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D.C. Statehood Requires a Constitutional Amendment

Apr 6, 2021 4 min read

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Zack Smith

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The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: Legal, Practical, and Economic Considerations

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Edwin Meese III Originalism Lecture: Originalism, the Administrative State, and the Clash of Political Theories

Mar 20

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Oct 9

12:00pm - 1:00pm

The Power and Limits of Special Counsels

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Oct 4

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Bias against Asian Americans at Harvard Heads to Court

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Sep 18

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Supreme Court Preview of the 2018 Term

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Jul 25

12:00pm - 1:00pm

The Kavanaugh Hearing: A Battle of Two Constitutions

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Jul 10

11:00am - 12:30pm

Scholars & Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court's 2017-2018 Term

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Jun 12

12:00pm - 1:00pm

51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law

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May 15

8:00am - 11:30am

2018 Bradley Symposium: The State of the Constitution

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Apr 10

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Are Administrative Law Judges Unconstitutional?

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