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The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, written in 1787 on parchment paper. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesIn a 2006 episode of the television show “Boston Legal,” conservative lawyer Denny Crane asserted that he had a constitutional right to carry a concealed firearm: “And the Supreme Court is going to say so, just as soon as they overturn Roe v. Wade.” That was a joke, an unimaginable event, when the show aired 17 years ago. Then in 2022, the court announced

Keith Whittington will speak on “Freedom of Thought and the Struggle to End Slavery” at noon Monday, Sept. 19, at Knight Auditorium in Valade Hall.

The University of Texas at Austin selected Justin Dyer to run The Civitas Institute,...

The University of Texas at Austin selected Justin Dyer to run The Civitas Institute, formerly referred to as the Liberty Institute. The center raised concerns among faculty after The Texas Tribune reported UT-Austin worked with conservative donors and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to bring the institute to the flagship UT campus.

Lawrence B. Solum (University of Virginia School of Law) has posted The Public Meaning Thesis: An Originalist Theory of Constitutional Meaning (Boston University Law Review, Vol. 101, No. 1953, 2021) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Public Meaning Originalism is...