Legal Theory Lexicon: Textualism, buff.ly/41tza9u - This post will focus on “textualism,” and provide some introductory ideas about interpretive theory in general.

Wow, I'm grateful and honored to get such high praise from Lawrence Solum!

Grateful to Michael Ramsey for highlighting my paper "What Are We Debating When We Debate Legal Interpretation" on the Originalism Blog: originalismblog.typepad.com/the-originalis…

Watson on Originalism and Plain Meaning, buff.ly/WfpqAiY - Bill Watson (University of Illinois College of Law) has posted The Plain-Meaning Fallacy (Boston College L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026)) on SSRN.

I'm grateful to Mike Ramsey for engaging with my forthcoming paper "The Plain-Meaning Fallacy" on the Originalism Blog and for giving me an opportunity to respond. My response is here: originalismblog.typepad.com/the-originalis…

Very grateful to Nina Varsava for her generous review in JOTWELL of my forthcoming paper "The Plain-Meaning Fallacy" (Boston College Law Review)! juris.jotwell.com/originalisms-p…

Emad Atiq has a terrific new book on general jurisprudence. Published in the Cambridge Elements in Philosophy of Law series, the book offers a concise articulation and defense of legal non-positivism. You can read my review of the book in JOTWELL: juris.jotwell.com/non-frilly-non…