Lucien Ferguson
@lucienferguson.bsky.social
Lawyer & political theorist writing on social mobility and multiracial democracy • Assistant Prof. @chicagokentlaw.bsky.social • Con Law (state and federal), Local Gov, Labor & Property
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My forthcoming article, "Contesting State Capture" (Cardozo L. Rev.), was reviewed in JOTWELL. My sincerest thanks to Rebecca Zietlow for her insightful and generous commentary!
My forthcoming article, "Contesting State Capture" (Cardozo L. Rev.), was reviewed in JOTWELL. My sincerest thanks to Rebecca Zietlow for her insightful and generous commentary!
May 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My forthcoming article, "Contesting State Capture" (Cardozo L. Rev.), was reviewed in JOTWELL. My sincerest thanks to Rebecca Zietlow for her insightful and generous commentary!
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Jotwell Conlaw:
Rebecca Zietlow, State Constitutions As A Bulwark Against Oligarchy, JOTWELL (April 30, 2025) (reviewing Lucien Ferguson, Contesting State Capture, 46 Cardozo L. Rev. __ (forthcoming, 2025), available at SSRN (Feb, 6, 2025)), conlaw.jotwell.com/state-consti....
Rebecca Zietlow, State Constitutions As A Bulwark Against Oligarchy, JOTWELL (April 30, 2025) (reviewing Lucien Ferguson, Contesting State Capture, 46 Cardozo L. Rev. __ (forthcoming, 2025), available at SSRN (Feb, 6, 2025)), conlaw.jotwell.com/state-consti....
April 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Jotwell Conlaw:
Rebecca Zietlow, State Constitutions As A Bulwark Against Oligarchy, JOTWELL (April 30, 2025) (reviewing Lucien Ferguson, Contesting State Capture, 46 Cardozo L. Rev. __ (forthcoming, 2025), available at SSRN (Feb, 6, 2025)), conlaw.jotwell.com/state-consti....
Rebecca Zietlow, State Constitutions As A Bulwark Against Oligarchy, JOTWELL (April 30, 2025) (reviewing Lucien Ferguson, Contesting State Capture, 46 Cardozo L. Rev. __ (forthcoming, 2025), available at SSRN (Feb, 6, 2025)), conlaw.jotwell.com/state-consti....
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In more good @chicagokentlaw.bsky.social hiring news, I see that @lucienferguson.bsky.social has made it Bluesky-bio official, too. So delighted you'll be joining us!
April 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
In more good @chicagokentlaw.bsky.social hiring news, I see that @lucienferguson.bsky.social has made it Bluesky-bio official, too. So delighted you'll be joining us!
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Excited to announce that I'll be joining the faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of Law starting in the fall!
I'm looking forward to joining a great group of faculty and students, though I will certainly miss my students and colleagues at St. Mary's!
I'm looking forward to joining a great group of faculty and students, though I will certainly miss my students and colleagues at St. Mary's!
March 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Excited to announce that I'll be joining the faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of Law starting in the fall!
I'm looking forward to joining a great group of faculty and students, though I will certainly miss my students and colleagues at St. Mary's!
I'm looking forward to joining a great group of faculty and students, though I will certainly miss my students and colleagues at St. Mary's!
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This "immediate cancellation" violates the law. If the Admin thinks Columbia has violated Title VI by being deliberately indifferent to antisemitic harassment, it has to give Columbia a chance for a hearing first, make findings on the record, & wait 30 days.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
The Trump administration cancels $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This "immediate cancellation" violates the law. If the Admin thinks Columbia has violated Title VI by being deliberately indifferent to antisemitic harassment, it has to give Columbia a chance for a hearing first, make findings on the record, & wait 30 days.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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SSRN, you flatter me!
Apparently, The Sound of the Beast is a "Recent Top Paper" in Law & Literature and Legal Anthropology: Criminal Law. Grateful for the interest—44 downloads and counting.
Wow!!
Check it out here: ssrn.com/abstract=509....
Apparently, The Sound of the Beast is a "Recent Top Paper" in Law & Literature and Legal Anthropology: Criminal Law. Grateful for the interest—44 downloads and counting.
Wow!!
Check it out here: ssrn.com/abstract=509....
The Sound of the Beast
In 1991, Rodney Glen King was beaten mercilessly by four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers after being stopped for driving while intoxicated, igniti
ssrn.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
SSRN, you flatter me!
Apparently, The Sound of the Beast is a "Recent Top Paper" in Law & Literature and Legal Anthropology: Criminal Law. Grateful for the interest—44 downloads and counting.
Wow!!
Check it out here: ssrn.com/abstract=509....
Apparently, The Sound of the Beast is a "Recent Top Paper" in Law & Literature and Legal Anthropology: Criminal Law. Grateful for the interest—44 downloads and counting.
Wow!!
Check it out here: ssrn.com/abstract=509....
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Third webinar in @barrettpitner.bsky.social's crucially important Reconstructionism Project.
Featuring inimitable Profs. @sheryllcashin.bsky.social and
@etiennetoussaint.bsky.social, and also me, on teaching Reconstruction and the law.
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Third webinar in @barrettpitner.bsky.social's crucially important Reconstructionism Project.
Featuring inimitable Profs. @sheryllcashin.bsky.social and
@etiennetoussaint.bsky.social, and also me, on teaching Reconstruction and the law.
Register below 🔽🔽🔽
March 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
**Zoom in TODAY @ 1:00 PM EST**
Third webinar in @barrettpitner.bsky.social's crucially important Reconstructionism Project.
Featuring inimitable Profs. @sheryllcashin.bsky.social and
@etiennetoussaint.bsky.social, and also me, on teaching Reconstruction and the law.
Register below 🔽🔽🔽
Third webinar in @barrettpitner.bsky.social's crucially important Reconstructionism Project.
Featuring inimitable Profs. @sheryllcashin.bsky.social and
@etiennetoussaint.bsky.social, and also me, on teaching Reconstruction and the law.
Register below 🔽🔽🔽
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Join us on Wednesday, March 5, at 1 PM EST for a critical discussion on "The Importance of Teaching Reconstruction and the Law Today" with myself, Lucien Ferguson, and Sheryll Cashin.
Don’t miss this conversation. Register here:
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Don’t miss this conversation. Register here:
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March 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Join us on Wednesday, March 5, at 1 PM EST for a critical discussion on "The Importance of Teaching Reconstruction and the Law Today" with myself, Lucien Ferguson, and Sheryll Cashin.
Don’t miss this conversation. Register here:
www.americanbar.org/events-cle/m...
Don’t miss this conversation. Register here:
www.americanbar.org/events-cle/m...
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With our Fall 2025 schedule posted, I’m very happy that I’ll be teaching State Constitutional Law—which I *think* is the first time in the Michigan State University College of Law’s 134-year history that such a course will be offered.
March 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
With our Fall 2025 schedule posted, I’m very happy that I’ll be teaching State Constitutional Law—which I *think* is the first time in the Michigan State University College of Law’s 134-year history that such a course will be offered.