Duncan's Con Law Course Blog

The web log for Prof. Duncan's Constitutional Law Classes at Nebraska Law-- "[U]nder our Constitution there can be no such thing as either a creditor or a debtor race. That concept is alien to the Constitution's focus upon the individual. In the eyes of government, we are just one race here. It is American. " -----Justice Antonin Scalia If you allow the government to take your liberty during times of crisis, it will create a crisis whenever it wishes to take your liberty.

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Originalism vs Living Constitution: My Lecture

In case you are interested, here is a video lecture in which I discuss the Great Debate--Originalism vs. The Living (Common Law) Constitution:

Duncan Originalism vs Living Constitution:

https://unl.yuja.com/V/Video?v=6827926&node=29033304&a=188047276&autoplay=1

I share it just in case you are interested in learning about the Great Debate about how to read the Constitution. And here are two good short articles on originalism vs the Living Constitution:

Strauss article (link); Sollum Article (link)

Friday, June 21, 2024

Eugene Volokh on Rahimi (2A opinion)

Some Takeaways from Today's Rahimi Second Amendment Opinions