Category Archives: Legal Theory

Roe, Judicial Review, and the Myth of Abortion as a Constitutional Outlier

By Eric SegallIn Roe v. Wade, seven Supreme Court Justices signed on to an opinion detailing the substantial burdens on women and their families of abortion bans and balanced those harms against the states’ interest in the health of the … Continue reading

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political & cultural symptoms of a pathological moral psychology among the powers-that-be

Consider and compare these three recent news items: (i) “Federal prosecutors are pursuing criminal charges against activist Scott Daniel Warren for doing nothing more than giving food, water and shelter to migrants trekking through the desert.” “[P]rosecutors charged Warren with … Continue reading

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Chaffee on SEC Regulation of Cryptocurrencies

Eric C. Chaffee (University of Toledo – College of Law) has posted The Heavy Burden of Thin Regulation: Lessons Learned from the SEC’s Regulation of Cryptocurrencies (Mercer Law Review Forthcoming) on SSRN.  Here is the abstract: The Trump administration has taken … Continue reading

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With the Equality Act, Congressional Democrats Want To Redefine ‘Sex’ To Include Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation – Reason.com

Conservative activists and others are trotting out all the old bogeymen in service of riling up the opposition. Evangelical entertainer Pat Robertson said it would lead to the "judgment of God on this nation" and the Lord "vomit[ing] us out." … Continue reading

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Program Announcement: ELGS Summer Intensive on Comparative Law & Global Governance

ELGS Summer Intensive on Comparative Law & Global GovernanceJuly 22-26, 2019 The European Law & Governance School (www.elgs.eu) a University operated by the EPLO, an International Organization based in Athens Greece, organizes this week-long program (July 22-26, 2019) to discuss … Continue reading

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