American democracy is experiencing a stress test, but the field that ought to be preoccupied with democracy seems to have little to say about it. The law of democracy has […]

We are so accustomed to seeing defendants sit silently at criminal trials while their lawyers speak that we hardly question it. Or we tell ourselves this silence is for their […]

This Article provides an account of the object of legal interpretation. It examines various potential objects: text, lawmaking choice, practice, and order. The Article argues for a pluralist conception of […]

In June 2025, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Skrmetti that bans on gender-affirming care for minors do not violate the Equal Protection Clause. The Supreme Court’s decision […]

A new abolition constitutionalism could seek to abolish historical forms of oppression beyond slavery, including settler colonialism, patriarchy, heteronormativity, ableism, and capitalism, and strive to dismantle systems beyond police and […]