This is what pro-natalism looks like A good way for families to meet each other, as well as a rainy day space to play.

In “Give Parents the Vote,” Joshua Kleinfeld and Stephen E. Sachs propose addressing the disenfranchisement of children by allowing their parents to vote on their behalf, offering justifications and a practical framework. ndlawreview.org/give-parents-t…

Stephen E. Sachs In response, Joseph Fishkin argues in “It Takes a Village,” that rather than allowing parents to vote, the voting age should be lowered to allow younger teenagers to vote. ndlawreview.org/it-takes-a-vil…

Stephen E. Sachs Nicholas Stephanopoulos tackles the same issue in “Give Young Adults the Vote,” agreeing that proxy voting could work but arguing that young adults are best suited to cast votes on children’s behalf. ndlawreview.org/give-young-adu…

Stephen E. Sachs Nicholas Stephanopoulos Rounding out this mini-symposium, Kleinfeld and Stephen E. Sachs reply, tackling the question “What Is Voting For?” and reiterating the need to reform the way the political status quo leaves children underrepresented. ndlawreview.org/what-is-voting…

New amicus brief with Steve: “sovereign immunity is for sovereigns.”

This seems like a very much better alternative to ending property taxes—let people defer them until they sell, don’t pretend police and fire services are free or push the burden onto income & sales instead

Hurrah! From the U.S. National Archives :

Scorching, fascinating dissent by Judge Oldham on Erie: "The Big Bang in the federal courts’ universe came in 1938. See Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938). Erie changed everything." ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/2…

“In this field, as in so many, the rejection of Erie is the beginning of wisdom.” — Stephen E. Sachs