The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog

Epstein on Schuette v. BAMN

On Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein asks, "who has the final say on affirmative action in public institutions, the people or the courts?"

Leiter on the 'Social Goods' of Religion

On Law School Reports, Brian Leiter responds to a post by Mark Movsesian.

Eric Posner on Cass Sunstein's 'Conspiracy Theories'

On his blog, Posner posts some thoughts about chapter 1 of Sunstein's new book.

Epstein Argues that High Enrollments Offer No Assurance that ACA Will Work

At Defining Ideas, Richard Epstein argues that "a sound evaluation of the program must explain how, over its entire life-cycle, it can overcome all of the theoretical objections about its design."

Eric Posner on Russia and US Bank Sanctions

On his blog, Posner gets input from a colleague on whether Russia can oppose U.S. bank sanctions through the WTO.

End-of-Week Blog Roundup

Eric Posner discusses dignity as a value in cost-benefit analysis and recent Russian stock prices; Brian Leiter discusses a dispute over faculty pay at Oregon; and Will Baude has two posts on the credibility of law enforcement officials and one on Hugo Black's dissent in the case of George Anastaplo '51.

Monday/Tuesday Blog Roundup

Eric Posner posts on Russia's invocation of 'civil war' in Ukraine and shares a response to his post on social security overpayments; Will Baude looks at a recent case in which police were caught lying; and Richard Epstein discusses "the problems with 'equal pay.'"

Weekend Blog Roundup

At The Volokh Conspiracy, Will Baude looks at a neglected cert petition in Williams v. Johnson and "a brief verbal skirmish at the U.S. Sentencing Commission;" meanwhile, Eric Posner examines the government's claim to be able to recover from children on account of Social Security overpayments to their parents.

Tuesday-Thursday Faculty Blog Round-up

The faculty have been busy the last few days: Eric Posner and Will Baude both have round-ups of their debates surrounding last quarter's seminar on originalism, while Baude also looks at a response to his tongue-in-cheek post on zombie federalism while Posner digs deeper into the GM scandal and reviews Omri Ben-Shahar's new book on mandated disclosure. Meanwhile, Brian Leiter notes SCOTUS' denial of the petition for certiorari in Elane Photography, congratulates the UChicagoLaw alums and Bigelow Fellows who accepted tenure-track positions, and sees indications that the decline in law school applications "is about to bottom out."

Baude on the 'All-Time Great' Justices

At The Volokh Conspiracy, Will Baude takes up Cass Sunstein's challenge to identify the “all time great” Supreme Court Justices.