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The University of Chicago law school website shows 62 "full time reaching faculty" v. 127 "Lecturers in Law" (another—and, to some ears, a more dignified—term for adjuncts). [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

A Colorado High School Graduation Dispute Illustrates Both the Dangers of the So-Called Government-Speech Doctrine and the Need for Better Education From the Supreme Court and the Legal Academy on First Amendment Basics

29 May 2023, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

As Justice Alito’s 2017 majority opinion in Matal v. [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

First Amendment Challenges to Public University DEI Programs

11 May 2023, 9:00 pm by Vikram David Amar

But that notion is inconsistent with the seminal compelled-speech case, Wooley v. [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

More Developments in Moore (v. Harper), and the Central Role Justice Anthony Kennedy Has Played in Addressing the “Independent State Legislature” Theory (ISL) that Moore Raises

4 May 2023, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

Immediately prior to taking the position at Illinois in 2015, Amar served as the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a Professor of Law at the UC Davis School of Law. [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

The Court Should Maintain Optionality in Resolving the So-Called “Independent State Legislature” (ISL) Theory by Granting Cert. in Huffman v. Neiman Right Away as the Justices Chew on Whether Moore v. Harper is Moot

30 Apr 2023, 9:00 pm by Vikram David Amar and Jason Mazzone

Supremes are reviewing in the pending Moore v. [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

Friendly Advice for Law Schools Seeking to Inculcate Proper Free-Speech Values and Understandings in Light of the Stanford Episode with Judge Kyle Duncan: Part Two in a Series

16 Apr 2023, 9:02 pm by Vikram David Amar and Jason Mazzone

For example, a university taking and announcing a position on the (contested) issue of how easy it should be for foreign graduate students to obtain visas (something that distinctively affects the university itself—and not just its population—as an institution) seems very different to us than weighing in on the correctness of last year’s Second Amendment ruling by the Supreme Court ruling striking down New York’s public-carry law or the Court’s Dobbs ruling overturning… [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

What Law Students Should Take Away from the Stanford Law School Controversy Involving Disruption of a Federal Judge’s Speech: Part One in a Series

10 Apr 2023, 9:00 pm by Vikram David Amar and Jason Mazzone

If we were to view it this way, the law would survive, according to cases such as Ward v. [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

Weekend Roundup

7 Apr 2023, 9:30 pm by ernst

Penn names first female law school dean in 170-plus year history (Philadelphia Inquirer). [read post]

Legal History Blog - http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/

My Report on the Baltimore Report

7 Apr 2023, 4:45 am by Leslie C. Griffin

Father Alfred Dean 30. [read post]