- "Federal Trials and Great Debates in U.S. History: Judicial Independence
is part of the [Federal Judicial Center and American Bar Association's] joint programming promoting the teaching
and public understanding of judicial history. This series discusses the
history of judicial independence and examines three key cases: Marbury v. Madison (1803), Ex parte McCardle (1869), and City of Boerne v. Flores (1997).
- In Citadels of Pride: Sexual Assault, Accountability, and Reconciliation (W.W. Norton), Martha C. Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, argues that “three areas of employment—the federal judiciary, performing arts, and college sports—created ‘sweet spots’ for abuse by elevating and protecting powerful men.” In addition to case studies, the book provides an account of “the applicable legal history, including criminal legal reforms at the state level and the impact of Title VII and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” (More.)
- Now available: The Impeachments of Donald Trump: An Introduction to Constitutional Interpretation (West Academic), by Victoria F. Nourse, Georgetown Law.
- Congratulations, Virginia Torrie (Manitoba). RIP, Stephen L Wasby (University of Albany-SUNY).
- From the Washington Post's "Made by History" section: Anya Jabour (University of Montana), "Claims of protecting sex workers have long been used to punish them"; Ehren Foley (University of South Carolina Press), "The historical preservation law that obscures history"; and Robin Feldman on our "broken" patent system.
- ICYMI: Ashton Merck on Richard Nixon, Robert H. Dick, and the Federal Tea-Tasting Commission (Contingent). HLS faculty who testified before the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court (Harvard Law Today).
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