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St. Mary\u27s School of Law Graduation, 2018
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From faith to watts: Energy efficiency in Casa Maria
No full textIn the fall of 2021, St. Mary’s University became one of the first universities in Texas to commit to Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP). With this seven-year commitment to the principles of Laudato Si’, the St. Mary’s community is now taking steps to become a more environmentally sustainable campus. An important part of this effort is to establish baseline conditions from which to measure progress in sustainability with respect to specific university systems. With extensive grounds, dozens of buildings, and thousands of students, staff, and faculty, however, the complexities of a college campus can make it difficult to gather this information and explore more sustainable options in a systematic way. For the Spring 2025 semester, students in the StMU Honors Program are working with the Marianists to evaluate environmental sustainability for the Casa Maria Community located on the St. Mary’s campus. This type of smaller, ‘proof-of-concept’ project provides a more controlled way to explore current practices, establish baseline conditions, and develop customized recommendations for a more sustainable Casa Maria Community. For this presentation, students focused on understanding energy consumption for the community through the use of electrical appliances, lighting, heating and cooling, and hot water. Baseline data were gathered through observation, anonymous surveys of the community residents, and through optional one on one interviews. The results of this focused project include recommendations for changes in energy habits that can lead to reduced energy usage and cost savings from a more sustainable Casa Maria Community, with a potential for application across the broader St. Mary’s campus.https://commons.stmarytx.edu/rsc25pres/1009/thumbnail.jp
Is Originalism Bullshit?
Get PDFIt’s finally time to answer the big question. This Article draws on the surprisingly robust literature examining the definition, essence, and significance of bullshit and evaluates whether originalist constitutional interpretation fits the bill. I begin with Harry Frankfurt’s definition of bullshit as utterances made in pursuit of the speaker’s goals without regard for their truth value. I also rely on alternate formulations, including bullshit as unclarifiable nonsense as well as contextual and audience-centric variations of bullshit.
While not all instances of originalism are bullshit, I identify those instances which are, and go on to demonstrate that originalism is uniquely prone to bullshit as a result of institutional demands on those involved in constitutional disputes. When interpreters engage in historical analysis for purposes other than determining the correct original public meaning or original intentions, they veer into bullshit territory. An attorney who argues from selective historical research or citations designed to support his client’s case or a judge who relies on what she suspects may be incomplete party submissions but which are enough to reach the desired outcome are both engaging in bullshit originalism.
Originalist bullshit is more likely in light of the Supreme Court urging parties to resolve complex historical questions with nothing more than party submissions, as well as originalists’ discounting of historians’ work. Ethical and institutional demands incentivize bullshitting—especially when these actors are working outside of their comfort zone by attempting to make arguments regarding historical meaning and tradition. Legal actors’ unfamiliarity with historical analysis also makes originalist bullshit harder to call out. This Article begins the task of calling out bullshit in originalist theory and practice. It also serves as a template for further work devoted to calling out bullshit elsewhere in the legal field
Aspen Leading Edge Podcast, Episode 114: Modern American Remedies with Douglas Laycock and Richard Hasen
No full textDouglas Laycock, University of Virginia Law School, and Richard Hasen, UCLA School of Law, discuss the updates to the sixth edition of their casebook Modern American Remedies: Cases and Materials. They detail the extensive teacher’s materials, including multiple syllabus options, extensive notes, and a robust teacher’s manual. Douglas and Richard also talk about the updates to the remedies field and why it is a vital course every student should take.https://commons.stmarytx.edu/edge/1083/thumbnail.jp
Aspen Leading Edge Podcast, Episode 124: Deans Steering Committee with Elizabeth Kronk Warner
No full textElizabeth Kronk Warner, Dean of the University of Utah College of Law, shares updates on the law school, including a new Mental Health Legal Clinic, which will be in partnership with the Huntsman Mental Health Institute’s Crisis Care Center and the upcoming Undergraduate minor in Legal Studies. She also shares what the AALS Dean Steering Committee, where she is chair, has been up to.https://commons.stmarytx.edu/edge/1093/thumbnail.jp
St. Mary\u27s School of Law Graduation, 2025
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St. Mary\u27s School of Law Graduation, 2025
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St. Mary\u27s School of Law Graduation, 2025
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St. Mary\u27s School of Law Graduation, 2025
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St. Mary\u27s School of Law Graduation, 2025
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