Alex Nunn
@alexnunn.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Law @ Texas A&M
After surveying the divergent perspectives of all nine justices, I came to two conclusions.
First, the era of reliability principles in Confrontation Clause jurisprudence is well and trial over.
Second, the post-Crawford primary purpose test is safe, but for differing reasons.
First, the era of reliability principles in Confrontation Clause jurisprudence is well and trial over.
Second, the post-Crawford primary purpose test is safe, but for differing reasons.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
After surveying the divergent perspectives of all nine justices, I came to two conclusions.
First, the era of reliability principles in Confrontation Clause jurisprudence is well and trial over.
Second, the post-Crawford primary purpose test is safe, but for differing reasons.
First, the era of reliability principles in Confrontation Clause jurisprudence is well and trial over.
Second, the post-Crawford primary purpose test is safe, but for differing reasons.
I just bought this photo, simply labeled "Old Judges," at an estate sale for $3.
Little did the seller know that it's actually an original, official portrait of the Fuller Court from its Lochner term. That means, if my calculations are correct, I'm looking at an appraisal value of *at least* $7.
Little did the seller know that it's actually an original, official portrait of the Fuller Court from its Lochner term. That means, if my calculations are correct, I'm looking at an appraisal value of *at least* $7.
September 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I just bought this photo, simply labeled "Old Judges," at an estate sale for $3.
Little did the seller know that it's actually an original, official portrait of the Fuller Court from its Lochner term. That means, if my calculations are correct, I'm looking at an appraisal value of *at least* $7.
Little did the seller know that it's actually an original, official portrait of the Fuller Court from its Lochner term. That means, if my calculations are correct, I'm looking at an appraisal value of *at least* $7.
I often return to this amusing anecdote from Thomas Grey. Amid the heyday of formalism, the Harvard faculty threatened to withhold support for the University of Chicago's fledgling law school because Chicago planned to offer courses on "unscientific" public law topics like . . . Constitutional Law.
April 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I often return to this amusing anecdote from Thomas Grey. Amid the heyday of formalism, the Harvard faculty threatened to withhold support for the University of Chicago's fledgling law school because Chicago planned to offer courses on "unscientific" public law topics like . . . Constitutional Law.
Thanks so much to my amazing students at Texas A&M!
March 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Thanks so much to my amazing students at Texas A&M!
The internal deliberations of the law journal that rejected me seven minutes after submission:
February 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The internal deliberations of the law journal that rejected me seven minutes after submission: