Charlie Capps

associate prof of law @ASUCollegeOfLaw; teach & write on jurisprudence, crim law & con law; dad x4

[Curtis Bradley @curtisabradley]

Here's the link to my new article with Neil Siegel, “Court-Stripping, Court-Packing, and Court-Defying: Revisiting the Supreme Court’s Essential Functions.”
https://t.co/Txca2aRQdv

[Charlie Capps @charlesfcapps]

Pope Leo encyclical on AI

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness. #MagnificaHumanitas
https://t.co/6i9MWs6LJl

[Charlie Capps @charlesfcapps]

@tylerblindley @SSRN @e_garrett_west @StanLRev Looks very interesting; I'm excited to read it!

[Tyler Lindley @tylerblindley]

New paper on @SSRN with @e_garrett_west, "The Takings Clause Cause of Action," forthcoming in the @StanLRev. Does the Takings Clause have an implied cause of action? If not, does the Constitution speak to the Clause's enforcement? Abstract here and link below!

[Garrett West @e_garrett_west]

New paper--A Functional Theory of State Action. Abstract here and link below.

[Charlie Capps @charlesfcapps]

@cburset Congratulations!

[Nathaniel Donahue @nw_donahue]

Big win for east coast legal history!

[Charlie Capps @charlesfcapps]

"The Holistic Theory of Precedent" is online: https://t.co/UD1zWsVZDi. Thanks to all who provided input and to the editorial team @UChiLRev.

[UChicago Law Review @UChiLRev]

Volume 93.3 is now live, featuring pieces by @charlesfcapps; @Maceyjoshua, @ketanrama & Brian Richardson; @StephenESachs; and Grant Christensen. You can find them all here: https://t.co/MAheJUSSFm.

[Constitution Center @GUConstitution]

We are now accepting applications for the Georgetown Center for the Constitution’s Research Fellowship. This is a two-year non-residential fellowship for early-career and aspiring scholars in constitutional law and theory, featuring monthly workshops, senior-scholar feedback, and an in-person gathering at Georgetown Law on Nov. 19–20.

The deadline to apply is Friday, May 29 at 11:59 p.m. EST. For more information, click here: https://t.co/M0Sd9Zy2L2

@shbarclay @GeorgetownLaw

[Lael Weinberger @LaelWeinberger]

A class action lawsuit in DC seeks refund of church donations. Does this raise First Amendment issues? Should those issues be addressed before allowing the rest of the case to proceed? A new cert petition seeks SCOTUS review. @BrantonNestor & I explain the state of play in @NRO

[Charlie Capps @charlesfcapps]

@shbarclay Also clear from the photo who was right. That cake had to be made.

[Charlie Capps @charlesfcapps]

@lsolum good choice; I love this paper!

[Nina Varsava @NinaVarsava]

Thanks Prof. Solum!

[Ben McJunkin @BenMcJunkin]

I’m so excited to finally see Consent & Causation out in print in the @VirginiaLawRev !

I really like this piece, which asks whether sexual consent should be understood in terms of causation. Thank you to the many generous commenters!

https://t.co/XP9uYCcFMa

[Charlie Capps @charlesfcapps]

@shbarclay @GeorgetownLaw Congratulations!

[Nina Varsava @NinaVarsava]

My article "The Nature of a Precedent's Error" is now out in Jurisprudence. In it I set out a theory of "egregiously erroneous" precedents, suggesting that they involve a special sort of moral error. Here it is: https://t.co/0OIiU6Fu1j

[Charlie Capps @charlesfcapps]

@JustinLitke @VPhillipMunoz @CUApolitics @CatholicUniv @McCormickProf @kevincwalsh @CathULaw This was an outstanding conference. I was delighted to participate in it.

[Marc O. DeGirolami @MarcODeGirolami]

The Constitution of Practice can now be pre-ordered. (Bourbon sold separately.) https://t.co/IO5874rYc1

[Charlie Capps @charlesfcapps]

Interesting discussion of founding-era views about precedent on the @DividedArgument blog, ft. @JG_law @cburset @WilliamBaude and Ryan Snyder.

[William Baude @WilliamBaude]

https://t.co/bcR6GXibzS

[Tyler Lindley @tylerblindley]

My latest-The Law of Certiorari-forthcoming in @UChiLRev. It's assumed that by creating certiorari jurisdiction, Congress gave SCOTUS nearly complete discretion to choose its cases. But the 1891/1925 Acts giving cert jux likely incorporated common-law certiorari standards. Link👇

[Jeff Pojanowski @pojanowski]

https://t.co/QLOOyBosI5