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Do All Dogs Go To Heaven? How Our Secular Culture Views Death, Bruce Ledewitz
Do All Dogs Go To Heaven? How Our Secular Culture Views Death, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
The One Good Thing About The Independent State Legislature Theory, Bruce Ledewitz
The One Good Thing About The Independent State Legislature Theory, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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Why The Courts Should Stop Philly Da Larry Krasner’S Impeachment Trial, Bruce Ledewitz
Why The Courts Should Stop Philly Da Larry Krasner’S Impeachment Trial, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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When It Comes To Prosecuting Trump, Merrick Garland Needs To Decide Already, Bruce Ledewitz
When It Comes To Prosecuting Trump, Merrick Garland Needs To Decide Already, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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The Midterms Were Good News For Dems, But Even Better News For The Country, Bruce Ledewitz
The Midterms Were Good News For Dems, But Even Better News For The Country, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
A Law Professors’ Symposium Asks: Should We Control The U.S. Supreme Court?, Bruce Ledewitz
A Law Professors’ Symposium Asks: Should We Control The U.S. Supreme Court?, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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There’S A Secular Need For The High Holy Days. This Is Why, Bruce Ledewitz
There’S A Secular Need For The High Holy Days. This Is Why, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Trump Isn’T Going To Jail. And That’S Good News For Democrats, Bruce Ledewitz
Trump Isn’T Going To Jail. And That’S Good News For Democrats, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
The Nation’S Debt Limit Serves No Purpose. It Should Be Eliminated, Bruce Ledewitz
The Nation’S Debt Limit Serves No Purpose. It Should Be Eliminated, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Only You Can Prevent Amendment Abuse, Bruce Ledewitz
Only You Can Prevent Amendment Abuse, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Fourteenth Amendment Confrontation, Evan D. Bernick
Fourteenth Amendment Confrontation, Evan D. Bernick
College of Law Faculty Publications
Mr. Haley is one of the most memorable villains in all of American fiction. A “coarse” slave-trader whose “swaggering air of pretension” enrages readers of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin from his appearance in the opening scene, Haley does his part to fulfill the novel’s purpose of strengthening the abolitionist cause. He is also not entirely fictional, and his creation is part of the constitutional history of the United States.
The real Haley was John Caphart, a slave-catcher hired by John DeBree of Norfolk, Virginia to capture Shadrach Minkins—an enslaved man who in 1851 fled from Virginia to Boston. …
Few Lessons For Pa. From Kansas Abortion Vote. Gop Still Should Beware, Bruce Ledewitz
Few Lessons For Pa. From Kansas Abortion Vote. Gop Still Should Beware, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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This Is The Right Moment For The Democrats To Run A Fiscal Hawk, Bruce Ledewitz
This Is The Right Moment For The Democrats To Run A Fiscal Hawk, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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Dobbs Is Not A Religion Case, Bruce Ledewitz
Dobbs Is Not A Religion Case, Bruce Ledewitz
Ledewitz Papers
Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.
The Supreme Court’S Abortion, Epa Rulings Could Open The Door To More Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz
The Supreme Court’S Abortion, Epa Rulings Could Open The Door To More Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Does The End Of Roe Mean The End Of The Anti-Abortion Movement?, Bruce Ledewitz
Does The End Of Roe Mean The End Of The Anti-Abortion Movement?, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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Tax Cuts Cause Inflation, Too. We Need To Resist Quick Fixes, Bruce Ledewitz
Tax Cuts Cause Inflation, Too. We Need To Resist Quick Fixes, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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Here’S A Path To Practical, Immediate Gun Reform, Bruce Ledewitz
Here’S A Path To Practical, Immediate Gun Reform, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
The Future Of Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz
The Future Of Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz
Ledewitz Papers
Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.
Three Observations About Justice Alito's Draft Opinion In Dobbs - Commentary, John M. Greabe
Three Observations About Justice Alito's Draft Opinion In Dobbs - Commentary, John M. Greabe
Law Faculty Scholarship
[Excerpt] "There is much to say about Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which was leaked from the United States Supreme Court on May 2 [2022].
Obviously, the most significant direct consequence of the proposed decision, which overrules Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) while upholding the constitutionality of a Mississippi law that outlaws most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, would be the restriction or elimination of abortion services throughout much of the nation. This will have all sorts of attendant consequences, large and smaller, many of which …
Debating When Clarence Thomas Should Recuse Himself Is The Wrong Argument, Bruce Ledewitz
Debating When Clarence Thomas Should Recuse Himself Is The Wrong Argument, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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A Leak? The Supreme Court Tipped Its Hand On Abortion Long Ago, Bruce Ledewitz
A Leak? The Supreme Court Tipped Its Hand On Abortion Long Ago, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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How A Shuttered Bathroom At A Pgh Grocery Store Explains Structural Racism, Bruce Ledewitz
How A Shuttered Bathroom At A Pgh Grocery Store Explains Structural Racism, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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Toomey’S Vote Against Ketanji Brown Jackson Set A Dangerous Precedent. Here's Why, Bruce Ledewitz
Toomey’S Vote Against Ketanji Brown Jackson Set A Dangerous Precedent. Here's Why, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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There Are Limits To The American Renaissance Over Ukraine, Bruce Ledewitz
There Are Limits To The American Renaissance Over Ukraine, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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Ukrainians Are Fighting And Dying To Defend Their Homes. Could I Do The Same?, Bruce Ledewitz
Ukrainians Are Fighting And Dying To Defend Their Homes. Could I Do The Same?, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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What Does The Jan. 6 Committee Hope To Learn From Sen. Doug Mastriano?, Bruce Ledewitz
What Does The Jan. 6 Committee Hope To Learn From Sen. Doug Mastriano?, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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Why Do Pa. Courts Have A Say On Mail-In Voting? They Probably Shouldn't, Bruce Ledewitz
Why Do Pa. Courts Have A Say On Mail-In Voting? They Probably Shouldn't, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
How The U.S. Supreme Court Is Inviting The Senate To Scrap The Filibuster, Bruce Ledewitz
How The U.S. Supreme Court Is Inviting The Senate To Scrap The Filibuster, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
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The Big Lie Is Undermining Our Democracy. Both Parties Need To Defeat It, Bruce Ledewitz
The Big Lie Is Undermining Our Democracy. Both Parties Need To Defeat It, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.