Impressed and inspired by the thoughtfulness, detail & creativity of the final presentations delivered by my #AccesstoJustice #VLS students in our last class today - and by the personalized bracelets they gifted me 💛 Thank you for a fantastic semester! #lovemyjob Vanderbilt Law

Honored to be named as the newest David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law Vanderbilt Law at today's investiture ceremony -- grateful for such wonderful colleagues and this phenomenal VU community!

For those who are interested in exposing students to state constitutions in their 1L Con Law class, Bob Williams & I have put out an updated version of our State Constitutional Law Supplement: papers.ssrn.com/abstract_id=34…. 25 pages, can be taught in a single class session & free!

Glad to see Mr. Pye’s case getting nat’l attention - it is long past time for GA to revisit a standard that puts intellectually disabled defendants at unconstitutional risk of execution. npr.org/2024/03/19/123…

There is still time for the State of Georgia to intervene and prevent an unconstitutional wrong. In this op-ed, I explain how we got here and what is at stake. ajc.com/opinion/opinio…

Agree 100% teaching con law has become a fraught enterprise. I find my background as a public interest advocate helpful in (re)framing: If this is what you have to work with—and make sense of—how are you going to make the best arguments on either side? nytimes.com/2024/02/26/opi…

I think I may have hit the #workingmom trifecta by having my kids guest judge a legal design exercise (over their school break) in my #accesstojustice class, followed by a virtual class visit by legal design guru Margaret Hagan [+ candy for (almost) Valentine's Day] 🩷

BBC radio’s top story. We are a worldwide embarrassment. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Even though this is a difficult day, very much looking forward to engaging with this phenomenal group of people and discussing their important and innovative work. Thank you Eisha Jain for organizing! law.unc.edu/news/2024/01/c…

It is gutting to know the person at the center of these reports about the gruesome experiment Alabama insists on conducting. Holding Kenny and his family in my thoughts and hoping for intervention. npr.org/2024/01/17/122…

BREAKING: The 11th Circuit reverses a decision that struck down the at-large method of electing members of the Public Service Commission. The court holds that GA's choice of at-large elections overrides the Voting Rights Act because of federalism concerns. #VRA #votingrights

Feeling fortunate to have had a pre-meeting dinner at Café Momentum Dallas, which is providing phenomenal opportunities for young people impacted by the juvenile justice system. They are expanding (yes you, NASH and ATL), so keep an eye out and support! Thank you SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center ❤️

Excited about this new tool for state con law research — check it out!

The feeling is mutual!

Lots of great state public law scholarship to catch up on -- here's my fall roundup for State Court Report:
statecourtreport.org/our-work/analy…

Teaching rural law in American law schools? New miniseries kicks off today with guest essay by Emily Prifogle, JD/PhD about her innovative work in a Law in Rural America seminar at Michigan Law School. Intro here, then we'll be highlighting student work this week and next: ruralreconcile.org/ruralreview/in…