William Baude
@williambaude.bsky.social
Harry Kalven, Jr. Professor, University of Chicago Law School. Podcaster and Blogger at Divided Argument.
And here’s Jack’s: “Madisonian Liquidation Unliquidated.” jach.law.wisc.edu/madisonian-l...
Madisonian Liquidation Unliquidated
by Jack Rakove
William Baude’s provocative essay on “Constitutional Liquidation,” published five years ago, is the best treatment of the subject. Whether the liquidation of constitutional indeterminac...
jach.law.wisc.edu
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
And here’s Jack’s: “Madisonian Liquidation Unliquidated.” jach.law.wisc.edu/madisonian-l...
That’s a genuine “not sure”! But regardless a great piece. If Akhil calls me to yell about my linking to it, I will let you know what he says.
November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
That’s a genuine “not sure”! But regardless a great piece. If Akhil calls me to yell about my linking to it, I will let you know what he says.
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FWIW, @williambaude.bsky.social and I are working on a piece about circuit precedent at this very moment. (We are in the “pro” camp 😊.)
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
FWIW, @williambaude.bsky.social and I are working on a piece about circuit precedent at this very moment. (We are in the “pro” camp 😊.)
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Final thought: sometimes you just don’t have the power to stop a bad thing from happening. But beliefs about law can be powerful, and to that end, I considered it worth fighting this. If this goes the wrong way, it would be on par with Dred Scott. But Dred Scott happened.
September 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Final thought: sometimes you just don’t have the power to stop a bad thing from happening. But beliefs about law can be powerful, and to that end, I considered it worth fighting this. If this goes the wrong way, it would be on par with Dred Scott. But Dred Scott happened.