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Mazzone co-organizes international conference on the topic of landmark judgments in constitutional cases

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 scholars from around the world to examine the designation, significance, and trajectory of landmark cases in different nations. Mirosław Granat, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of Poland, gave the conference keynote address. Papers from the conference will be published next year as a book. The conference was the fifth meeting of the Illinois-Bologna series in Constitutional History: Comparative Perspectives.

Hunter and Mazzone share stories of SCOTUS background research on podcast

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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 process. On the Lost in the Stacks podcast, Professors Pia Hunter and Jason Mazzone share engaging and humorous stories of their work assisting in the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Listen to the full episode online.

Mazzone speaks to Army Times about a court ruling that could overturn federal control of the National Guard

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 the issues at stake. He also gave an interview to Veterans Radio on the same topic.

Mazzone speaks to ABC News (Springfield) about the end of affirmative action and how it will impact universities

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 problem bringing in larger numbers of students from a wider set of backgrounds,” Mazzone said.

Read the full article at newschannel20.com.