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Constitutional theorists on the right are engaged in a debate about the moral foundations of originalism, the theory that government officials, including judges, are bound by the original meaning of the Constitution. I recently offered a defense of originalism's moral authority grounded in the natural-law tradition. Harvard law professor Adrian Vermeule and his sometime co-author, University of Liverpool law professor Conor Casey, recently responded to my draft article, as did another supporter of Vermeule's theory, lawyer and blogger Pat Smith. In the interest of furthering this important discussion about the moral foundations of originalism, I respectfully offer this reply.

This paper presents a simple framework for analyzing a hierarchical system of judicial auditing. We concentrate on (what we perceive to be) the two principal reasons that courts and/or legislatures tend to scrutinize the decisions of lower echelon actors: imprecision and ideological bias. In comparing these two reasons, we illustrate how each may yield systematically distinct auditing and reversal behaviors. While auditing for imprecision tends to bring about evenhanded review/reversal, auditing for political bias tends to be contingent on the first mover's chosen action. Examples of these tendencies can be found in a number of legal applications, including administrative law, constitutional law, and interpretive theories of jurisprudence. Our analysis also suggests that political "diversity" among initial decision makers (in addition to its other laudable goals) may be an important and generally underappreciated means for economizing on judicial administrative costs.

Intro -- Contents -- 1. Faith and Story in American Constitutional Law -- 2. Just a Story -- 3. Legitimacy and Faith -- 4. Idolatry and Faith -- 5. Fidelity and Faith -- 6. The Law of Equality Is the Law of Inequality -- 7. Wrong the Day It Was Decided -- 8. How I Became an Originalist -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Since the Political Constitution of 1991, university autonomy has played an important role in the main education policies, in national development plans, as well as in jurisprudential precedents about the topic. This article analyzes the scope of university autonomy regarding the effective action of public higher education policies in Colombia according to the Law 30 of 1992 and the article 69 of the Colombian Political Constitution, addressing the way how this constitutional principle is traceable in higher education policies and its developmental challenges ; Cada día la temática de autonomía universitaria, alcanza mayor importancia en las universidades, categoría que radica, en la responsabilidad dentro de un ejercicio de paralelo complejo a partir del análisis de las políticas públicas educativas, los planteamientos de los planes de desarrollo y el alcance jurisprudencial. El artículo reflexiona sobre la autonomía como principio constitucional que constituye la base del campo de acción de las políticas públicas en materia de educación superior, fundando con ello el límite más amplio a las interposiciones estatales y asegurando como expone la corte constitucional de Colombia desde concepto de sentido de la autonomía que reside en asegurar la misión de la universidad; y lo que se concretiza en la garantía de libertades. El método utilizado para este artículo, se basó fundamentalmente en el método analítico mediante la lectura libre de textos que se aproximan a nuestro objeto de estudio.

On September 16, 2021, the Catholic Law and The Catholic University of America communities celebrated Constitution Day by hosting an interdisciplinary discussion entitled, "Why the Constitution Still Matters," with Sarah H. Duggin, Professor of Law; Matthew Green, Department Chair & Professor of Politics; and Stephen A. West, Associate Professor of History. Professor Green, who teaches a variety of courses in American politics focusing on political institutions, state and local politics, federalism, and methodology, welcomed the group before introducing Professor Duggin and Professor West. Professor Duggin has expertise in constitutional law and Professor West focuses on American Civil War, Reconstruction, and Southern U.S. History. The discussion looked at why the constitution still matters from each of these academic perspectives.

Preliminary Material /Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland -- Introduction: Navigating the Transparency Landscape in Africa /Richard Calland and Fatima Diallo -- The Right of Access to Information: The State of the Art and the Emerging Theory of Change /Richard Calland -- The Problem of Access to Information in African Jurisdictions: Constitutionalism, Citizenship, and Human Rights Discourse /Colin Darch -- Transparency and Power Relations: Socio-Anthropological Perspectives on the Right of Access to Information /Fatima Diallo -- Constitutional Domestication of the Right of Access to Information in Africa: Retrospect and Prospects /Fola Adeleke -- Statistics, Indicators and Access to Information in African Countries /Colin Darch -- The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative and Corruption in Nigeria: Rethinking the Links between Transparency and Accountability /Uwafiokun Idemudia -- Towards Realizing the Right of Access to Internet-Based Information in Africa /Fola Adeleke and Matilda Lasseko Phooko -- An Actionable Constitutional Right of ATI: The Case of Southern Africa /Matilda Lasseko Phooko -- The Uganda Freedom of Information Campaign: Stuck in the Mud? /Dan Ngabirano -- Realizing the Right of Access to Information in Kenya: What Should Stakeholders Be on the Lookout for? /Edwin Abuya -- The Right to Information in Burkina Faso: An Unfinished Quest /Abdoul Karim Sango -- Access to Information and Transparency: Opportunities and Challenges for Nigeria's FOI Act 2011 /Morayo Adebayo and Akinyinka Akinyoade -- List of Contributors /Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland -- Index /Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland.

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"Walter Frank offers an in-depth look at the court cases that were pivotal in establishing gay rights. But he also tells the story of those individuals who were willing to make waves by fighting for those rights, taking enormous personal risks at a time when the tide of public opinion was against them. Frank's accessible style brings complex legal issues down to earth but, as a former litigator, never loses sight of the law's human dimension and the context of the events occurring outside the courtroom ... Comprehensive in coverage, the book explains the legal and constitutional issues involved in each of the major goals of the gay rights movement: a safe and healthy school environment, workplace equality, an end to anti-gay violence, relationship recognition, and full integration into all the institutions of the larger society, including marriage and military service. Drawing from extensive archival research and from decades of experience as a practicing litigator, Frank not only provides a vivid history, but also shows where the battle for gay rights might go from here."--Provided by the publisher

During his 33 years as a circuit judge for the Provincial Court of Alberta, John Reilly became interested in aboriginal justice and the failure of the "white" legal system to deliver justice for Aboriginal people. He recognized the harm caused to Native people by Canadian colonialism and the failure of all levels of government, including tribal government, to alleviate their suffering and deal with the conflicting natures of European-style law and indigenous tradition and circumstance. His first book, Bad Medicine: A Judge?s Struggle for Justice in a First NationsCommunity, was a Canadian bestseller that sparked controversy and elicited praise nationwide for its honest portrayal of First Nations tribal corruption and the conflict Reilly had become embroiled in. With Bad Judgment Reilly details his battle with the Canadian justice system and the difficulties he faced trying to adapt Eurocentric Canadian law for the benefit of First Nations people across the country

"Is there still a right to seek asylum in a globalised world? Migration control has increasingly moved to the high seas or the territory of transit and origin countries, and is now commonly outsourced to private actors. Under threat of financial penalties airlines today reject any passenger not in possession of a valid visa, and private contractors are used to run detention centres and operate border crossings. In this volume Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen examines the impact of these new practices on refugees' access to asylum. A systematic analysis is provided of the reach and limits of international refugee law when migration control is carried out extraterritorially or by non-state actors. State practice from around the globe and case law from all the major human rights institutions are discussed. The arguments are further linked to wider debates in the fields of human rights, general international law and political science"--