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Progressive Liberty Blog: McDonald v. Chicago - Yesterday's Oral Argument
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Reflections on Freedom, the Constitution and Life in America. Wednesday, March 3, 2010. McDonald v. Chicago - Yesterday's Oral Argument. Judging from yesterday's oral argument in McDonald v. Chicago (. The case discussed here previously. Scalia also said that "What you argue is the darling of the professoriate"; and speculated that Gura is "bucking for a place on some law school faculty.". Posted by Michael Anthony Lawrence. Labels: privileges or immunities. Book is Available HERE. Michael Lawrence’...
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Progressive Liberty Blog: February 2010
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Reflections on Freedom, the Constitution and Life in America. Sunday, February 28, 2010. What a pleasure watching the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics over the last couple weeks. It's easy to be cynical these days about many things - even about the commercialism and politics surrounding the Olympics - but to see young men and women and spectators from all over the world coming together to participate in sport with such unadorned pleasure and fellowship. well, it gives one hope for a better world. As the Co...
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Progressive Liberty Blog: McDonald v. Chicago decision
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Reflections on Freedom, the Constitution and Life in America. Thursday, September 30, 2010. McDonald v. Chicago decision. Quite a hiatus for the summer - biggest blog-related news while I've been playing hooky was the McDonald v. Chicago decision in late June. Where the Supreme Court held 5-4 that the Second Amendment applies to the States. Related to this issue. So, we wish we would have gotten a majority on the privileges or immunities argument, but at least Thomas agreed. I'll post that here. Michael ...
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Progressive Liberty Blog: August 2009
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Reflections on Freedom, the Constitution and Life in America. Wednesday, August 26, 2009. Article in William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal: Rescuing the Fourteenth Amendment Privileges or Immunities Clause. I'm pleased to report that my article entitled "Rescuing the Fourteenth Amendment Privileges or Immunities Clause: How "Attrition of Parliamentary Processes" Begat Accidental Ambiguity; How Ambiguity Begat. The article is available at SSRN. And BePress Selected Works. Here is the abstract:. Labels: ...
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Progressive Liberty Blog: September 2009
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Reflections on Freedom, the Constitution and Life in America. Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Huge News - Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in McDonald v. Chicago re: Privileges or Immunities. Word just in that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in (i.e., decided to hear) the McDonald v. Chicago. Previously - and, most importantly, did not appear to have limited the arguments to due process, as Chicago had suggested. Specifically, here's how the issue is framed in today's order. Links to this post.
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Progressive Liberty Blog: OpEd on McDonald v Chicago Case - June/July 2010
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Reflections on Freedom, the Constitution and Life in America. Thursday, September 30, 2010. OpEd on McDonald v Chicago Case - June/July 2010. Here is the OpEd on the McDonald v. Chicago. Supreme Court decision that ran in various papers and news outlets around the country in late June and early July. McDonald is Cause for Celebration for All. The McDonald v. Chicago. But by no means eliminates) their ability to devise solutions to social problems that suit local needs and values.”. And in this case the S...
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Progressive Liberty Blog: July 2009
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Reflections on Freedom, the Constitution and Life in America. Friday, July 24, 2009. McDonald v. Chicago Amicus Brief - Volokh Conspiracy Link. My last post described the amicus brief filed by the Constitutional Accountability Center and signed by six law professors, including myself. Here. Is a comment on the brief and its signers from the popular legal blog, The Volokh Conspiracy. Posted by Michael Anthony Lawrence. Links to this post. Wednesday, July 22, 2009. When it gave the privileges or immunities...
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Progressive Liberty Blog: September 2010
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Reflections on Freedom, the Constitution and Life in America. Thursday, September 30, 2010. OpEd on McDonald v Chicago Case - June/July 2010. Here is the OpEd on the McDonald v. Chicago. Supreme Court decision that ran in various papers and news outlets around the country in late June and early July. McDonald is Cause for Celebration for All. The McDonald v. Chicago. But by no means eliminates) their ability to devise solutions to social problems that suit local needs and values.”. And in this case the S...
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Progressive Liberty Blog: December 2009
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Reflections on Freedom, the Constitution and Life in America. Wednesday, December 30, 2009. Radicals In Their Own TIme" - Introduction and Selected Excerpts. I've just posted here. The Introduction and excerpts from three chapters in my forthcoming book (Cambridge University Press), "Radicals in Their Own Time: Four Hundred Years of Struggle for Liberty and Equal Justice in America," on my Berkeley Press Selected Works page ( http:/ works.bepress.com/michael lawrence/. Albert Einstein, 1953. To deny thou...