guilty: The Case for Mens Rea Reform
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Morally Innocent, Legally Guilty: The Case for Mens Rea Reform

John G. Malcolm

Note from the Editor: This article discusses the concept of mens rea, argues that too...

Sponsors: Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group

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