Here are the collected posts for our Balkinization symposium on Free Speech in Crisis and the Limits of the First Amendment. 1. Jack Balkin, Introduction to the Symposium
2. Mary Anne Franks, From Watchdogs to Lapdogs: Selling Out the Fourth Estate for Scraps at Trump’s Table [...]
Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine verletzt das Gewaltverbot aus Artikel 2 (4) der UN-Charta in aller Deutlichkeit – doch strafrechtliche Konsequenzen blieben bislang
aus. Zwar ist der Internationale Strafgerichtshof grundsätzlich dazu berufen, das Verbrechen der Aggression zu verfolgen, in diesem konkreten Fall fehlt ihm jedoch [...]
Israel announced in May that it was launching Operation “Gideon’s Chariots,” a new extensive ground operation in Gaza. Haaretz reported on the final plans for the operation,
which were presented to the senior commanders who would lead the campaign. The plans outlined several goals, including “defeating Hamas,” demobilizing the area, [...]
I have lately been making it a quarterly habit of highlighted essays from Inquest, "a decarceral brainstorm," and so here is the latest installment of just some recent pieces
on an array of topics that sentencing fans may want to check out: It has been a couple of months since I highlighted essays from Inquest, "a decarceral brainstorm," [...]
[Katerina Borrelli is a Researcher and Incoming PhD Candidate in Law at the European University Institute, Florence] Over the past two decades we have witnessed an ever-growing
attention to law as an aesthetic phenomenon — an emerging trend in socio-legal studies and law-and-humanities scholarship. [...]
Following up on my previous posts (links below): Deborah Jones Merritt (Ohio State), Experiential Education: The ABA Council has proposed expanding the number of required experiential
credits at ABA-accredited law schools from six to twelve credits. This is a remarkably modest requirement, representing less than 15% of a student’s JD... [...]
New York Times: Conservatives Are Prisoners of Their Own Tax Cuts, by Ross Douthat: Aside from hype artists and White House spokespeople, it’s hard to find true enthusiasm
for the sweeping new policy law, even among Republicans who voted for its passage. [...]
