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Constitution
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Fred Korematsu Day
Today, California celebrates the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. Google has been honoring the civil rights advocate, who famously sued (and lost) to challenge the internment…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Constitution Day 2016
It's Constitution Day - - - week - - - yet again. And as we do every year, we commemorate it with a few notes.First, there is the issue of…
The Right Coast
Federal Judge: “Absolutely no value” in studying Constitution – Red Alert Politics
A federal judge has said he believes studying the Constitution has absolutely no value, despite having a job where he makes rulings based on constitutionality.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1400988311619-0'); });via redalertpolitics.comHow about…
The Right Coast
We Shall Overcome The Constitution
Nothing stirs the passions of Democrats these days quite like the prospect of gutting the Constitution. In an unprecedented act of pretend political bravery, House members held a catered sit-in, demanding…
International Law Prof Blog
Thailand to Vote on New Constitution on August 7th; U.N. Secretary General Express Support for Thailand’s Return to Democracy
In a telephone call with the Prime Minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan-O-Cha, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reaffirmed the UN’s readiness to support Thailand as the country prepares to…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Symposium: Does Quebec Need a Written Constitution?
Check out this symposium on March 31, 2016, at Yale: Does Quebec Need a Written Constitution? Organizers have assembled a terrific line-up, with a key-note by Jean Charest, 29th Premier…
Education Law Prof Blog
N.M. Supreme Court Holds That Instructional Materials Law That Benefitted Private Schools Is Unconstitutional
Following the majority of states, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled today that the use of public funds to provide free textbooks to private school students violated the state constitution. The state supreme court,…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
How to Write a Constitution to Prevent Violence
Nic Cheeseman and Alexander Noyes give tips in the Washington Post on writing a constitution to prevent violence and promote peace in Africa. (An upcoming Tanzanian vote provides the backdrop.)Cheeseman…
International Law Prof Blog
U.S. Constitution Day is September 17
On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine delegates signed the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia. In anticipation of this year's Constitution Day, the Law Library of Congress announced the following event:Date: Wednesday, September…
The Faculty Lounge
Lawyers and Slavery — Part Six (Little Giant Edition)
The relationship between President James Buchanan and Senator Stephen A. Douglas had never been easy, and it was not helped by the president’s failure to provide the Illinois senator with…