Breaking Law Review Barriers
Although they enrolled at BU Law a century apart, Clara Burrill Bruce (1926) and Crystal Hsu (’25) share a similar distinction. Bruce, the sole Black woman in her class, was the first female editor-in-chief of the Boston University Law Review. Hsu, elected to that post this spring by her peers, is the first student of Asian-American descent to hold the Law Review’s leadership role.
Can the Constitution Resolve Culture Wars?
The Record spoke with BU Law Professor James Fleming about his recently published book, Constructing Basic Liberties: A Defense of the Substantive Due Process, which argues the doctrine fulfills constitutional commitments to protect ordered liberty.
BU Law Event Considers Democratic Failure
The school welcomed interdisciplinary scholars from the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy to examine the discourse of democracy in the US.
James E. Fleming Delivers Paul J. Liacos Lecture
In his first Liacos lecture, Professor Fleming examined conservative Constitutional analysis following landmark cases in the LGBT rights movement.
James Fleming & Linda McClain Awarded Residential Fellowships at Princeton University
The two professors will work on book projects during their sabbatical fellowships next year.
Professor James E. Fleming Appointed Honorable Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law
Constitutional law and torts professor recognized for his outstanding legal scholarship and dedicated service to BU Law.
Jim Fleming and Linda McClain Give David Aldrich Nelson Lecture
The acclaimed professors spoke about constitutional interpretation and the future of marriage after Obergefell, the Supreme Court’s recent marriage equality decision.
Fidelity to Our Imperfect Constitution: For Moral Readings and Against Originalisms
Professor James Fleming’s latest book published by Oxford University Press.
Professor James E. Fleming is Incoming President of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy
The noted scholar of constitutional law and legal and political philosophy will serve as the Society’s president for a three-year term.
For Moral Readings of the Constitution and Against Originalisms
Professor James Fleming’s forthcoming book, Fidelity to Our Imperfect Constitution, challenges originalisms and defends a moral reading of the Constitution.