Francus on Purdue Pharma and Statutory Interpretation, https://t.co/WaFdubKF8j - Michael Francus (University of Virginia; University of Notre Dame – Notre Dame Law School) has posted The Truth About Consequences: Purdue Pharma’s Lessons for Statutory Interpretation on SSRN.
Prof. @RachelBayefsky has won @TheAALS Junior Scholarship Award for her article “Judicial Institutionalism.” Prof. @PAhdout earned an honorable mention. https://t.co/1lR6hsItPP
Last fall, the editors of the Harvard Law Review invited me to write the Foreword for this year's Supreme Court issue.
My working draft is below, and comments are most welcome.
https://t.co/0Qwpbf5yFu
Kudos to Prof. Bayefsky....traditionalism, if viewed as a throughline, rather than resurrection of the ancient, can be a powerful antidote to regression.
I argue that a concern for tradition, properly understood, contains resources to guide an approach toward constitutional rights adjudication that can be conducive to, rather than hostile to, women’s rights.
Yesterday marked the start of our inaugural Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Theory Junior Scholars Conference, featuring a series of dynamic presentations and engaging discussions on foundational questions at the intersection of law and philosophy.
Presentations will continue through the end of the day today. We are grateful to all the scholars who have contributed their insights so far, and look forward to our remaining discussions!
Francus on Legal Personhood, Local Governments, and Municipal Finance, https://t.co/wMXxJOFTXr - Michael Francus (University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame Law School) has posted A Municipal Finance Theory of Local Government on SSRN.
The book presents a theory of dignity (as status, non-domination, and control over self-presentation). It explains how American courts can recognize the violation of dignity as a legally actionable harm and provide remedies for this harm.