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Constitution
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Celebrating Fred Korematsu Day
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson encouraged all Californians to observe the annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution on Korematsu’s birthday, Monday, January 30, 2012.Korematsu…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
CFP: Gardens of Justice
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
What are constitutions if not plans for gardens?A wonderful and imaginative call for papers for a critical legal conference in Stokholm this September, via Kate Sutherland at Osgoode Hall's law.arts.culture.From…
International Law Prof Blog
Settlement Reached in Yemen
According to a United Nations press release today, Yemen’s warring factions have agreed to a political transition settlement. Jamal Benomar, the top United Nations envoy to Yemen, called the deal…
inversecondemnation.com
“This Was Not Written For Chiefs”
On the day we celebrate Constitution Day (or should we say Khaaaaan-stitution Day?) we have to admit that pretty much nothing beats One Named Kirk's reading of the Preamble. He might…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Citizenship and the Boundaries of the Constitution by Kim Rubenstein and Niamh Lenagh-Maguire
Citizenship and the Boundaries of the Constitution Kim Rubenstein Australian National University (ANU) - College of Law and Niamh Lenagh-Maguire Australian National University (ANU)Abstract: Citizenship is a prime site for…
The Right Coast
What should we call those who enacted the Constitution?Mike Rappaport
At the Originalism Blog, I have a post on this question. In that post, I explain the problems with all of the usual names: Framers, Ratifiers, Founders. My current usage…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Bastille Day
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A good day to review the current French Constitution. RR[image: Proclamation de la Constitution, place du Marché des Innocens, le 14 septembre 1791." Plate from "Collection complète des tableaux historiques de…
PropertyProf Blog
Ely on the Constitution, Property Rights, and Economic Liberty
By propertyprof
James Ely (Vanderbilt) has posted The Constitution and Economic Liberty (Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:This essay addresses the relationship between the Constitution and…
The Right Coast
Let’s stop worshiping our ancestors and do something really stupid Tom Smith
Much enthusiasm for Fareed Zakaria's critique of the Constitution from Sandy Levinson over at Balkinization. Our Constitution -- it just makes it hard to adopt modern principles of management, investment, growth and…
Nursing Home Law Blog
Don’t We Have a Constitution?
In a world of unexpected alliances, here's a blog supporting the notion that even the most conservative folks need to preserve the right to a jury trial. The article offers…