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5 Mar 2011, 5:55 am by Lawrence Solum
"--Sanford Levinson, Centennial Chair in Law and Professor of Government, University of Texas-Austin, and author of Our Undemocratic Constitution "Opponents of presidential power may be discomfited by Posner and Vermeule's argument that the imperial presidency is unavoidable in the modern world. [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 7:03 pm by Jeff Gamso
It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. [read post]
21 Jan 2011, 1:18 pm by Alfred Brophy
Friedman, Notes toward a Sociology of Human Rights 25 Mark Tushnet, The Warren Court and the Limits of Justice  26 Elizabeth Borgwardt, “Constitutionalizing” Human Rights: The Rise and Rise of the Nuremberg Principles PART V THE PAST AND FUTURE OF LEGAL HISTORY 27 Yochai Benkler, Transformations in the Digitally Networked Environment  28 Sanford Levinson and Jack M. [read post]
20 Jan 2011, 7:30 am by Ilya Somin
By contrast, “foot voters” choosing a jurisdiction in which to reside have much stronger incentives to acquire information and use it rationally; the decisions they make are individually decisive.The rest of the symposium contains interesting and important articles on constitutional design by leading scholars in law and other disciplines, including Larry Alexander, Richard Epstein, James Fishkin, William Galston, Sanford Levinson, Guido Pincione, and Fernando Teson. [read post]
18 Jan 2011, 3:53 pm by Brannon Denning
  He surveys some proposals for fundamental constitutional change put forward by Sanford Levinson and Larry Sabato, but concludes that to change the Constitution one need only become politically active—even on a very small scale—elect people who share your vision and wait for the Court (and the Constitution) to catch up (p.173). [read post]
4 Jan 2011, 7:30 am by Ilya Somin
” I will be joined by co-blogger Randy Barnett (Georgetown), Jared Goldstein (Roger Williams), Sanford Levinson (Texas, Balkinization), Nathaniel Persily (Columbia, Balkinization), and panel organizer Richard Albert (Boston College). [read post]
25 Dec 2010, 8:15 pm by Lawrence Solum
"--Sanford Levinson, Professor of Law, University of Texas Law School, and author of Testimonial Privileges and the Preferences of Friendship "Ethan Leib persuasively argues for friendship's proper place in the law and, surprisingly, that the legal system can properly protect and nourish friendship's rich textures of intimacy and mutual engagement. [read post]
23 Dec 2010, 7:14 am by JB
CSPAN recently interviewed Sandy Levinson about his 1988 book, Constitutional Faith.And here is a lecture Sandy gave in Cambridge, Massachusetts entitled: Renewing Democracy: How Much Do Elections Matter? [read post]
4 Dec 2010, 7:21 am by Lawrence Solum
"--Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Law School "This unique collection--of original, thoughtful, and stimulating essays by many of the country's top constitutional scholars--looks into the nature of constitutional democracy and its capacity to achieve benign ends. [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 5:00 am by Laura Appleman
Thomas [FL]) (Fall 2010); Eloisa Rodriguez-Dod (Nova Southeastern) (Spring 2010) Florida State:  Susan Bandes (DePaul) (Fall 2010); Elizabeth Burleson (South Dakota) (Fall 2010); Neil Cohen (Tennessee) (Spring 2011); Gary Lucas (Texas Wesleyan) (Spring 2011); Deana Pollard Sacks (Texas Southern) (Fall 2010) Fordham: Aditi Bagchi (Penn) (2010-11); James Brudney (Ohio State) (Fall 2010); Nestor Davidson (Colorado) (Fall 2010); Joshua Dressler (Ohio State) (Spring 2011); Brian Fitzpatrick… [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 2:37 pm by Brian Tamanaha
In 2006, for instance, University of Texas law professor Sanford Levinson wrote a well-received book, Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It). [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 8:02 am by Randy Barnett
In 2006, for instance, University of Texas law professor Sanford Levinson wrote a well-received book, Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It). [read post]
24 Sep 2010, 2:00 pm by Eugene Volokh
Derek Bambauer, Stuart Benjamin, Eric Berger, Michael Carroll, James Forman, Eric Goldman, Dan Hunter, Andrew Koppelman, Brian Landsberg, Sanford Levinson, Frank Pasquale, David Post, Scot Powe, Martin Redish for filing an amicus brief, and David Post for drafting the brief. [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 8:55 am by JB
Sandy Levinson is perhaps the greatest intellectual value investor in the American legal academy. [read post]
13 Sep 2010, 5:11 am by Gerard Magliocca
United States,[12] which is considered the critical moment of 1935 by most scholars.[13] The resolution of the monetary question in favor of devaluation deprived the President’s populist critics of vital ammunition and allowed the country to avoid a repeat of the 1896 presidential campaign between William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley.[14] What makes Perry especially fascinating is that the decision presented two branches of government with tough dilemmas at the same time.[15] In a… [read post]
28 Jun 2010, 7:39 am by Thomas Crocker
I wonder how much Senator Byrd’s achievements on behalf of West Virginia serve as a partial response to Sanford Levinson’s provocative and powerful argument that the Senate is a anti-democratic body whose time is passed. [read post]
29 May 2010, 5:45 am by Lawrence Solum
"--Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Law School and author of Our Undemocratic Constitution "Lea VanderVelde wisely appreciates the significance of lives that have long been invisible to historians and constitutional scholars. [read post]