Before listing five examples that I found just today, let me make one methodological point. Michael McConnell's groundbreaking article on "Originalism and the Desegregation
Cases" relied in part on the debates in Congress over the 1872 Amnesty Act. As a result, I think I'm on firm originalist ground in using materials related to or preceding [...]
Berichte der Ausgrabung Tall Šēḫ Ḥamad / Dūr-Katlimmu (BATSH) Herausgegeben von Hartmut Kühne in Verbindung mit Wolfgang Röllig(†) und Asʿad Mahmoud Die Serie
umfasst die abschließende Publikation der Befunde und Funde des interdisziplinären Ausgrabungsprojektes Tall Šēḫ Ḥamad, Syrien, das von 1978 bis 2010 unter [...]
Kenneth Chesebro’s recent decision to plead guilty in Fulton County, Georgia deprived the American people of an immediate public trial. The televised proceedings would have
showcased – and tested – the District Attorney’s case against Chesebro and, indirectly, former President Donald Trump for the alleged criminal conspiracy to [...]
On 24 November 2023, the Barcelona City Council passed a resolution, suspending diplomatic ties with Israel, until a permanent ceasefire is established. While this may not
reflect the stance of the Spanish government, it has nevertheless condemned ‘the indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians’. [...]
Rechtsgebiete: Wie interagieren eigentlich § 1a KStG ("Option zur Körperschaftsbesteuerung"), § 50d Abs. 14 EStG und § 1 Abs. 4 Satz 1 Nr. 2 UmwStG? Die Ergebnisse bei
im Drittstaat ansässigen Gesellschaftern einer optierenden Gesellschaft "überraschen". [...]
Rechtsgebiete: Gesamtstrafenbildungen und die hierbei etwaig zu berücksichtigende Zäsurwirkung sind immer wieder Fehlerquelle tatrichterlicher Entscheidungen. Der BGH hat
dabei klargestellt: Die Zäsurwirkung einer Voreintragung ist zu beachten. Hat das Tatgericht aber eine falsche Gesamtstrafenbildung... [...]
The title of this post is the headline of this notable new Stateline piece highlighting some challenges of implementing record relief laws. I recommend the full piece, and
here are excerpts: More states are making it easier for residents to clear or seal their criminal records. [...]
Following up on my previous post, Lawsuit Claims NYU Law Review Discriminates Against Straight White Men In Selection Of Student Editors: Reuters, Plaintiff in NYU Law Review
Discrimination Case May Remain Anonymous: A white, heterosexual, male law student who sued New York University claiming that its law school's flagship law... [...]
The Messenger, Jeff Bezos Will Save Billions on His Tax Bills by Moving to Miami: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is escaping more than Seattle’s gloomy weather with his cross-country
move to sunny Miami. The world’s third-richest person, worth roughly $161 billion according to Forbes, will also ditch Washington State’s hefty... [...]
