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Publications, Presentations, Commentary, and Media in 2018

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This post will highlight my accomplishments in 2018. In the past year, I published (or will publish) 9 articles, gave 17 academic presentations, delivered 65 other presentations, wrote 29 commentaries, and made 388 media appearances. You can review my new-and-improved C.V. , which spans over 80 pages. Publications The Irrepressible Myths of Cooper v. Aaron , 107 Georgetown Law Journal __ (Forthcoming 2019) Undone: The New Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare , 23 Texas Review of Law & Politics __ (Forthcoming 2019). The Once and Future Privileges or Immunities Clause , 25 George Mason Law Review __ (Forthcoming 2019) (with Ilya Shapiro). Self-Plagiarism , 45 Florida State Law Review __ (Forthcoming 2019). Remembering Professor Ronald Rotunda , Chapman Law Review (Forthcoming 2019). The Travel Bans , 2017-18 Cato Supreme Court Review 29 (2018). The Domestic Establishment Clause , 23 Roger Williams Law Review 345 (2018). Defiance and Surrender , 59 South Texas Law Rev. 15...
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