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Lawrence Solum
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University of Virginia Law. Constitutional theory. Originalism. Philosophy of language and interpretation. Virtue jurisprudence. AI and law. Legal theory blog.
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Feb 21, 2021
    John Rawls at 100, "A Theory of Justice" at 50: A remembrance and tribute on Legal Theory Blog!
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Sep 2, 2024
    Fred Schauer Has Passed, lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/20…: It is with a heavy heart that I report that Fred Schauer passed yesterday, Sunday, the first of September, 2024.  I have known Fred for almost forty years. At the very beginning of my academic career, Fred provided comments on my
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Apr 13, 2022
    My students are very excited about our guest speaker today in Constitutional Law @UVALaw, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Jun 30, 2024
    Shocking. I disagree with Vermuele about many things but the anti-intellectualism and prejudice in the post should be beyond the pale.
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Oct 10, 2025
    Startari on AI and Power, legaltheoryblog.com/2025/10/09/sta… - Agustin V. Startari (Universidad de la Republica; Universidad de Palermo; Universidad de la Empresa (UDE)) has posted AI Syntactic Power and Legitimacy: How AI Structures Shape Power on SSRN.
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Jul 9, 2018
    Originalism described by scholars who have not read the literature.
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    Jul 9, 2018
    Profs. Justin Driver and Eric A. Posner on what originalism is and why Trump wants an originalist on the Supreme Court bit.ly/2m6bAv6
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Oct 9, 2025
    Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Feb 21, 2021
    John Rawls at 100, "A Theory of Justice" at 50
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Feb 21, 2021
    If you are are a reader of Legal Theory Blog, please retweet. It would be a great personal favor.
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    Feb 21, 2021
    John Rawls at 100, "A Theory of Justice" at 50: A remembrance and tribute on Legal Theory Blog! lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/20…
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Jan 21, 2019
    1/ Some thoughts on an academic career after tenure. Recently, @CBHessick asked about post-tenure life for law professors. Here are some thoughts. @DBRodriguez5 @OrinKerr @samuelmoyn @NeilScottSiegel @CassSunstein
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Jun 3, 2021
    Congratulations @OrinKerr on the Supreme Court citations in Van Buren v. U.S.
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Apr 6, 2017
    In retrospect, the inevitable result of the politicization of constitutional law by living constitutionalists. bit.ly/2nPFvXG
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    Rick Hasen
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    Apr 6, 2017
    Sad day for the Senate. But sadder what this means for constitutional law going forward.
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    Lawrence Solum
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    May 5, 2022
    1/4 Alito's opinion is straight from Scalia's playbook; it is living constitutionalism in its constitutional pluralist flavor from top to bottom. The Glucksberg approach assumes substantive due process but attempts to cabin it on the basis of historical practice.
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    Lawrence Solum
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    Apr 20, 2024
    I just posted "Original Public Meaning" to SSRN. This new paper explicates the concept of original public meaning in a way that I hope adds rigor, precision, and theoretical depth to scholarly discussions. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
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