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20 Jul 2020, 1:58 pm by Steve Gottlieb
As a slave-holder, Jefferson committed grievous wrongs, but Thomas Jefferson wasn’t stupid and what he wrote struck me because he was precisely describing what we most fear today. [read post]
16 Jul 2020, 8:02 pm by Derek T. Muller
California has lost three ABA-accredited law schools in three years: Whittier in 2017, followed by La Verne and Thomas Jefferson, both of which became California-accredited schools in recent months. [read post]
14 Jul 2020, 6:30 am by ernst
In recent years, a growing number of scholars has challenged the traditional account that focuses on the roles of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the movement to protect religious liberty in late eighteenth-century America. [read post]
13 Jul 2020, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
In today’s installment, Part One of a two-part series, let’s get the bad news out of the way first.The main reason for some disappointment over the cases is that the opinions of the justices—the majority opinion by Justice Elena Kagan and the concurring opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas—were not as well reasoned or careful as a matter of constitutional craft as they could have been. [read post]
13 Jul 2020, 10:00 am by Ezra Rosser
DeoProfessor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Director,Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) Doron DorfmanAssociate Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law Sheila R. [read post]
13 Jul 2020, 8:20 am by Nicholas Mosvick
He also influenced Thomas Jefferson’s famous promises in the Declaration of Independence. [read post]
11 Jul 2020, 1:30 pm by John Malcolm
In reaching this conclusion, Roberts relied on an opinion by Chief Justice John Marshall ordering President Thomas Jefferson to produce documents during the treason trial of former Vice President Aaron Burr — an opinion which, he said, had been “accepted” by “successive Presidents. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 5:21 pm by Julia Solomon-Strauss
In that case, Burr sought to subpoena President Thomas Jefferson for documents that he believed were important for his defense. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 1:59 pm by Toby Heytens and Martine Cicconi
It was the result of a peripheral clash between Burr and Jefferson over a subpoena for presidential records. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 12:10 pm by Josh Blackman
Burr (1807), we learn, Burr, Marshall and President Thomas Jefferson scrimmaged over the production of documents: Marshall issued a ruling, Jefferson acquiesced and Burr got what he wanted. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 12:06 pm by Josh Blackman
And regrettably, Justices Thomas and Alito signed onto this flawed historical account. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 11:40 am by Josh Blackman
Burr (1807), we learn, Burr, Marshall and President Thomas Jefferson scrimmaged over the production of documents: Marshall issued a ruling, Jefferson acquiesced and Burr got what he wanted. [read post]
Burr, an 1807 case involving a subpoena to President Thomas Jefferson, the majority made clear that the historical precedent weighed decidedly in one direction (and against the president). [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 6:58 am by Marcia Coyle
Roberts, who loves history and enjoys telling a good story in his opinions, recounted in detail how Aaron Burr, charged with treason, sought to subpoena then-President Thomas Jefferson for a document crucial to his defense. [read post]