Alex Klein
@alexklein.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Law at W&L Law. Death Penalty, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure. RPCV Moldova 🇲🇩2008-2010. She/Her. All views my own.
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Painting today. It’s a bold choice for a bold kid.
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Painting today. It’s a bold choice for a bold kid.
My amazing child is another year older. What a joy it is, to watch him explore the world.
October 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
My amazing child is another year older. What a joy it is, to watch him explore the world.
Pit bulls are really giant babies who want to be cuddled and surrounded by pillows and blankets.
October 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Pit bulls are really giant babies who want to be cuddled and surrounded by pillows and blankets.
It’s standing room only here at the W&L panel for Locating the Law, an exhibit based on my colleague Russ Miller’s recent book about places significant to German constitutional history. The photos, by Alexander Telesniuk, are spectacular.
October 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It’s standing room only here at the W&L panel for Locating the Law, an exhibit based on my colleague Russ Miller’s recent book about places significant to German constitutional history. The photos, by Alexander Telesniuk, are spectacular.
I was honored to participate in an outstanding Symposium, Advancing Abolition, at Richmond Law yesterday to talk about state execution practices with Eric Berger and @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social. Richmond Law Review did a phenomenal job—so impressed by their dedication and enthusiasm!
October 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I was honored to participate in an outstanding Symposium, Advancing Abolition, at Richmond Law yesterday to talk about state execution practices with Eric Berger and @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social. Richmond Law Review did a phenomenal job—so impressed by their dedication and enthusiasm!
Dinner tonight. It was delicious!
August 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Dinner tonight. It was delicious!
This giant cuddly baby is 3 today. Tommy knows the the Happy Birthday song and jumps whenever he hears it.
August 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This giant cuddly baby is 3 today. Tommy knows the the Happy Birthday song and jumps whenever he hears it.
Celebrating some good personal news today with a peach & lavender danish from my favorite bakery in Lexington.
August 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Celebrating some good personal news today with a peach & lavender danish from my favorite bakery in Lexington.
1. The only solution? Really?
2. I seriously doubt that nursing staff & aides will get paid more in long term care when it’s staffed mostly by robots.
2. I seriously doubt that nursing staff & aides will get paid more in long term care when it’s staffed mostly by robots.
August 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1. The only solution? Really?
2. I seriously doubt that nursing staff & aides will get paid more in long term care when it’s staffed mostly by robots.
2. I seriously doubt that nursing staff & aides will get paid more in long term care when it’s staffed mostly by robots.
A belated announcement: my article, The Eighth Amendment’s Paper Tiger: Pain, Executions, and the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause came out this spring with Northeastern University Law Review.
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July 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A belated announcement: my article, The Eighth Amendment’s Paper Tiger: Pain, Executions, and the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause came out this spring with Northeastern University Law Review.
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One of my awesome colleagues here at W&L, Professor Catherine Smith, has helped to organize a webinar scheduled for April 9 for lawyers interested in law teaching.
Registration link here: udenver.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration link here: udenver.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
One of my awesome colleagues here at W&L, Professor Catherine Smith, has helped to organize a webinar scheduled for April 9 for lawyers interested in law teaching.
Registration link here: udenver.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration link here: udenver.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
My Article, Kennedy v. Louisiana and the Future of the Eighth Amendment is out now in the Pepperdine Law Review. This article addresses the new state laws that expand capital punishment to the rape of a child in violation of Kennedy v. Louisiana.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My Article, Kennedy v. Louisiana and the Future of the Eighth Amendment is out now in the Pepperdine Law Review. This article addresses the new state laws that expand capital punishment to the rape of a child in violation of Kennedy v. Louisiana.
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Send some good thoughts our way. Rory, our beloved 12yo dog, is having surgery today to remove a growth on her paw. They’re going to biopsy the growth. She’s generally very healthy, so we’re hoping all will go well and that the growth isn’t serious.
January 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Send some good thoughts our way. Rory, our beloved 12yo dog, is having surgery today to remove a growth on her paw. They’re going to biopsy the growth. She’s generally very healthy, so we’re hoping all will go well and that the growth isn’t serious.
I made babkallah. Kneading bread dough is extremely cathartic right now.
January 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I made babkallah. Kneading bread dough is extremely cathartic right now.
First winter back in Virginia and we have snow! There’s ice too.
January 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
First winter back in Virginia and we have snow! There’s ice too.
Final bake for 2024: Sunken Pear Cake
December 31, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Final bake for 2024: Sunken Pear Cake
My brother-in-law works for Hershey. There is a ridiculous amount of candy in my house right now.
December 26, 2024 at 10:29 PM
My brother-in-law works for Hershey. There is a ridiculous amount of candy in my house right now.
And my husband also gets me. Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM
And my husband also gets me. Merry Christmas!
Just got home after Christmas Eve celebration with family. My mom definitely gets me.
December 24, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Just got home after Christmas Eve celebration with family. My mom definitely gets me.
Tommy insists that he is The Best Helper wrapping presents and in the kitchen.
December 23, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Tommy insists that he is The Best Helper wrapping presents and in the kitchen.
My sweet girl is 12 today. She got a cheeseburger and lots of love from everyone.
December 12, 2024 at 10:46 PM
My sweet girl is 12 today. She got a cheeseburger and lots of love from everyone.
Describe your research in one painting…no captions allowed.
I had some interesting choices here.
I had some interesting choices here.
November 23, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Describe your research in one painting…no captions allowed.
I had some interesting choices here.
I had some interesting choices here.
My beautiful girl. She will be 12 next month and I love her so much.
November 20, 2024 at 2:25 AM
My beautiful girl. She will be 12 next month and I love her so much.