Rethinking the Evolving Historiography of Richard M. Nixon
June 14, 2017
Irwin F. Gellman— The state of current scholarship on Richard Nixon requires me to state, at the outset, that I am neither for nor against him. My purpose in writing… READ MORE
Category: Law
Ep. 30 – The Politics of the Airwaves
June 9, 2017
Why was the FCC created and what was its original purpose? Thomas Hazlett, former chief economist of the FCC, discusses the politics of the FCC and issues like censorship and… READ MORE
Investigating a President
June 2, 2017
Josh Chafetz— It’s hard to keep track of all of the ongoing investigations into the Trump campaign and administration. At the very least, we know of inquiries by special counsel… READ MORE
Notions of Common Law in Medieval Islam
May 25, 2017
Mohammad Fadel— The great western scholar of Islamic law, the late Joseph Schacht, famously characterized Islamic law as a “jurist’s law,” by which he meant to draw scholarly attention to… READ MORE
Can Presidents Be Prosecuted?
May 19, 2017
Brian Kalt— President Trump has been nothing if not unconventional. Time and again, he has upended traditions and institutions, blowing past those who say, “You can’t do that!” and replying, “I just… READ MORE
Why Should Speech Be Free?
March 16, 2017
Timothy Garton Ash— The fact that most states in the world have signed international treaties guaranteeing freedom of expression, and make such promises in their constitutions, does not answer the… READ MORE
Closing the Courthouse Doors to Challenges to the Trump Presidency
March 15, 2017
Erwin Chemerinsky— The first weeks of the Trump presidency demonstrate that the federal judiciary must be available as an essential check to enforce the Constitution. Already many lawsuits have been… READ MORE
The Substance of the Constitution: Rights, Structures, Conventions
February 21, 2017
Mark Tushnet— Donald Trump’s election and the first weeks of his presidency show us some of the ways in which the Constitution matters. When trying to understand how our constitutional… READ MORE
Criminal Politicians on the World Stage
February 16, 2017
Milan Vaishnav— On February 11, voters in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) began the process of selecting the 403 men and women who will represent them in their… READ MORE
The Women Who Pioneered Media Privacy Laws
December 12, 2016
Jessica Lake— What would you do if you came across a video featuring your naked body on Facebook? On March 7th this year, Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews won a claim… READ MORE
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