Monthly Archives: December 2013

Update on REFLECTIONS Series

George Anastaplo, Reflections Series (December 29, 2013)  I.    Reflections on Constitutional Law (University Press of Kentucky, 2006) II.    Reflections on Freedom of Speech and the First Amendment (University Press of Kentucky, 2007) III.   Reflections on Life, Death, … Continue reading

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The Declaration of Independence and the Principle of Order

George Anastaplo The Declaration of Independence is important, of course, for the arguments it makes supporting the decision announced by delegates from thirteen British Colonies gathered in Philadelphia in July 1776. Their action itself, revolutionary in its scope, is what … Continue reading

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Law, Literature, and Shakespeare: Explorations (reposted)

This collection of articles was originally published in the Oklahoma City University Law Review – Volume 26 – Spring 2001 – Number 1: Law Literature and Shakespeare Pt 1 and Law Literature and Shakespeare Pt 2 To view any of … Continue reading

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Challenges to Established Orders by Love-Based Experiments (with William Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET as a Perpetually Vexing Case in Point)

George Anastaplo  I.             Alliances (both contemplated and consummated) are critical throughout William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. They can assert themselves in family feuds that have long disrupted the peace of Verona. The Prince finds it hard, as do local religious … Continue reading

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