Robert Post

March 28, 2013

Judicial Independence as Free Speech

I wrote last fall about some implications of the metaphor of the “marketplace of ideas,” much used (especially in the United States) in the realm of free speech law. What prompted my reflection was a presentation by Robert Post, the Dean of Yale Law School, who argued that institutions engaged in the production of specialized Continue reading

Constitutional Theory, The Justice System

free speech, freedom of expression, judges, judicial independence, Robert Post
November 6, 2012

The Idea of the Marketplace

Apologies for the lack of blogging for the past week. We had this minor disturbance of a hurricane, and then I went to a conference in Chicago to present my paper on federalism and judicial review. My topic today is the highlight of that conference, a keynote address by Robert Post, Dean of the Yale Continue reading

Constitutional law, Law and economics

academic freedom, education, First Amendment, free speech, freedom of expression, marketplace of ideas, Robert Post, university