Future Assoc. Professor, Time Travel Law Personal account; views are my own.
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I love seeing news coverage of historic SCOTUS cases, and often get copies of the paper the day after big rulings. If you've got photos of historic news clippings, would love to see them.
Years ago, I got the NYTimes edition from 1935 reporting on the Court's Humphrey's Executor ruling, and had it framed. (The same edition reported on the Schechter Poultry opinion, which is the headline story from that issue.)
#SCOTUShistory
General George Washington's HQ flag doesn't get enough recognition and attention; those thirteen stars on that blue field? Legendary.
Stay tuned...
@fedsoc
#OnThisDay in 1775, the Second Continental Congress unanimously appointed George Washington as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. A veteran of the French and Indian War and a Virginian with broad colonial support, Washington helped unite the colonies behind a common cause. By placing the war effort under a single commander, Congress signaled that colonial resistance would be coordinated rather than local. The appointment marked an important step toward national unity and organized self-government.
Follow the FedSoc Gazette as we recount the moments that led up to independence on America’s 250th anniversary. The FedSoc Gazette series recounts the defining events that led the colonies to declare independence. #America250
I first encountered the work of Gordon Wood as an undergrad history major. I thought then that "The Radicalism of the American Revolution" was a tour de force — and its reputation with me has only improved over time.
Over the years, I purchased every single Gordon Wood book. Many years ago, when I was a young husband and new dad, Gordon Wood came to the Mall in Washington DC as part of a book festival. I brought several books for him to sign. I dropped off my wife with our young child (and the pile of books) and then searched for parking.
Dear reader, I had to park very far away. So far, in fact, that Gordon Wood's window for signing books had long since passed. I finally found my wife and young child with Gordon Wood at an empty author's booth. He not only had signed all my books, but he had stayed well past his time to leave and graciously chatted with my wife, who had implored him to wait **just a little longer** so that I could meet him. He was so kind to my wife, our child, and — when I finally showed up — me.
Imagine my delight earlier this year when Gordon Wood agreed to be filmed for The Federalist Society @FedSoc for two days, to talk about America250 and the Founding (in particular, the path from the Declaration to the Constitution) and also to talk about his own life and career as a historian. I was honored to witness my good friends @kurtlash1 and Steve Calabresi interview Gordon Wood.
... and then Gordon Wood stayed long past the agreed upon filming time to talk to me about his life and our shared love of America's Founding.
We lost a brilliant man today. We also lost a good man, a kind man. Too often, that Venn Diagram of brilliance and kindness does not overlap. It did with Gordon Wood. May God receive his soul, and may his memory be a blessing.
