Stephen E. Sachs
Stephen Edward Sachs is an American legal scholar who is the Antonin Scalia Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.… more
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by Stephen E. Sachs — Reposted by: Daniel B. Rodriguez
And here, in the Boston Globe:
"Let the States Get the Ball Rolling on Amendments"
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"Let the States Get the Ball Rolling on Amendments"
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Editing the Constitution | Let states get the ball rolling on amendments
If we, the people, are to form a more perfect union, then we must update the Constitution as our society evolves. Globe Ideas has asked legal experts, advocates, and journalists what rewrites the Cons...
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Prior coverage here, in the Harvard Gazette:
"Amendments Should Start With States"
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"Amendments Should Start With States"
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Amendments should start with states: Stephen Sachs
The Constitution is centuries-old and, in the eyes of many, out of touch with contemporary America. Five scholars suggest repairs.
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Originally published as part of the National Constitution Center's Article V Project: 3/
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Restoring Conventions, One Amendment at a Time
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NOW AVAILABLE at @constitutionctr.bsky.social and @ssrn.bsky.social :
"Restoring Conventions, One Amendment at a Time"
A new paper on a new way to revitalize Article V, by letting states move first. (1/)
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"Restoring Conventions, One Amendment at a Time"
A new paper on a new way to revitalize Article V, by letting states move first. (1/)
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Congratulations to my 1L students on their first day of Civil Procedure! Syllabus below, for those who'd like to follow along at home:
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Some professional news, as they say! Honored to be among these new members of the Board of Directors of the Federalist Society.
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Attention incoming Harvard Law students: consider signing up for my new 1L Reading Group, "Conservative Legal Thought"!
Syllabus below, for those interested (or interested in following along at home):
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Syllabus below, for those interested (or interested in following along at home):
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Available for signup on Friday, my Fall 2025 reading group on Jurisprudence!
Here's the syllabus, both as screenshots and link, for those interested (or just following along at home):
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Here's the syllabus, both as screenshots and link, for those interested (or just following along at home):
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Part of my Shabbos reading list (a new habit I’m trying to build). Short and recommended.
Adam Kirsch, “On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice”
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Adam Kirsch, “On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice”
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On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice
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Here's an updated proposal for federal district-court original jurisdiction over state-diversity suits.
(§ 1251(b)(3) allows for original jurisdiction in the SCt, but not in district courts.)
Comments welcome!
(§ 1251(b)(3) allows for original jurisdiction in the SCt, but not in district courts.)
Comments welcome!
Reposted by: Stephen E. Sachs
If judges are play-acting as historians and getting the history wildly wrong, then actual historians have a duty to step in and set the record straight.
Sorry if that doesn’t stop the free fall of the profession, but we’re going to keep doing it all the same, thanks
Sorry if that doesn’t stop the free fall of the profession, but we’re going to keep doing it all the same, thanks
An anti-Israel arson attack a few minutes from my childhood home. This is what endless demonization does.
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Cars torched, ‘Death to the IDF’ graffitied in St. Louis; American IDF vet said target
Incident investigated as hate crime, one person reportedly detained; Jewish groups condemn vandalism, link it to unbridled rhetoric against Jews and Israel
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Note that, from behind the veil of ignorance, there’s no reason permitting this kind of conduct would help one party over the other
Could the U.S. House or Senate schedule a field hearing in Austin and subpoena them?
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Chicago Tribune
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· Aug 3
Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort
Under threat of fines and arrest, Democratic members of the Texas House left for Chicago to deny the GOP a quorum needed to redraw congressional districts.
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(Note that if a state makes it a crime to conspire to do this, they can demand extradition under the Fugitives Clause of Article IV)
Merits of the bill aside, I’ve long thought Congress should criminalize the use of the channels and instrumentalities of interstate commerce to deprive a state body of a quorum.
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Texas Democrats Leave State to Block G.O.P. From Redrawing Political Map
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Reposted by: Stephen E. Sachs
Under threat of fines and arrest, Democratic members of the Texas House left for Chicago to deny the GOP a quorum needed to redraw congressional districts.
Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort
Under threat of fines and arrest, Democratic members of the Texas House left for Chicago to deny the GOP a quorum needed to redraw congressional districts.
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Worth re-reading: William Tecumseh Sherman to the city council of Atlanta:
