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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-05T04:30:00.026Z",
  "site": "https://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com",
  "tags": [
    "More",
    "Historical Thinking and Democratic Citizenship",
    "an Emersonian polemic",
    "RealRadio",
    "Slate",
    "BHR"
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  "textContent": "  * The legal historian **David Langum** has died. He was a professor or research professor at the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University as a professor of law from 1985 until his death. His publications include the Hurst Prize-winning _Law and Community on the Mexican-California Frontier: Anglo-American Expatriates and the Clash of Legal Traditions, 1821-1846_ (University of Oklahoma Press, 1987) and _Crossing Over the Line: Legislating Morality and the Mann Act_ (University of Chicago Press, 1994). More.\n\n\n  * The Hoover Institution's Alliance for Civics in the Academy hosts \"Historical Thinking and Democratic Citizenship\" with **Mary Clark, Suzanne Marchand, Jeffrey Collins** , and **Jonathan Gienapp** on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 9:00–10:00 a.m. PT.\n\n\n  * The recent turn in the originalism wars has moved **Dan Farbman, BC Law** , to \"an Emersonian polemic.\"\n\n\n  * On Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 2-4 pm, **Michael Ross, University of Maryland** , will lecture on “The Constitution They Argued Over: Power, Democracy, and Compromise in 1787” at the historic Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville, Maryland (RealRadio).\n\n\n  * **Stephen Lubet** , **Northwestern Law** , on John Brown's Trial and Birthright Citizenship (Slate).\n\n\n  * A review of **James Q. Whitman** 's _From Masters of Slaves to Lords of Lands: The Transformation of Ownership in the Western World_ by **Jane Webster, Newcastle University** (BHR).\n\n\n\n--Dan Ernst",
  "title": "Sunday Roundup",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-05T04:30:00.111Z"
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