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The Privilege or Immunities Clause, Originalism, and Gender Equality

May 24, 2017 · by · in Constitutional Law, Democracy, Economic Liberty, federalism, Feminism, Judiciary, Scholarship, Uncategorized

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States . . . . U.S. Const., amend. XIV In 1873, in The Slaughter-House Cases and Bradwell v. Illinois, the Supreme Court took a sledgehammer to the idea that the Privileges or Immunities Clause of […]

The Dangers of Democracy: Human Rights and Majoritarianism

December 19, 2016 · by · in Constitutional Law, Democracy, Judiciary, Legislative Branch, Politics, Uncategorized · 2 Comments

Introduction Last week, on December 15, we celebrated the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. While many Americans find good reason to celebrate the first ten amendments to the Constitution, not as many pause to appreciate that it is the amendments’ anti-democratic character that makes them so effective. Democracy, after all, […]

A Winter Reading List

November 29, 2016 · by · in Constitutional Law, Scholarship · Leave a comment

I can happily say this whirlwind of a semester contained plenty of great reading. One of my classes, Recent Books on the Constitution, assigned a new book every other week – so it was a great way to keep up with interesting work. Despite my valiant efforts, new book releases outpaced my reading capabilities and continued to hit […]