The Download of the Week is Faces of Formalism by Jeffrey A. Pojanowski. Here is the abstract: Formalist approaches to legal interpretation, such as textualism and originalism, are ascendant in ...

Jeffrey A. Pojanowski (Notre Dame Law School) has posted Faces of Formalism on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Formalist approaches to legal interpretation, such as textualism and originalism, are ...

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In April 2013, the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) cut large areas from legal aid, meaning fewer people can access legal advice. “Legal aid can be the difference ...

Democrats want Merrick Garland to drop the case against Trump’s former co-defendants. Garland’s refusal to do so could help the president-elect.

So even if Cannon keeps going out on a legal limb in a way that benefits Trump ... That may well be the bottom line of Garland’s analysis. If so, then that by-the-book formalism will soon give way ...

Legal Cheek’s next Virtual Law Fair takes place on Tuesday 1 April 2025 from 2-4pm as part of our Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme. Further Legal Cheek Virtual Law Fairs take place in June (part ...