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John Q. Barrett @johnqbarrett.bsky.social · 1d

This is very good—it’s a true service to/must read for U.S. Judges, on their options as they decide cases about the legality of Executive actions.

Marin K. Levy @marinklevy.bsky.social · 9d

Just posted a new essay with @williambaude.bsky.social and Sam Bray -

"Remedies for a Constitutional Crisis" (forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review).

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Remedies for a Constitutional Crisis

In a crisis of authority, where it is unclear whether executive officials will comply with judicial decisions, the courts may seem to have limited reme

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to join a stellar group of scholars at New York Law School on Oct 10 to celebrate Mark Graber’s Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty. Panels w/ Jack Balkin, Sanford Levinson, Rebecca Zietlow, Henry Chambers & more. I’ll speak at 1:30 w/ M. Henry Ishitani & Heinz Klug.

RSVP: nyls.edu/rjprsvp

(Book Event) Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty: The Forgotten Goals of Constitutional Reform After the Civil War - New York Law School

Download PDF Invite. DATEFriday, October 10, 2025 TIME9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ETOptional tour of Tribeca to follow the program. LOCATIONRoom W220New

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Adjectival Constitutionalism

Abstract. Constitutionalism “with adjectives” is now a common part of the comparative constitutional law vocabulary. But scholars often use the same adject

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · Sep 8

How should we make sense of the dizzying varieties of constitutionalisms? In a new paper, Rosalind Dixon terms this phenomenon 'adjectival constitutionalism' and suggests four modes of operation: as topic, model, mode, and discourse. Link below

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Richard M Re @richardre.bsky.social · Sep 4

Officially, this is a chat about enumerated powers. In practice, though, it’s a deep exploration of constitutional method and meaning.

Richard Primus @richardprimus.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Divided Argument podcast had me on to talk about my new book *The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power.* Very much enjoyed the conversation.

Listen here:
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Bedrock Con Law 101 | Divided Argument

We're joined by Michigan law professor Richard Primus to talk about his new book, "The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumerated and Federal Power." Richard describes one of the the most widespread b...

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Andrew Kent @andrewkent.bsky.social · Sep 3

In light of the 5th Circuit's important Alien Enemies Act decision, here again is a link to my deep-dive draft paper on what the statute meant in 1798. Updated version coming to SSRN soon. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798

For the first time since World War II-and the first time ever outside a formally declared war-an American president has invoked the Alien Enemies Act to detain

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks for the “recommended” tag, Larry!
Excited to share my job-market paper, which uses the recent religious charter school case to show how faith-based entities secure public funds while sidestepping constitutional limits—a phenomenon I term “private disestablishment.”

Abstract for the article 'Private Disestablishment'

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · Aug 31

This is a great read, especially as so many of us are grappling with how to teach constitutional law amid rapid legal and socio-cultural change

Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · Aug 29

Balkin & Levinson on Constitutional Change and Casebooks, buff.ly/72C5LL6 - Jack M. Balkin (Yale University - Law School) & Sanford Levinson (University of Texas Law School) have posted Casebooks, Canons, and Constitutional Memory on SSRN.

Balkin & Levinson on Constitutional Change and Casebooks

Jack M. Balkin (Yale University - Law School) & Sanford Levinson (University of Texas Law School) have posted Casebooks, Canons, and Constitutional Memory on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Why edit a…

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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our end of summer/back-to-school happy hour is next Thursday, Aug 28th (5:30 - 7:30) at Loreley Beer Garden (7 Rivington St).

Come meet other NYers interested in LPE !!

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is a delight!

The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Aug 25

***MY COUSIN VINNY LIVE-TWEET: THE RULES***

This lecture explores the cinematic classic 'My Cousin Vinny' through the lens of English and Welsh law.

Contributions and observations are welcome, but I'm perfectly prepared to tweet the entire film to a wall of embarrassed silence.

a woman says it 's a fact while standing in front of an american flag

ALT: a woman says it 's a fact while standing in front of an american flag

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Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social · Aug 21

My article, "Species of State Constitutional Lockstepping" is forthcoming in the Villanova Law Review!

The piece digs into how state courts interpret state constitutions in lockstep with the federal Constitution, and identifies variations on this practice.

