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4 Apr 2018, 9:01 pm
In addition to reducing sarcastic comparisons between reaccreditation visits and certain locust/cicada infestations, this move seems a sensible step in the direction of focusing the ABA’s efforts on the relatively small number of law schools whose reaccreditation is open to any meaningful question.Follow @prof_amar Vikram David Amar is the Iwan Foundation Professor of Law and the Dean at the University of Illinois College of Law. [read post]
21 Mar 2018, 9:01 pm
In my last column, 2020 Election Legal Maneuvering, I described a recent lawsuit filed by some prominent lawyers and law professors challenging Texas’s use of the so-called Winner-Take-All (WTA) approach to selecting the state’s representatives to the so-called Electoral College. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 9:01 pm
In the space below and also in a subsequent column, I examine the Winner-Take-All approach to allocating electors and the legal claims against it.Background on the ComplaintThe recently filed Complaint—in which University of Texas Law Professor Sandy Levinson is a named plaintiff and in which noted trial attorney David Boies (who represented and did the oral argument for Al Gore in the famous Bush v. [read post]
22 Feb 2018, 9:01 pm
At the end of the day, even those of us who are constitutional lawyers must appreciate that there is nothing that can remotely substitute for electing wise and thoughtful persons who exercise care and good judgment, and who take the long view of things.Follow @prof_amar Vikram David Amar is the Iwan Foundation Professor of Law and the Dean at the University of Illinois College of Law. [read post]
9 Feb 2018, 4:30 am
” At Justia’s Verdict blog, Vikram David Amar maintains that “[t]his week’s decision by Justice Samuel Alito … to leave undisturbed the congressional districting ruling last month by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court … is a helpful reminder of the importance of state courts and state constitutions in safeguarding American democracy. [read post]
7 Feb 2018, 9:01 pm
This week’s decision by Justice Samuel Alito (who entertains emergency motions from within Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania) to leave undisturbed the congressional districting ruling last month by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court—in League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v Commonwealth (League of Women Voters)—is a helpful reminder of the importance of state courts and state constitutions in safeguarding American democracy. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 9:01 pm
The blockbuster movie The Post tells a very important real-life story about the efforts of the journalists and leaders of the Washington Post (including Katherine Graham, the first female head of a major American newspaper) and the New York Times to publish parts of a collection of classified documents (the “Pentagon Papers”) detailing non-public information about America’s controversial involvement in the Vietnam War. [read post]
11 Jan 2018, 9:01 pm
Follow @prof_amar Vikram David Amar is the Iwan Foundation Professor of Law and the Dean at the University of Illinois College of Law. [read post]
28 Dec 2017, 9:01 pm
And deans need to be aware of what the students think is going right in law school, and what students think is lacking.Follow @prof_amar Vikram David Amar is the Iwan Foundation Professor of Law and the Dean at the University of Illinois College of Law. [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 9:01 pm
The year that is winding down brought many legal twists and turns at the highest levels of the federal government, and 2018 promises to be just as legally interesting and important. [read post]
30 Nov 2017, 9:01 pm
Over the next few weeks, law school final exams will be in full swing at almost every law school in the country. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 9:01 pm
Stay tuned.Follow @prof_amar Vikram David Amar is the Iwan Foundation Professor of Law and the Dean at the University of Illinois College of Law. [read post]
1 Nov 2017, 9:01 pm
If federal courts are going to be able to enforce the limits that federalism creates on the national government, while at the same time permit the feds to operate in their own proper sphere (and inspire confidence in the public as they accomplish both objectives), they (and their law clerks) need to understand not just nuanced technical details of various specific doctrines, but the overall federalism big picture as well.Follow @prof_amar Vikram… [read post]
19 Oct 2017, 9:01 pm
There have been countless lawsuits filed over the last nine months—by states, cities, individuals, public interest groups, and others—challenging Trump administration actions and policies. [read post]
4 Oct 2017, 9:01 pm
With all the discussion these days over what public universities and municipalities can and should be doing to handle large, raucous rallies and protests without sacrificing public health and safety, one topic that has been mentioned but not often thoroughly analyzed is what the rules are, or ought to be, when a boisterous and angry crowd “shouts down” a speaker. [read post]
25 Sep 2017, 11:52 am
"How First Amendment Speech Doctrine Ought to Be Created and Applied in the Colorado Baker/Gay Wedding Dispute at the Supreme Court": Law professors Vikram David Amar and Alan E. [read post]
25 Sep 2017, 7:04 am
The Foreign Emoluments Clause provides that “no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the United States], shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. [read post]
25 Sep 2017, 4:14 am
In the Los Angeles Times, David Savage highlights “the major questions before the court this fall. [read post]
21 Sep 2017, 9:01 pm
One of the most-watched cases of the Supreme Court’s upcoming Term is Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 9:01 pm
In my last column, I began analyzing a recent plan by Silicon Valley billionaire investor Tim Draper to break up California into three separate states stemming from his view that “California’s diverse population and economies [have] rendered the state nearly ungovernable. [read post]
