Text, History, & Tradition: Considering the Second Amendment Post-Bruen
Second Amendment jurisprudence has been revamped in the wake of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, handed down by the United…
Month: September 2023
Disenfranchisement Talk
Bruen, U.S. v. Bullock, and rethinking bar admission prohibitions in Mississippi I. Bullock and Bruen Since Bruen, federal courts have heard numerous Second Amendment…
An Unexpected Consequence of Pardon Powers
How the Possibility of Executive Clemency Makes it Easier for Judges to Issue Harsh Decisions As a constitutional law professor, I especially enjoy teaching the…
All’s Fair in Love, War, and College Admissions
A Synopsis of the Recent Supreme Court Decision Overruling Affirmative Action Precedent “It has been 25 years since Justice Powell first approved the use of…
Arc of the Covenant: Does a Foreclosure on a Deed of Trust Extinguish Later Recorded Covenants?
The Mississippi Supreme Court addressed this question in Loblolly Properties LLC v. Le Papillion Homeowner’s Associations Inc., (Miss. 2023). In Loblolly, Chattel Group (“Chattel”), the…
