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Constitution
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The Faculty Lounge
Room for Debate on the Three-Fifths Compromise
Today's New York Times has commentary from five distinguished scholars -- historians and law professors -- on the three-fifths compromise. The discussion begins: Emory University students marched in anger last…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Obama Fighting (Constitutional) Fire with (Constitutional) Fire
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President Obama's recent and frequent constitutional references--from those in his inaugural address to those related to his administration's gun control actions--is part of a larger strategy to promote administration policies, argues Sean…
International Law Prof Blog
Concern Over Deadlock in Nepal
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned about the continuing political deadlock in Nepal, according to his spokesperson. "He urges the country's political parties to set aside differences in the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Egypt’s Draft Constitution
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The Egyptian Constituent Assembly released its draft constitution early Friday. Here are a few resources:The Egypt Independent posted an English translation.The BBC has a useful side-by-side comparison of the proposed…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Obama Administration on New Citizens and the U.S. Constitution
To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, the White House and federal government agencies have come together to celebrate our heritage and founding principles during…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Daily Read: We’ve Been Framed? JP Stevens on Levinson
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Writing in the New York Review of Books, for which he has become a not infrequent reviewer, former Justice John Paul Stevens has this to say about ConLawProf Sanford Levinson's…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Constitution Day (and Week) 2012
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From the 2012 Presidential Proclamation, declaring September 17, 2011, as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and September 17 through September 23, 2011, as Constitution Week. In the summer of 1787,…
International Law Prof Blog
New Constitution Approved for Somalia
United Nations officials yesterday praised the overwhelming approval of a Provisional Constitution for Somalia.“The Secretary-General welcomes the adoption,” a spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters at UN Headquarters in…
International Law Prof Blog
Restoring the Constitution in Mali
The United Nations Security Council today urged the military rebels who seized control of the government in Mali to immediately implement the agreement signed last week with the Economic Community…
The Right Coast
Our second-rate ConstitutionTom Smith
Justice Ginsburg is evidently not a huge fan of our Constitution:In a television interview during a visit to Egypt last week, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court seemed to agree.…