Associate professor @UVALaw writing (mostly) about federal courts and constitutional law. Like, retweet =/= endorsement
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Ever wondered what happens when you combined separation of powers and federalism? Enter, Layered Constitutionalism. Thrilled to share my latest, where I share a by-line with the incomparable @BridgetFahey, is finally out @ColumLRev. columbialawreview.org/conten…
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This is a great analysis of how troubling it is when courts grant judgments that vacate federal rules based on a quick settlement and no adversarial arguments. But it's important to distinguish between this and the "repeal by surrender" issue in the Public Charge case Steve notes
“Bonus 259: City of Baltimore v. Texas; Federal courts aren’t supposed to rubber-stamp suits between parties (especially government parties) who aren’t actually adverse; On Tuesday, the justices let one stand without a word.” Steve Vladeck has this post at howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
Thank you, Larry!
Payvand Ahdout on Interbranch Litigation: legaltheoryblog.com/?p=11448…
New paper up on SSRN - Interbranch Litigation - Comments welcome!
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I argue that interbranch justiciability rules produce effects that extend beyond the courtroom to shape the separation of powers in instances that do not get to court
The Court just granted cert in US DOGE Service, which asks whether (1) COA departed from the separation-of-powers principles in Cheney v. District Court; (2) Whether a ct can order discovery against an Exec Office advisory body to decide if FOIA's disclosure requirements apply
And when cts subvert judicial power to executive power, there are knock on effects outside of court too. The Executive Branch will use this case in information disputes with Congress to press back further on Article I.
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Our office is again hiring one or more attorneys for a one-year fellowship to work directly with the Illinois Solicitor General and her team, beginning in August/September 2027.
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In “Child Labor and State Constitutionalism,” Profs. Andrew Hammond (@IUMaurerLaw) & Helen Hershkoff (@nyulaw) examine corporate-backed efforts in some states to roll back child labor protections under cover of “parents’ rights,” amid weak federal enforcement. (1/2).
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The Individual Right to Bear Arms for Common Defense, is now forthcoming in the @NotreDameLRev. The article connects an individual right to keep and bear arms to the Constitution's military structure. I have posted an updated draft to SSRN.
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Prof. Alison Gocke unpacks the law of the mid-transition in her recent #MLR article, analyzing a unique period in energy law that "resembles neither the law as it existed prior to the transition nor the law as it will come to be after . . . ."
READ: bit.ly/MLRVol124Iss7Gocke
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At an academic “writing party” — a festschrift — leading scholars reflected on the reach of Prof. Kenneth S. Abraham’s work, which has sought to capture the way insurance has defined the boundaries of tort law. law.virginia.edu/news/202606…
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New draft paper: “What is the Business of the Warren Court?” papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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In a paper that won this year’s John Hope Franklin Prize, Prof. Alice Abrokwa outlines how to reform healthcare to prevent patients from improperly being labeled “noncompliant.” @law_soc law.virginia.edu/news/202605…
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