Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy

12/28/2022

Per Curiam’s 32nd and final publication of the year is up!

We are proud to present “The Ethics of ‘Succession Planning’ on the Federal Judiciary” by Robert Luther III.

Link: https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/the-ethics-of-succession-planning-on-the-federal-judiciary-robert-luther-iii/

The Ethics of “Succession Planning” on the Federal Judiciary Robert Luther III* Thomas Jefferson allegedly said that the problem with life tenure for federal judges is that “Few die, none resign.”[…

12/07/2022

JLPP: Per Curiam is proud to present “Attention Originalists: The Second Amendment Was Adopted in 1791, Not 1868” by Mark W. Smith at The Four Boxes Diner.

Link: https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/attention-originalists-the-second-amendment-was-adopted-in-1791-not-1868-mark-smith/

Attention Originalists: The Second Amendment was adopted in 1791, not 1868 Mark Smith* In June 2022, the Supreme Court decided New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen,[1] its m…

12/05/2022

JLPP: Per Curiam presents "Fixing Public Consumer Protection Enforcement" by O.H. Skinner.

LINK: https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/fixing-public-consumer-protection-enforcement-o-h-skinner/

12/01/2022

Public registration for our symposium on "Administrative Law in the States" is now open on our website! The event will feature:

Justice Melissa Hart, Colorado Supreme Court
Justice Brian Hagedorn, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Justice David N. Wecht, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania &
Adam J. White, The Gray Center

It will be moderated by Judge Thomas B. Griffith who retired from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2020.

Many thanks to our co-sponsors the Harvard Federalist Society and The Gray Center and our co-coordinators Ben Pontz and Adam White.

LINK (page): https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/symposia/administrative-law-in-the-states-symposium/

This year, in conjunction with the Harvard chapter of the Federalist Society and the Gray Center, the Journal will be hosting a symposium on administrative law in the states. Tentative Date and Tim…

11/21/2022

JLPP Volume 37's "The New Private Regulation Skepticism: Due Process, Non-Delegation, and Antitrust Challenges" by Alexander Volokh gets a cite at the Fifth Circuit!

LINK (article):https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2010/01/Volokh_Final-1.pdf

LINK (opinion):https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/22/22-10387-CV0.pdf

11/17/2022

JLPP Volume 32’s “Why Can’t Martha Stewart Have a Gun?” by C. Kevin Marshall gets a cite at the Third Circuit!

LINK (article): https://t.co/Y1ZDY6NJBk
LINK (opinion):https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/212835p.pdf

11/10/2022

JLPP Volume 36's "Monopolies and the Constitution: A History of Crony Capitalism" by Steven G. Calabresi and Larissa C. Leibowitz was cited yesterday in the Fifth Circuit.

LINK (article):https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2013/05/36_3_983_Calabresi_Leibowitz.pdf

LINK (case):https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/21/21-60898-CV0.pdf

10/28/2022

Issue 3 of JLPP’s Volume 45 print edition is now live, marking the end of a transformative volume in JLPP history.

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10/25/2022

JLPP: Per Curiam is excited to launch its Obiter Dicta series with "Judging Titles" by Judge Benjamin Beaton of the Western District of Kentucky!

Judging Titles Benjamin Beaton* Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in JLPP: Per Curiam’s series titled Obiter Dicta, which will feature speeches and other works by judges from across the …

10/21/2022

JLPP is excited to announce a symposium on “Administrative Law in the States” with The Gray Center and the Harvard Federalist Society this January! It will feature Adam White, Judge Jeffrey Sutton and Justices Melissa Hart and David Wecht!

This year, in conjunction with the Harvard chapter of the Federalist Society and the Gray Center, the Journal will be hosting a symposium on administrative law in the states. Tentative Date and Tim…

10/20/2022

JLPP: Per Curiam is proud to present: "Originalism as Intellectual History" by Elias Neibart.

Originalism as Intellectual History Elias Neibart* If the majority opinions in Dobbs and Bruen[1] taught us one thing it is that the Supreme Court’s originalist jurists remain deeply committed to t…

10/14/2022

Registration will remain open until we hit capacity or the end of day tomorrow whichever is sooner!

This year, in conjunction with the Harvard chapter of the Federalist Society, the Journal will be hosting a symposium on common good constitutionalism on the campus of Harvard Law School. Date Octo…