Episode 34: Sabermetrics for Lawyers

August 25, 2021

A SCOTUS case from the last term generates a citation for Akhil, and in turn, an episode that ranges from the 4th amendment to baseball.

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What do Willie Mays and Laurence Tribe have in common?  Andy and Akhil start with an Amar citation from Clarence Thomas in a case last term and branch off into a discussion of scholars’ rankings, the fourth amendment, legal realism, scholarship and schools, books vs. articles, and a dizzying array of other topics.  This potpourri launches a series on the inside of the academic world as well as a look at the recently concluded SCOTUS term.

Show Notes:

Fourth Amendment First Principles

Harvard Law Review, February 1994, “Fourth Amendment First Principles,” by Professor Amar.

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There Is a Problem With California’s Recall. It’s Unconstitutional By Erwin Chemerinsky

August 1, 2021 guest essay in the New York Times: “There Is a Problem With California’s Recall. It’s Unconstitutional” by Erwin Chemerinsky and Aaron S. Edlin.

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Déjà vu All Over Again, by Vikram David Amar

A response to Prof. Chemerinsky:  “Déjà vu All Over Again/ California’s Upcoming Recall Vote For Governor is Resurfacing Some Old—and Flawed—Constitutional Critiques,” by Vikram David Amar.  August 16, 2021 in Verdict by Justia.

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Doubling Down on the Case for the Unconstitutionality of the California Recall - Edlin and Chemerinsky

Chemerinsky and Edlin respond to Vik Amar’s response in “Doubling Down on the Case for the Unconstitutionality of the California Recall.” Verdict from Justia, August 24, 2021

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