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Jurisprudence

Originalism

Is and Ought in Constitutional Law

A response to Joel Alicea on whether originalism needs a moral defense.

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.24.2025 11:12 AM

Common Good Constitutionalism

According to Law

A keynote address to the Symposium on Common Good Constitutionalism.

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.16.2024 9:58 AM

Constitutional Interpretation

Life After Erie:

What happens on the day after Erie is overturned?

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.20.2023 11:33 AM

Common Good Constitutionalism

Brian Leiter on Adrian Vermeule

Is Common Good Constitutionalism anything more than politics by other means?

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.6.2023 6:52 PM

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Supreme Court

Don't Underestimate Clarence Thomas

Justice Thomas' footprints are all over the Court's recently concluded term.

Damon Root | 1.7.2023 6:00 AM

Originalism

Originalism and "Might Makes Right"

The moral case for positive law.

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.7.2021 10:53 PM

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Coronavirus

A Right to a Speedy Jury Trial? Don't Count On It During the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Courts ignore constitutional guarantees while defendants awaiting trial languish in jail.

J.D. Tuccille | 12.9.2020 11:15 AM

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Jury Nullification

Federal Judge Advocates Jury Nullification After Being Shocked by Overzealous Child Pornography Prosecution

It just makes sense to let jurors know about their already established power to exercise discretion over bad laws and ill-considered prosecutions.

J.D. Tuccille | 11.6.2018 12:01 AM

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Sierra Leone

Justice in the Wake of Civil War: Sierra Leone and Rwanda

George Ayittey | 3.25.2018 6:00 AM

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Civil Liberties

When Courts Compete for 'Business,' Liberty Wins

Those who insist that market anarchism cannot work because it lacks a monopolistic court of final jurisdiction are wrong.

Sheldon Richman | 12.6.2015 12:00 AM

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Politics

Should the Supreme Court Allow Us to "Go to Hell"?

Reason's Damon Root on The Long War for Control of the U.S. Supreme Court

Todd Krainin | 4.23.2015 11:23 AM

Police Abuse

Arkansas Cop Who Fatally Shot Teen Wants Job Back After Prosecutors Decline to Try Him for Third Time

Ed Krayewski | 4.8.2014 1:29 PM

Civil Liberties

The Dire Effects of Mandatory Minimum Sentences on American Justice

Brian Doherty | 1.16.2014 5:16 PM

Politics

Gay Marriage, Drunk Driving, and Property Rights: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2013

Damon Root, Nick Gillespie, and Meredith Bragg | 1.16.2013 12:30 PM

Politics

The Conservative vs. Libertarian Take on the U.S. Constitution

Damon Root | 7.10.2012 3:00 PM

Politics

Speech Related to the Politics of Juries Certainly Punishable by Law, New York Prosecutor Explains

Brian Doherty | 11.30.2011 12:44 AM

Politics

Judge Orders Prior Restraint of Political Speech

Radley Balko | 2.8.2011 2:52 PM

Politics

Fully Isolated Jury Association

Brian Doherty | 2.3.2011 11:40 AM

Politics

New Site for Serious Writing and Reading About Law

Brian Doherty | 4.5.2010 2:01 PM

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