Weekend Roundup

• From the Los Angeles Times: an op-ed by Kristin Collins (Boston University Law), Serena Mayeri (Penn Law), and Hiroshi Motomura (UCLA Law). They bring a historical perspective to bear on current immigration policy and the family separations occurring at the U.S.-Mexico border.

• From History News Network, a roundup of commentary on Juneteenth.

• From the Washington Post's "Made by History" section: Allison K. Lange (Wentworth Institute of Technology) on the Equal Rights Amendment - is it on "the verge of a comeback"?; Also Lauren MacIvor Thompson (Kennesaw State University) and Lina-Maria Murillo (University of Iowa) on "The Trump Administration's Assault on Contraception"; Christian Hosam (New America) on "The Supreme Court's long war against voting rights."

• From the New York Times: Annette Gordon-Reed (Harvard Law) on a new exhibit at Monticello, in which "Sally Hemings Takes Center Stage."

•  Now available from the DC Public Libraries: over 600 images documenting the 1968 Poor People's Campaign.

• Aaron T. Knapp reviews former LHB Guest Blogger Gautham Rao’s National Duties in the latest issue of Law and Social Inquiry.

• From the newsletter of the SEC Historical Society: “Maybe you've heard of the Buttonwood Agreement, an effort to organize securities trading in 1792 and preceding the formation of the New York Stock and Exchange Board...but have you ever seen it?”

• Coming up: a workshop on "Cultural Expertise in Ancient and Modern History," convened by Livia Holden at Oxford's Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, July 4-5, 2018. Participants will explore dispute resolution and cultural expertise in legal history, while also tracing the historical development of recent trends in cultural expertise. More here.

• And later this summer: a 900-year commemoration of the first Icelandic laws, the Hafliðaskrá, at the 17th International Saga Conference in Reykjavik and Reykhold (Aug.12-17, 2018). Otto Vervaart has a handy overview at his Rechtsgeschiedenis Blog.

Weekend Roundup is a weekly feature compiled by all the Legal History bloggers.