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Foreword
If a foreword were to be limited to one word, and one word only, this foreword’s one word would be joy. It is a joy to introduce to you a diverse group of authors and their writings on the past, present, and future of a social justice movement that …
Bostock’s Inclusive Queer Frame
Bostock v. Clayton County is the Supreme Court’s first major decision on gay rights written since Justice Kennedy’s retirement. It is a victory for the LGBT community—a momentous one. But this Essay argues that Bostock is even more momentous than …
Termites in the Master’s House: Abortion Rap and Florynce Kennedy’s Contributions to Racial and Gender Justice
Contemporaries recognized Kennedy as “an outspoken activist for the rights of African Americans, women, sex workers, and members of the LGBT community.” In this way, Kennedy united social movements with divergent agendas. She believed that only …
ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 2021 Notes and Comments Pool
Accepted Notes from the January 2021 Notes and Comments Pool
2021 VLR Personal Statement Prompt
Thanks @VirginiaLawRev for publishing my piece with @cbarzun. We provide an L&E-inspired approach to resolving rights conflicts. Our project relates to recent work by @AaronTangLaw. And it makes the blood of our dear friend @mjschwartzman boil! https://twitter.com/VirginiaLawRev/status/1366535216987328512
What happens when judges apply the cost-avoidance principle to close constitutional cases? @cbarzun and @profmikegilbert show readers in their piece, "Conflict Avoidance in Constitutional Law." https://www.virginialawreview.org/articles/conflict-avoidance-in-constitutional-law/
A huge thanks to @VirginiaLawRev for helping bring "Settled Law" to fruition! This has been a fun and rewarding journey. (Plus, @grantalexnunn now knows what VLR stands for.) https://twitter.com/VirginiaLawRev/status/1366535220288253952
What is "settled law?" @grantalexnunn and @Alan_Trammell define the concept and explain why a coherent definition matters for both doctrine and the confirmation process. https://www.virginialawreview.org/articles/settled-law/
“Settled Law” is now published! Many thanks to the wonderful and immensely talented editors at the @VirginiaLawRev. It was a joy working together over the past year. https://twitter.com/virginialawrev/status/1366535220288253952
What is "settled law?" @grantalexnunn and @Alan_Trammell define the concept and explain why a coherent definition matters for both doctrine and the confirmation process. https://www.virginialawreview.org/articles/settled-law/
THREAD: The first issue of Volume 107 dropped this morning! Check out the amazing scholarship on http://virginialawreview.org.
Delighted to report that my article, Statutory History, will be published in @VirginiaLawRev. Here is the abstract (will post on SSRN soon!):