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Free Speech and Terrorist Speech: An Essay on Dangerous Ideas

Mar. 31, 2017—Free Speech and Terrorist Speech: An Essay on Dangerous Ideas Response to Alexander Tsesis, Terrorist Speech on Social Media, 70 Vand. L. Rev. 651 (2017). AUTHOR Distinguished Professor of Law, University of South Carolina School of Law.

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Historical and Comparative Reflections

Mar. 16, 2017—Historical and Comparative Reflections Response to Nicole Stelle Garnett, Sector Agnosticism and the Coming Transformation of Education Law, 70 Vand. L. Rev. 1 (2017). AUTHOR EdD, PhD, and Professor emeritus of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Boston University.

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What MDL and Class Actions Have in Common

Mar. 14, 2017—What MDL and Class Actions Have in Common Response to Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, Monopolies in Multidistrict Litigation, 70 Vand. L. Rev. 67 (2017). AUTHOR Professor, Fordham University School of Law.

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The Constitution of Agency Statutory Interpretation

Nov. 18, 2016—The Constitution of Agency Statutory Interpretation Response to Aaron Saiger, Agencies’ Obligation to Interpret the Statute, 69 Vand. L. Rev. 1231 (2016). AUTHOR Cabell Research Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School.

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Explaining SCOTUS Repeaters

Nov. 16, 2016—Explaining SCOTUS Repeaters Response to Jason Iuliano & Ya Sheng Lin, Supreme Court Repeaters, 69 Vand. L. Rev. 1349 (2016). AUTHOR Assistant Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law.  

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Diagnosis and Treatment of the “Superiority Problem”

Oct. 27, 2016—Diagnosis and Treatment of the “Superiority Problem” Response to Christine P. Bartholomew, The Failed Superiority Experiment, 69 Vand. L. Rev. 1295 (2016). AUTHOR Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School.

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Is Erie Normal?

Oct. 27, 2016—Is Erie Normal Response to Susanna Sherry, Normalizing Erie, 69 Vand. L. Rev. 1161 (2016). AUTHOR Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.

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How Should a Judge Be: In Defense of the Judge as CEO

Apr. 6, 2016—How Should a Judge Be: In Defense of the Judge as CEO Response to Mitu Gulati & Richard A. Posner, The Management of Staff by Federal Court of Appeals Judges, 69 Vand. L. Rev. 479 (2016). AUTHOR Founder and managing editor, Above the Law, http://abovethelaw.com, and author, Supreme Ambitions (2014).  

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In Praise of (Some) Ex Post Regulation: A Response to Professor Galle

Mar. 29, 2016—In Praise of (Some) Ex Post Regulation: A Response to Professor Galle Response to Brian Galle, In Praise of Ex Ante Regulation, 68 Vand. L. Rev. 1715 (2015). AUTHOR Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School.  

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Decriminalization, Regulation, Privatization: A Response to Professor Natapoff

Jan. 28, 2016—Decriminalization, Regulation, Privatization: A Response to Professor Natapoff Response to Alexandra Natapoff, Misdemeanor Decriminalization, 68 Vand. L. Rev. 1055 (2015). AUTHOR O.M. Vicars Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law.

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Family Support and Supporting Families

Apr. 16, 2015—Family Support and Supporting Families Response to Laura A. Rosenbury, Federal Visions of Private Family Support, 67 Vand. L. Rev. 1835 (2014). AUTHOR Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law.

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Rethinking the Right to Vote Under State Constitutions

Sep. 15, 2014—Rethinking the Right to Vote Under State Constitutions

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Imaginary Contradictions: A Reply to Professor Oleske

Mar. 29, 2014—RESPONSE TO James M. Oleske, Jr., The Public Meaning of RFRA Versus Legislators’ Understanding of RLPA: A Response to Professor Laycock67 VAND. L. REV. EN BANC 125 (2014) Imaginary Contradictions: A Reply to Professor Oleske Although not a part of the original roundtable, the Vanderbilt Law Review is pleased to also present this paper by...

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The Ownership-Usage Dichotomy and the Human Element in Newman’s Freeconomy

Nov. 4, 2013—The Ownership–Usage Dichotomy and the Human Element in Newman’s Freeconomy AUTHOR Law Clerk, The Honorable Henry F. Floyd, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2013–present; Law Clerk, The Honorable Michael J. Melloy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2012–2013. The views expressed herein are the author’s own and are not purported...

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