Josh Blackman is a constitutional law professor at the South Texas College of Law Houston and the President of the Harlan Institute. Follow him @JoshMBlackman.
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President Elect Trump's Tweet About Recess Appointments (Updated)
I look forward to four more years of outrage based on misunderstandings of the Constitution.
Can The Federal Courts Still Tar Trump With The Brush of Bigotry Against Muslims and Hispanics?
The 2024 election results suggest just the opposite.
Part VI: Slavery and the Reconstruction Amendments
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), The Slaughter-House Cases (1873), Bradwell v. Illinois (1873), U.S. v. Cruikshank (1876), Strauder v. West Virginia (1880), The Civil Rights Case (1883), Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886), Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
The Supreme Court After The 2024 Election
The more things change, the more things stay the same.
Part V: The Separation of Powers
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Morrison v. Olson (1988), NLRB v. Noel Canning (2014)
Part IV: The Executive Power
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Ex Parte Merryman (1861), Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952), Korematsu v. U.S. (1944)
Part III: Federalism Limits On Congressional Power
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: New York v. U.S. (1992), Printz v. U.S. (1997), Hans v. State of Louisiana (1890), Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996), City of Boerne v. Flores (1997), U.S. v. Morrison (2000), Board of Trustees of University of Alabama v. Garrett (2001), Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs (2003)
Applications Open: The Tikvah Legal Fellowship
"This year, we will select a small number of first-year law students who have demonstrated academic excellence and an unwavering commitment to Jewish and American flourishing."
Part II: Enumerated Powers
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842), U.S. v. Dewitt (1869), Hepburn v. Griswold (1870), Knox v. Lee (1871), U.S. v. E.C. Knight (1895), Champion v. Ames (1901), Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918), Schechter Poultry Corp. v. U.S. (1935), NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. (1937), U.S. v. Darby (1941), Wickard v. FIlburn (1942), Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S. (1964), Katzenbach v. McClung (1964), South Dakota v. Dole (1987), U.S. v. Lopez (1995), U.S. v. Morrison (2000), Gonzales v. Raich (2005), NFIB v. Sebelius (2012)
Part I: Foundational Cases on Constitutional Structure
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Chisholm v. Georgia (1793), Marbury v. Madison (1803), McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), Barron v. City of Baltimore (1833)
How To Reform Law Schools: Boycott Law Clerks Or Divest Funding?
Judges Ho and Thapar favor different approaches.
2024 Ron Rotunda Memorial Webinar: Profiles in Courage in the Legal Profession
A discussion with Erin Murphy.
When Did The Supreme Court Come Out "The Other Way Than Every Court of Appeals"?
Not in INS v. Chadha. Yes in Brown v. Board of Education.
Justice Sotomayor Asks Texas Governor Abbott To Grant Executive Reprieve To Death Row Prisoner
Case of the Speluncean Explorers Redux
Universities After October 7: The Role of Title VI
Panel discussion at the NYU Federalist Society Chapter
