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Laurence H. Tribe

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The Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Again

The only question is whether American citizens today can uphold that commitment.

by Laurence H. Tribe, J. Michael Luttig via The Atlantic on August 19, 2023
Constrain the Court—Without Crippling It

Critics of the Supreme Court think it has lost its claim to legitimacy. But proposals for reforming it must strike a balance with preserving its independence.

by Laurence H. Tribe via New York Review of Books on July 27, 2023
Pursuing the Pursuit of Happiness

Traditional Supreme Court precedent may depend too much on substantive due process to safeguard human rights.

by Laurence H. Tribe via New York Review of Books on September 24, 1998

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Lincoln being sworn in by Chief Justice Taney.

We Are Already Defying the Supreme Court

The risks of calling on politicians to push back against the court must be weighed against the present reality of a malign judicial dictatorship.

by Samuel Moyn, Ryan D. Doerfler via Dissent on April 16, 2024

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The Liberal Giant Who Doomed Roe

His works underpins the Dobbs decision. His legacy matters enormously to what's next for constitutional law.

by Caitlin B. Tully via Slate on June 25, 2023

Scale, with pile of U.S. states weighing down one end, and the U.S. on the other.

How a Fringe Legal Theory Became a Threat to Democracy

Lawyers tried to use the independent-state-legislature theory to sway the outcomes of the 2000 and 2020 elections. What if it were to become the law of the land?

by Andrew Marantz via The New Yorker on June 5, 2023

A gate opening to the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

Harvard Leaders and Staff Enslaved 79 People, University Finds

The school said it had benefited from slave-generated wealth and practiced racial discrimination.

by Nick Anderson, Susan Svrluga via Washington Post on April 26, 2022

History Won’t Save Us

Why the battle for history must be won in the here and now.

by William Hogeland via The New Republic on March 25, 2020

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