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Selective Judicial Activism: Defending Carolene Products

Sherry's work in the area of constitutional law has earned her national recognition as one of the most well-known scholars in the field. The author of more than 100 books and articles, she also writes extensively on federal courts and federal court procedures. After graduating from law school, Professor Sherry was a clerk for the Honorable John C. Godbold of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Montgomery, Alabama, and then served as an associate with the law firm of Miller Cassidy Larroca & Lewin in Washington, D.C. She joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2000 as the inaugural holder of the Cal Turner Chair, having previously served on the faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School since 1982. She was named the Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law in 2006.

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Should Supreme Court Justices Have Term Limits?

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in historic but anticipated reversal: ‘This is an invasion of a woman’s body’

Texas Abortion Law: Here’s What Happens Next After Supreme Court Refuses To Block It

Biden’s Thorny Options for Changing the Supreme Court: QuickTake

Roe v. Wade nearly fell 30 years ago. Can it survive again?

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s own words require her to recuse herself in abortion cases

The second Trump impeachment trial is set for February. What happens next?

Tennessee’s abortion wait period law faces court arguments

In Rare Burst of Writing, Seven Justices Explain ‘Cross’ Ruling

Trump Immigration Plan Raises Legal Questions About Birthright Citizenship

Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law Emerita

Vanderbilt Law School professor and constitutional law expert Suzanna Sherry discusses the role and responsibility of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution. She also examines the issue of politics and the Court. Sherry is the author of a new book, Judgment Calls: Principle and Politics in Constitutional Law.

Judgment Calls: Principle and Politics in Constitutional Law

This panel discussion took place on January 8, 2010, at the Federalist Society's 12th Annual Faculty Conference in New Orleans. Panelists included Prof. Suzanna Sherry of Vanderbilt University Law School; Prof. Suja Thomas of the University of Illinois College of Law; Prof. Stephen Burbank of the University of Pennsylvania Law School; Prof. Adam Steinman of the University of Cincinnati College of Law; and Prof. Robin Effron of Brooklyn Law School as the moderator. Part 1 of 7

Civil Pleading Standards After Iqbal, Pt. 1

Suzanna Sherry on the New Deal Constitution at 75

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