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Sanford V Levinson in the Media

Sanford V Levinson’s faculty profile

External link Donald Trump with his right fist in the air, with a graphic of the United States flag hanging sideways above him.

The New York Times January 8, 2021

Have Trump’s Lies Wrecked Free Speech?

Professor Sanford Levinson lends his expertise in a New York Times Opinion piece which examines a debate that has broken out over whether the constitutional protection of the First Amendment has become a threat to democracy.
External link The United States Supreme Court building.

Reason November 20, 2020

Amicus Brief in the Congressional Apportionment Case Currently Before the Supreme Court

Professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University penned an op-ed for Reason summarizing and explaining the amicus brief he recently co-filed with Prof. Sanford Levinson. The brief explains why they believe the Trump administration's efforts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment count for allocating seats in the House of Representatives goes against the text and original meaning of the Constitution.
External link An illustrated picture of the first page of the United States Constitution, written in cursive writing with a blue feather ink pen, featured in the Harvard Gazette.

The Harvard Gazette November 16, 2020

Giving the Constitution a grade of C

Prof. Sanford Levinson, along with his wife Cynthia Levinson, were interviewed by The Harvard Gazette about their recently published graphic novel, “Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Graphic Novel."