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Stefanie A. Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science Arizona State University, has been appointed the new WashULaw dean, effective July 1. She is a nationally recognized constitutional law and U.S. Supreme Court expert. bit.ly/47nqVeY #WashU #WashUalumni

I'll be there too - and ditto, thanks to Rosalind Dixon for putting this on!

Sad news. This may be an old fashioned thing to say, but it’s true: I had the good fortune of taking Con Law from Charles Fried as a 1L and truly, he was a scholar and a gentleman, a man of decency and integrity. His was a life in which his loved ones can take pride.

Comparative constitutional law is getting to be a big field-big enough that people might long for a "canon" or "greatest hits" collection that gives them a place to start. Here's a short piece on why canon is a bad idea: ssrn.com/abstract=46890…

Next month: Countering Abusive Constitutionalism?: The Case of the Israeli Supreme Court"; A webinar at Stanford University FSI Stanford with Larry Diamond LarryDiamond & Amichai Magen. For info and registration: fsi.stanford.edu/events/counter…

Also on point for law students. In other social sciences, your mileage may vary due to methodological/epistemological differences.

now here's a thread worth watching Shitong Qiao Taisu Zhang

The DC Circuit ruling against Trump on absolute immunity is per curiam. NICE. tinyurl.com/mphup492

Grateful to such amazing scholars for their thought-provoking book reviews of Constitutionalism in Context (CUP 2022) bit.ly/3A7Enoy. Check out @oran_doyle's review in ICON International Journal of Constitutional Law: tinyurl.com/4tbfrbhn

Hat tip to Jaakko Husa's review of Constitutionalism in Context (CUP 2022) (bit.ly/3A7Enoy) in the Journal of Comparative Law (vol 18, no 2) as well as @oran_doyle's review in International Journal of Constitutional Law for advancing the discussion on the future of the field

Honored to receive this award, and I am looking forward to the discussion!

Alice Abrokwa, a federal lawyer and impact litigator with deep experience in disability, health, education and antidiscrimination law, will join the #UVALaw faculty this summer. law.virginia.edu/news/202405/di…

Empirical law and finance expert Edwin “Eddy” Hu, a former economic adviser to an SEC Commissioner who has already shaped the field, will join the #UVALaw faculty on July 1. Edwin Hu law.virginia.edu/news/202405/fi…

McLachlin announces she’s leaving the HKCFA the same day that Lord Sumption’s bombshell op-ed appears in the FT explaining his resignation from the HKCFA. Goodbye rule OF law, hello rule BY law

What’s a court? Such a seemingly simple yet diabolically difficult question … join me down the rabbit hole in this episode of With Good Reason: withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/making… via With Good Reason UVA Law School

Heartbreaking. Not just an intellectual giant but a kind and generous human being. Show me anyone in this building, this entire field, who was not better off for having crossed paths with Fred Schauer. law.virginia.edu/news/202409/me…

Dick Cheney endorses Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. DICK CHENEY.

Hot off the presses: volume 2 of Oxford Judicial Systems of the World on China by the distinguished Xin He of HKU, hardcover and paperback. Collect them all! 5 more volumes on the way: Germany, Mexico, India and more … UVA Law School Oxford Academic

Hot off the presses. An honor and a privilege to be included in Mark Tushnet’s festschrift volume. Comparative con law wouldn’t be where it is as a field without him. OUP Law UVA Law School

Hey Elon Musk - I shorted your stock today. Because just refusing to buy your cars isn’t enough. We in the resistance should make some money off you too.