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Ira "Chip" Lupu

@chipl.bsky.social
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Emeritus professor of law (GWU) with academic expertise in Constitutional Law pertaining to religion, speech, and culture war issues.

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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Rest in Power, Gloria Steinem. Years ago, I wrote a piece about being a witness to her striking impact on a then-predominantly male institution. scholarship.law.gwu.edu/faculty_publ...
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Gloria Steinem at the Harvard Law Review Banquet
In the Spring of 1971, Gloria Steinem became the first woman to be the keynote speaker at the prestigious annual banquet of the Harvard Law Review. At that time, as an editor of the Review, I played a...
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Jim Oleske @jimoleske.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
1/ When religious schools choose to participate in a taxpayer-funded, universal pre-K program, can they be required to comply with the program’s nondiscrimination rule? Or do the schools have a constitutional right to discriminate against preschoolers whose parents are gay? That's the question …
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The Symposium on recent Religion Clause jurisprudence, including the Katskee-Lupu piece on Mahmoud v. Taylor, has now been published in the First Amendment L. Rev. (UNC). Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen! journals.law.unc.edu/firstamendme...
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
The final version of the Lupu-Tuttle piece about the Louisiana law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in the state's public schools has just been posted at the website ofnthe Chicago-Kent L. Rev.:https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cklawreview/.
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Richard Katskee (Duke LS) and I have just posted our paper entitled "Mahmoud v. Taylor: Cause or Effect of Disruptions in the Public Schools." Mahmoud is a radical decision, likely to do significant harm to public education. The SSRN link is here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Mahmoud v. Taylor: Cause or Effect of Disruptions in the Public Schools?
In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Supreme Court upheld a Free Exercise Clause claim by parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, who sought to have their children (grades
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
A group of constitutional scholars, myself included, have filed an amicus brief at SCOTUS on behalf of Montgomery County in Mahmoud v. Taylor, being argued today: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Nancy Altman, the highly knowledgeable President of Social Security Works, on the Musk/DOGE threat to Social Security. thehill.com/opinion/5148...
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Trifecta. In an article I posted in 2024, I discuss gender-affirming care, parental opt-outs from LGBTQ readings in public schools, and religious charter schools -- all cert grants at SCOTUS this term! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....
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The Centennial of Meyer and Pierce: Parents’ Rights, Gender-Affirming Care, and Issues in Education
<span> <p><span>This paper was prepared for a Symposium marking the centennial of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) and Pierce v. Socie
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Bob Tuttle and I have just posted our new paper about Ten Commandments displays in Louisiana public school classrooms. We explain why predictions of doom for church-state principles have been exaggerated, and why the Louisiana law violates the Establishment Clause. : papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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<div> The Ten Commandments in Louisiana Public Schools: <span>A Study in the Survival of Establishment Clause Norms</span> </div>
In June 2024, Louisiana enacted legislation requiring the prominent posting of the Ten Commandments on the wall of every public-school classroom. In Roake v. Br
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
This morning's column by Tom Boswell (Dean of American baseball writers, now retired) about Rickey Henderson is rich and wonderful. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...
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Column | Rickey Henderson was a nuisance and a showman and a baseball marvel
Beneath the theatrics, Rickey Henderson — the best leadoff hitter of all time — was a true baseball virtuoso.
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
A great story about efforts by Social Security Works, a lean and effective non-profit, to keep the Democrats in line. prospect.org/politics/202...
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Social Security Advocates Wage Early Fight Against Cuts
As Republicans discuss slashing earned benefits, Social Security Works vows to publicly target any Democrat who joins the congressional DOGE caucuses.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 08/12/2024
In a new Q. & A. with Isaac Chotiner, a legal scholar weighs in on the benefits and drawbacks of pardoning people in Donald Trump’s crosshairs, the practical difficulties of trying to protect people from him, and whether the pardon power makes sense in 2024.
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Are Blanket Pardons for Officials on Donald Trump’s Target List a Good Idea?
As the Biden Administration considers granting clemency to officials singled out by Trump, a legal scholar explains the advantages and pitfalls of extending such protections.
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
An excellent thread on the argument in U.S. v. Skrmetti. I am not quite as optimistic as Katie Eyer, but I think she is on the right track re: the possibilities.
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Michelle Kinney @michellekinney.com · 02/12/2024
If there’s one story you read today — make it this one by Jane Mayer for The New Yorker. Holy. Crap.
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Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I was honored to be the guest on the latest episode (EP 813) of America Trends podcast, where the host Larry Rifkin and I discussed the eroding constitutional limitations on state efforts to promote religion in public schools. www.americatrendspodcast.com/2024/11/25/e...
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EP 813 Some Red States Putting Religion Back in Schools – America Trends Podcast
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
The resistance will mostly look like ordinary people's noncompliance, and this example is--well deep bow to the superintendents.....
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Ira "Chip" Lupu @chipl.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I spoke recently on a panel where I defended parents' constitutional rights to consent (with professional medical approval) to medical gender transition of their adolescent children. My opening remarks are at 17:30 to 27:30 of the attached video. www.youtube.com/live/6DrAvxJ...
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