In early 2024, a federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Disney Corporation against Florida officials for alleged retaliation against Disney’s opposition to certain Florida laws and policies by altering the board that regulates the land where Disney World is located. Professors Vikram Amar, Jason Mazzone, and Lena Shapiro collaborated in an […]
On February 17–18, 2024, the College of Law’s Program in Constitutional Theory, History and Law co-sponsored a conference at Harvard Law School on the Supreme Court’s uses of “history and tradition” in determining the existence and scope of constitutional rights. The conference, organized by Program Director Professor Jason Mazzone and Richmond Law Professor Kurt Lash, […]
A recent lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee and other plaintiffs challenges Mississippi’s practice of counting mail-in ballots received within five business days after “Election Day.” This practice, similar to elections in other states, could face major disruption if the lawsuit succeeds, affecting the upcoming congressional and presidential elections. Writing at Justia Verdict, Professors Vikram […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted life in unprecedented ways, one of the most consequential was the suspension of eviction hearings and moratorium on evictions imposed by the CARES Act. When evictions proceeded again, many predicted a housing crisis would follow, but this was not borne out in Census Bureau survey data from 2020 through 2023, […]
The First and Second Amendments, federal government powers, the prosecution of former President Donald Trump, and ethics are among the topics Professor Jason Mazzone is anticipating will dominate the upcoming Supreme Court term. Writing at the News-Gazette, Mazzone highlights the cases and issues that could prove monumental. In his opinion piece, he goes through high- […]
On September 14-15, 2023, the Program in Constitutional Theory, History and Law was the co-sponsor of an international conference in Bologna, Italy, on the topic of landmark judgments in constitutional cases. The conference, organized by program director Jason Mazzone in collaboration with Professors Francesco Biagi (University of Bologna) and Justin Frosini (Bocconi University), brought together […]
When an individual is nominated to a spot on the Supreme Court, the confirmation process requires a remarkable amount of background work. In fact, it is common for each piece of published material ever produced by the candidate to be scrutinized during confirmation, requiring a number of experts to assist the elected representatives in the […]
Should states or the federal government have control over the National Guard? A recent ruling from the 5th Circuit has set up a battle over this question and made the matter more complicated than before. Army Times spoke to Professor Jason Mazzone, who was cited in the 5th Circuit opinion, to help clarify some of […]
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn affirmative action earlier this summer, Professor Jason Mazzone speculated that it would be harder for universities to achieve diversity goals, especially for schools that are more selective in their admissions process. “If those schools became less selective in their admissions, then they wouldn’t have a […]