A New Affirmative Action

www.calvertinstitute.org A New Affirmative Action by George Liebmann About a year ago, a major newspaper, mingling its editorial and news pages as is now usual, published charts showing flat Black enrollment at a number of major universities in an effort to influence the then-pending Supreme Court affirmative action litigation. There was no qualitative assessment including […]

Justice Kagan’s Apostasy

The American Conservative Justice Kagan’s Apostasy The judiciary abdicates its duty when it tolerates broad-ranging executive “emergency powers.” George Liebmann Aug 2, 2023 12:01 AM Supreme Court–watchers who try to see beyond the moment have frequently perceived Justice Elena Kagan as a future chief justice. She comes from a family of civil servants and is […]

A Built-In Solution to America’s Housing Shortage

The American Conservative A Built-In Solution to America’s Housing Shortage Easing restrictions on accessory apartments will allow us to maximize the housing stock we already have. George Liebmann Jul 21, 2023 12:01 AM Thirty-three years ago, I published an article urging states and localities to relax zoning restrictions on accessory apartments and home occupations. After […]

On Centralized and De-Centralized Federal Courts

On Centralized and De-Centralized Federal Courts Constitutional litigation should be more rare, and should involved fully developed and not assumed facts. George Liebmann,TheAmericanConservativeOnline Jul 20, 2023 12:01 AM Today’s discourse about legal issues is characterized by two phenomena: partisan polarization and indifference to history. Recent comments on the decision of Judge Terry Doughty in the […]

Dobbs Comes to Maryland

Dobbs Comes to Maryland The state and localities are wrestling with post-Roe realities. George Liebmann The AmericanConservativeOnlineJul 5, 2023 12:01 AM The Dobbs decision brought an end to the federal regime of abortion-on-demand, with only a vague “mental health” standard previously limiting third-trimester abortions. Abortions are no longer available with certainty. The screams that the […]

The True Import of Supreme Court Rulings on Televised Criminal Trials

The true import of Supreme Court rulings on televising criminal trials By Letter To The Editor From://George W. Liebmann//May 25, 2023, Maryland Daily Record To the Editor: I view with some annoyance the statement by the non-dissenting members of your Editorial Advisory Board (“On broadcasting criminal trials,” May 12, 2023) that I have provided ”misinformation” […]

State constitutional abortion amendment a political mobilizing device for Dems

Why are Maryland Dems so jubilant about expanding abortion access? | READER COMMENTARY For The Baltimore Sun • Feb 16, 2023 at 11:10 am by George Liebmann State constitutional abortion amendment a ‘political mobilizing device’ for Dems Maryland has a liberal abortion law, unaffected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s […]

An End to Levelling Down

The American Conservative Online An End to Leveling Down Many well-intentioned people defend the affirmative action regime despite its visible consequences. George Liebmann Feb 1, 2023 12:01 AM The affirmative action cases pending before the Supreme Court will undoubtedly produce an uproar—before and after the court’s decision—comparable to that accompanying the Dobbs abortion case. The […]

Statement on Cameras in Courtroom

To: rules@mdcourts.gov Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 4:52 PM Dear Ms. Haines: Subject: Extended coverage rule set for hearing on January 6 at 2:30 p.m. Ms. Sandra Haines Rules Committee Dear Ms. Haines: I am a Baltimore lawyer who served as Law Clerk to Chief Judge Brune in 1963-64, subsequently served as an Assistant Attorney […]

The Tafts- Book announcement

Book Announcement- Amazon.com The Tafts by George W. Liebmann | Feb 26, 2023 Hardcover $28.95 Pre-order Price Guarantee. FREE delivery This title has not yet been released.