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"The Souterian and Rehnquistian Views of Legal Talent"

From a new law review article with that name, by Andy Smarick (Manhattan Institute): During congressional testimony in 1999, the… The post "The Souterian and Rehnquistian Views of Legal Talent" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Sep 4, 2025

Who Is Usha Vance? 'Second First Lady' Outshines Melania Trump In Both Fashion And Function

A former Supreme Court clerk and Yale Law graduate, Usha Vance has long been credited with helping shape her husband's intellectual and political direction.

International Business Times UK · Aug 21, 2025

Law Scholar Suspended From Yale After AI-Generated Fake News Site Tied Her to Terrorist Organization

An international scholar working at Yale Law School was suspended from her position and temporarily barred from entering the university's campus due to a false report published by an artificial intelligence-powered news website.

Latin Times · Mar 14, 2025

The Populist GOP and its Yale Law and Harvard Law Leaders

A notable dynamic, and one worth trying to explain.

Reason · Jul 18, 2024

JD Vance’s law school roommate calls VP nominee a ‘hypocrite’ who ‘adopted the MAGA mindset wholesale’

Josh McLaurin spoke out against his old roommate because he thought ‘it was a matter of national public concern,’ he told The Independent.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024

America’s problem is massive inequality – not ‘woke’ educated elites

Fake populists like Elise Stefanik (Harvard ’06) and Josh Hawley (Yale ’06) attack higher ed to protect corporations and the rich

The Guardian - US · Jun 11, 2024

Columbia, the Boycotting Judges, Neutrals, and Secondary Boycotts

The boycott of Columbia graduates by a group of judges led me to the following thoughts (adapted from a post about the 2022 boycott of Yale Law graduates, which was begun by a judge who is also one of the signatories to the Columbia boycott). [A.] Just to make clear…

Reason · May 7, 2024

Leigh Bardugo, "The Ninth House"

I read this and much enjoyed it some years ago; it's an urban fantasy set at Yale, and I expect that people with some Yale or New Haven experience would enjoy it even more. Indeed, I recommended it to Will Baude, who went to Yale Law, and he just let…

Reason · Jan 3, 2024

Podcast Episodes on Textualism

Last week I appeared in two podcast episodes that could be of interest, especially to those interested in statutory interpretation. One was as a guest of Yale Law Professors David Schleicher and Samuel Moyn on "The Legal Theory Podcast: Digging A Hole," where I was very skeptically interrogated about unwritten…

Reason · Nov 19, 2023

'Tiger Mom' Amy Chua writes first novel, 'The Golden Gate'

Amy Chua, the Yale Law School professor and author sometimes known as “Tiger Mom,” has written her first novel

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023