Category Archives: Supreme Court
Ken Jost Interviews Me About My New Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy at the Washington Independent Review of Books
I appreciated the opportunity to do this Q & A with Ken at the Washington Independent Review of Books about my new book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption.
I linked earlier to his review… Continue reading
Watch My Chicago-Kent Keynote About Justice Scalia and His Election Cases
Alternative link.
I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming: Chicago-Kent Law Review) based on this talk. Here is the abstract:
This Address builds upon ideas first presented in Richard L. Hasen, After Scalia: The Future of United States Election… Continue reading
Videos of Me Discussing My Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy with Joan Biskupic, Adam Liptak & Sue Bloch, Adam Winkler, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Henry Weinstein (and National Constitution Center event)
In connection with the release of my new book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, I’ve given a number of talks. Some of these are now available on video:
Mar. 5 (Video)… Continue reading
“High profile cases may pull Neil Gorsuch in different directions”
Steve Mazie for The Economist.
The “Whelan Way:” Ed Whelan’s Bad Faith and Nasty Attack on My Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy
I believe that the author of a book ordinarily should allow it to speak for itself, and let readers read the book and critiques before making their own determination about the relative merits of the book’s arguments. But Ed Whelan,… Continue reading
“An Antidote for Gobbledygook: Organizing the Judge’s Partisan Gerrymandering Toolkit into a Two-Part Test”
Sam Wang and Brian Remlinger have posted this timely draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The Supreme Court appears ready to limit extreme partisan gerrymanders. However, defining “extreme” is a challenging proposition, since individual states differ in their political… Continue reading
“When You’re Getting Reamed For Saying It’s OK To Compare Gay People To Murderers, Doubling Down On Calling Justice Sotomayor ‘Thuggish’ Ought To Fix Things”
Joe Patrice for Above the Law.
Monday at Noon Pacific: Henry Weinstein Interviews Me About My New Scalia Book
On Monday at noon pacific, my UCI Law colleague and former LA Times legal reporter Henry Weinstein will interview me about my new book on Justice Scalia’s complex legacy.
Watch the livestream.
Save the Date: 8th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review at UCI Law, July 9
What a lineup!
8th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
Monday, July 9, 2018, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Irvine Barclay Theatre (Map)
Registration and lobby doors open at 9:30 a.m.
Seating begins at 10:00 a.m.
Registration… Continue reading
“Keynote Address: Judging the Political and Political Judging: Justice Scalia as Case Study”
I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming: Chicago-Kent Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This Address builds upon ideas first presented in Richard L. Hasen, After Scalia: The Future of United States Election Law, 17 AMERIKA HŌ 1 (Koji… Continue reading
Did Justice Scalia Display Anti-Gay Animus?
Ed Whelan, defender of all things Scalia and author of the “This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism” feature on National Review, is in the midst of a multi-post critique of my book (here, here and here).
I’m still… Continue reading
Review of My Book in The American Prospect: “The Scalia Problem: It Wasn’t Originalism or Textualism — It Was Trumpism”
Simon Lazarus reviews my book for The American Prospect. [corrected link]
“What Has 25 Years of Racial Gerrymandering Doctrine Achieved?”
Mike Pitts has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, UC Irvine Law Review). Here is the abstract:
In 1993, Shaw v. Reno created a doctrine of racial gerrymandering that has now been in existence for 25 years. This Article examines… Continue reading