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Jack Balkin

Jack M. Balkin is Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School. He blogs at Balkinization.

Latest articles by Jack Balkin

The Big Idea
Obama hoped to be a transformational president. He failed.Obama hoped to be a transformational president. He failed.
The Big Idea

He got a lot done, but still left us living in Ronald Reagan’s America.

By Jack Balkin