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Category Archives: Law
Stewards Of Democracy: Law As Public Profession (1999)
Law professor Paul D. Carrington wrote: * American law in the last half-century has been increasingly disdainful of the expressed wishes and expectations of the citizens it purports to serve. * Robert Wiebe, for example, has identified World War II … Continue reading
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Are lawyers our governing class?
ChatGPT says: Russell Pearce’s 2001 essay traced how lawyers once occupied a unique, public-serving leadership role. That governing‑class ideal—rooted in civic virtue, republicanism, and professional duty—gradually dissolved under market pressures, fragmentation of professionalism, the rise of “hired‑gun” advocacy, and the … Continue reading
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The American Bar Association Pushes Anti-White Discrimination
Attorney Alison Somin writes: Law schools are desperately changing hiring and admissions policies to increase diversity—not because of their own internal objectives, but because of pressure from accrediting agencies. New research from Pacific Legal Foundation reveals how the American Bar … Continue reading
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‘The Chutzpah of Justice Kennedy Lecturing Us About Democracy on June 26’
Constitutional law professor Josh Blackman blogs: June 26, 2015 fell on a Friday. At the time, it was fairly unusual for the Supreme Court to hand down opinions on a Friday. But wouldn’t you know it, Pride weekend would begin … Continue reading
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Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law
Here are some of the most important timestamps from the PBS Frontline documentary “America’s Great Divide: From Obama to Trump”, each with a quote and a rejoinder drawn from the critiques of Darel E. Paul, Helen Andrews, Ian Fletcher, Stephen … Continue reading
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‘SCOTUS to CASA to A.A.R.P.: In Case Of (Perceived) Emergency, Ignore The Rules, And Make Stuff Up’
Law professor Josh Blackman writes May 16: The past 24 hours have been something of a Rorschach Test for the Supreme Court. In the birthright citizenship case, the Court made clear that in emergencies, the judiciary must retain the power … Continue reading
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War, Dictatorship & International Relations
Please analyze the 2010 essay Constitutional Dictatorship: Its Dangers and Its Design and Clinton Rossiter’s book on Constitutional Dictatorship in the light of the new John J. Mearsheimer essay on war. Grok says: To analyze the essay “Constitutional Dictatorship: Its … Continue reading
The Rule of Law?
There are serious criticisms to make about this new Trump administration, but repeating incantations about democracy and free trade and the rule of law are not serious critiques. Notes Wikipedia: “An incantation, spell, charm, enchantment, or bewitchery is a magical … Continue reading
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WSJ: Many Big Law Firms Shun Conservative Clients – They denounce Trump for targeting causes he opposes, but they’re guilty of the same thing.
Law professor John Greil writes: For years, some of America’s biggest law firms have been unwilling to represent conservative clients whose beliefs run against the elite liberal consensus. This imbalance hurts reputations—and compromises the rule of law. Big law firms … Continue reading
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WP: Trump and law firms: Who’s bamboozling whom?
David Kendall writes: The deals do not appear to have been formalized in bilateral documents, signed by the parties and specifying respective duties, obligations and penalties for noncompliance. Though some of the firms have issued internal documents (which have quickly … Continue reading
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