Will Baude

Aug 28, 2024 | reason.com | Will Baude |Jr. Professor

Law & Government reflections on that Twitter dust-up | I: The Object-Level Scholarly Debate One of the oldest questions of constitutional law is whether, and to what extent, the President has the power to remove other executive branch officials; as well as whether, and to what extent, Congress has the power to regulate or restrict any such power. It dates back to congressional debates in 1789, the impeachment debates of Andrew Johnson, and Supreme Court cases from Myers v. United States, to...

Jul 29, 2024 | reason.com | Will Baude |Jr. Professor

Law & Government | I share co-blogger Sam's misgivings about Josh's post assessing the courage of the justices, which I think demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of judicial psychology. There's a difference between lacking courage, and just not agreeing with your colleagues (or your blog critics) about the right thing to do.

Jul 23, 2024 | reason.com | Will Baude |Jr. Professor

Politics | A few years ago, the graduate students at the University of Chicago, where I teach, formed a legally recognized labor union. Last year, that union expanded to include the law school, at least to the extent that law students engage in paid work such as providing research assistance.

Jul 22, 2024 | reason.com | Will Baude |Jr. Professor

Dan Epps and I discuss Loper Bright and Corner Post on the latest episode of Divided Argument | In the most recent episode of Divided Argument, "Evil Batman," Dan Epps and I talk about the Court's two big non-constitutional administrative law cases from this term: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimundo (overruling Chevron deference), and Corner Post v.

Jul 19, 2024 | reason.com | Will Baude |Jr. Professor

Law & Government | What is the original meaning of the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? There have been many great books on this question, but I have never been totally satisfied with their answers.