It's hard to minimize the political progress in recent years, says University of Pittsburgh Law School professor Jerry Dickinson.
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“In the first three months of the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court’s newest member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, was by far the most active participant in oral arguments…”
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Had a great time presenting my article, The Constitutional Puzzle of the Fourth Amendment’s Doctrinal Home, and 13th Annual Constitutional Law Colloquium in Chicago.
It was also great to collaborate with the top constitutional law minds in the country!
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Join , , and on November 7th at for the next “An American Apartheid City”series panel, which will focus on racism and education in the area.
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The series explores the different ways in which Pittsburgh has been — and continues to be — America’s Apartheid City, as per ’s essay for from February 2021.
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“This is going to have long-term implications for the public’s perception of the court and the legitimacy of the court,” says Jerry Dickinson, a constitutional law professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
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as the right to contraception, same-sex relationships and gay marriage.
Dickinson said the decision in the Dobbs case — as well as another out of New York earlier in the week expanding gun rights — appears to be out of step with public opinion.
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Dickinson said he thinks that shows the court is willing to roll back additional privacy rights. In his concurring opinion Friday, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the court “should reconsider” its decisions in other substantive due process rights cases such…
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“Here, the court has done something unprecedented in that it has eliminated a fundamental right it established 50 years ago,” he said.
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fundamental right.”
Traditionally, Dickinson said, the Supreme Court has been in the business of expanding and strengthening fundamental rights based on the Constitution.
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“This is going to have long-term implications for the public’s perception of the court and the legitimacy of the court,” he said.
Dickinson said this is “the first time the Supreme Court has ever overturned or reversed a long-standing…
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I couldn't cast my vote without my girls by my side.
Let's win this and make this world a better, more equitable place for all of us. #PA12
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The Supreme Court has never overturned or reversed a long-standing, well-established fundamental right. This is unprecedented, and unsettling.
Thanks to for reaching out.
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“The University of Pittsburgh law professor says even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Congress can keep abortion legal in America.”
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“She is clearly one of the most qualified candidates to come before the Senate in quite some time,” said Jerry Dickinson, a constitutional law professor at the University of Pittsburgh and a Democratic congressional candidate.
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“There are thousands of children out there who, just like myself, at one point needed a safe space, needed a home, needed love…”
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I wouldn’t be where I am today without my adoptive parents, Bob and Judy. Every child deserves a caring home and opportunities to succeed.
Thanks to for shining light on the difficulties agencies face connecting foster kids with loving families.
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“The First Amendment is a constraint on the power of the government to infringe on your right to free speech. It doesn’t apply to Twitter or Facebook.”
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