Legal Studies Academic Writings

Exchange Relationships & Meeting of the Minds

The predominant ideologies involved in contract law are that parties are free to voluntarily come together to be bound in […]

The Purpose of Oaths in Public and Institutional Life Oaths have long served as a formal way of marking the

In answering the two questions presented in this week’s forum, first, I believe Public officials should not be required to

Torcaso v. Watkins illustrates the constitutional prohibition on conditioning public office on a declaration of religious belief.

Rodney and Kamal, thanks for the great posts. I’d like to add that because the U.S. Constitution is the law

Provided is an argument against the States of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee’s position in Obergefell where these states either

Relative to term limits, I just wanted to add that Justice Thomas’s argument in dissent focusses on the power of

Term limits raise a tension between preventing entrenched political power and preserving voters’ freedom to retain experienced representatives.

In answering the question of whether term limits should be allowed, we must consider that the societal landscape has changed