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In their entry for “legal positivism” in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), Leslie Green and Thomas Adams define this theory of law as “the thesis that the existence and content of law depends [sic] on social facts and not … Continue reading →

Before I begin blogging about legal positivism, I want to go on the record and send the following succinct message to the Florida Board of Bar Examiners: it’s time to pull your heads out of the sand and cancel the … Continue reading →

My friend and colleague Josh Blackman writes, “Would a constitutional challenge to a mask-mandate be viable? Under Jacobson v. Massachusetts the answer is no. Is Jacobson consistent with a century of Due Process Clause jurisprudence? No. Several judges have already begun to … Continue reading →

(With apologies to Madonna.) While many of you are fast asleep or binging on contemporary Netflix shows, I have been staying up late all week savoring many film noir classics. Last night, for example, the Movies! TV Network broadcasted the … Continue reading →

I will resume blogging next week about my European travels (Paris and Venice) as well as about legal positivism. In the meantime, now that I am done with teaching until the fall, I will be turning my full attention to … Continue reading →

Following up on my previous post, below are four nocturnal snapshots from my 2019 summer sojourn with Sydjia in the City of Light. Faites-vous plaisir!

Last year on this day my wife and I arrived in Paris, where I attended Brian Leiter’s summer seminar on legal positivism. I will finally get around to blogging about Professor Leiter’s excellent seminar soon …

What if the leaders of the world got together and agreed to build a universal metro system for the entire globe? Via Reddit (u/picrazy2): “Presenting MetroWorld … a network of 276 stations and 11 lines, with 11 hubs and 11 … Continue reading →

This summer was the first time I have ever taught a course online from start to finish, and somehow, I ended up having a wonderful experience recording my low-budget videos and using Tiger King to explore the legal and ethical … Continue reading →