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Tomer Kenneth @tkenneth.bsky.social · Aug 12

Excited to share my new paper, In Defense of Factual Precedents, forthcoming @uchilrev.bsky.social

When courts determine general facts - like recidivism rates or historical facts - I argue that they should rely on presumptive factual precedents.

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks for highlighting, Larry! This chapter argues that education law has privileged parental choice & religious freedom while sidelining equality. I argue for re-centering education as a right that secures both liberty & equality—the foundation of democratic citizenship.

Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · Aug 14

Mukherjee on the Right to Education, buff.ly/0JzIfI1 - Gaurav Mukherjee (University of Connecticut Law; NYU Law; University of Melbourne - Asian Law Centre) has posted The Right to Education: Reconciling Liberty & Equality (Oxford Handbook on Economic and Social Rights) on SSRN.

Mukherjee on the Right to Education

Gaurav Mukherjee (University of Connecticut - School of Law; New York University School of Law; University of Melbourne - Asian Law Centre) has posted The Right to Education: Reconciling Liberty &…

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is great www.unionthefilm.com, and this classic, of course: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFH2...

UNION - A Film By Brett Story and Stephen Maing

The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) — a group of current and former Amazon workers in New York City’s Staten Island — takes on one of the world’s largest and most powerful companies in the fight to unionize...

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · Aug 5

The final version of my "Corruption and the Supreme Court" has been published in the Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities, and is available for download here: ssrn.com/abstract=497...

Corruption and the Supreme Court

Corruption is everywhere at the Supreme Court. The justices routinely rule on what is—and, more frequently, what is not—corrupt. Simultaneously, their off-the-b

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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · Aug 1

Coan on Relative Stare Decisis, buff.ly/ifPRht8 - Andrew Coan (University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law) has posted Relative Stare Decisis on SSRN.

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Richard M Re @richardre.bsky.social · Jul 23

Last fall, the editors of the Harvard Law Review invited me to write the Foreword for this year's Supreme Court issue.

My working draft is below, and comments are most welcome.

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Foreword: To A Conservative Warren Court

Ideological conflict has masked an underlying continuity in the American legal system. In recent years, the Supreme Court -- while obviously subject to fierce c

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · Jul 21

I just posted a new paper on @ssrn.bsky.social, titled "The Chadha Presidency". Here's the link, and I'll post the abstract in the next post. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Chadha Presidency

Where is Congress? Why hasn’t it reined in some of the worst abuses of the Trump Administration? This Article argues that a significant part of the ans

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Jul 3

... by GAURAV MUKHERJEE (@gauravmkjee.bsky.social) on the Right to Education and by Tom Gerald Daly (@democracytalk.bsky.social) on Scholarship!

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Jul 3

Publication day! 💫

Our Verfassungsbook “Indian Constitutionalism at Crossroads: 2014-2024”, edited by ANMOL JAIN (@anmoljain-law.bsky.social) and TANJA HERKLOTZ (@tanjaherklotz.bsky.social) is now available in print and online! 📚

Check it out now! verfassungsblog.de/books/

Cover of the Verfassungsbook "Indian Constitutionalism at Crossroads: 2014-2024".
The Cover is based an map created by Arun Ganesh.

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · Jun 16

Congratulations, David!

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Nick Pearce @iprnickp.bsky.social · Jun 7

New piece on the UK welfare state by me & @gavin-kelly.bsky.social for a special edition of @oxrepjournal.bsky.social We examine the economic, political & demographic forces reshaping our welfare state. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...

The recent history and future prospects of the UK welfare state

Abstract. This article examines how the UK welfare state was significantly retrenched, reshaped, and selectively expanded in the era of austerity and Covid

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · May 23

Erwin Chemerinsky on a little-noticed provision in the proposed spending bill that would restrict the authority of federal courts to hold government officials in contempt when they violate court orders

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A Terrible Idea

Dean Chemerinsky discusses the reconciliation bill’s provision that would restrict federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt for violating court orders

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Gaurav Mukherjee @gauravmkjee.bsky.social · May 22

An equally divided Supreme Court keeps in place the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision blocking the establishment of the nation's first religious charter school. A significant victory for the separation of church and state!

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