One of the leading constitutional lawyers of his generation, Professor Van Alstyne taught from 1965 to 2004 at Duke University, and then from 2004 to 2012 at the College of William & Mary, where he was also emeritus. The William & Mary memorial notice is here and the Duke memorial notice is here.
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As far as I am concerned, I am open to being convinced that AI is good for the profession. However,…
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People should understand what precipitated my remarks here at Leiter Reports. Also, a few replies and comments on the conversation:…