associate prof of law @ASUCollegeOfLaw; teach & write on jurisprudence, crim law & con law; dad x4

Phoenix, AZ
Joined April 2024
Charlie Capps retweeted
Update: improved both sets of skills a little bit, and more importantly made the web instructions a ton clearer and simpler for new users! danepps.github.io/legal-rese…
Law folks: If you’re not using Claude Code or ChatGPT’s Codex, you have no idea what you’re missing. So I’m distributing my research tools that provide a huge boost to legal scholarship. Research assistance, cite-checking, proofreading, and more (thread): danepps.github.io/legal-rese…
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Charlie Capps retweeted
Law folks: If you’re not using Claude Code or ChatGPT’s Codex, you have no idea what you’re missing. So I’m distributing my research tools that provide a huge boost to legal scholarship. Research assistance, cite-checking, proofreading, and more (thread): danepps.github.io/legal-rese…
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Charlie Capps retweeted
This month’s Separation of Powers podcast episode features a terrific discussion of Loper Bright with @YaleLawSch Professor Abbe Gluck. Ideal listening for a Monday commute! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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I wish I could be there.
Very excited for Thursday
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New paper draft: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…. Write me with what I got wrong--there's plenty of time to revise before February submissions!
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Charlie Capps retweeted
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originalismblog.com/atiq-con… Thoughts on an interesting new essay by Emad Atiq on the allocation of authority to determine the extension of constitutional rights. @NinaVarsava @BWatson_theory @sherifgirgis @JG_law
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You can find the current draft of Atiq's essay here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…. @lsolum awarded it "download of the week," a good sign that it's worth your time! legaltheoryblog.com/2026/09/…
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Charlie Capps retweeted
NEW PAPER: Now up on @SSRN, my and @danielledonfro's "Constitutional Rights and General Private Law," forthcoming in @HarvLRev. Check it out! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Jeremy Christiansen @TradVat2 with a third take on substantive canons
Substantive canons are all the rage.@joeljohnson13 says they are "legality" canons. @charlesfcapps says they aren't real. For a classical defense of substantive canons, read my forthcoming article in the @SMULawReview. Long live the substantive canons! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Speaking of substantive canons, @joeljohnson13 has proposed a new theory--check it out!
Vanderbilt Law Review (@VandLRev) will be publishing my latest, “Legality Canons.” It argues for a new way to understand many of the so-called substantive canons that the Supreme Court now employs. 🔗 👇🏻
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I added a discussion of the Barrett-Gorsuch Learning Resources debate (and why Justice Barrett is right) to the latest draft of "Are There Any Substantive Canons of Interpretation?" Comments/objections welcome. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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