- As part of Balkinization's 20th Anniversary Symposium, LHB Founder Mary Dudziak (Emory Law) wrote a fascinating post on "an important methodological problem in the way history is relied on in
legal interpretation." Focusing on Korean War history and legal interpretations from the Office of Legal Counsel, she asks: "What should
happen when legal interpretation is informed by ideas about history that
historians have revised or discarded?" Read on here.
- From the Washington Post's "Retropolis" section: James D. Robenalt, "Original Roe v. Wade ruling was leaked to the press — and we know who did it." And from the "Made by History" section: Christine Adams (Universities can’t fend off attacks because they’ve forgotten their roots."
- Over at the LPE Blog: Evelyn Atkinson (University of Chicago) on "What the Telegraph Can Teach Us about Moral Economy."
- Tom Frost (University of Leicester) has posted a "teaching resource" of interest: "Phillips v Eyre – A Study of Constitutional Law and Empire." (h/t Legal Theory Blog)
- From In Custodia Legis: a deep dive into the War Production Board's efforts to place limitations on feminine apparel during World War II.
- National Public Radio's "Fresh Air" interviewed Mary Ziegler (University of California, Davis) for a segment on "The Status Of Abortion Rights In America."
- Scott Gerber (Ohio Northern University - Pettit College of Law) has posted a short essay on "Bill Casto and the Pre-Marshall Court."
- Robert M. Kaplan on Daniel M'Naghten: The Man Who Changed the Law on Insanity (Psychiatric Times). Just published online: Just published online: Ajay K. Mehrotra, Experts, Democracy, and the Historical Irony of U.S. Tax Policy: Thomas S. Adams and the Beginnings of the Value-Added Tax, Modern American History 5 (2022): 239-262.
- The deadline for submissions of papers and panels at the Policy History Conference, to be held in Columbus, Ohio from Wednesday, June 7 to Friday, June 9, 2023, has been extended to March 1.
- Lawbook Exchange has released its latest catalogue, Scholarly Law & Legal History.
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