Hamilton and the law : reading today's most contentious legal issues through the hit musical

"This book of essays explores connections between Hamilton: The Musical and contemporary legal issues"--

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Contributors: Tucker, Lisa A., (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Future of Originalism /
  • Richard Primus
  • Some Alexander Hamilton, but Not So Much Hamilton, in the New Supreme Court /
  • John Q. Barrett
  • Tragedy in the Supreme Court : "I'd Rather Be Divisive Than Indecisive" /
  • Lisa A. Tucker
  • Alexander Hamilton's "One Shot" before the U.S. Supreme Court /
  • Gregory G. Garre
  • "Never Gon' Be President Now" /
  • Michael Gerhardt
  • Hamilton : Child Laborer and Truant /
  • Paul M. Secunda
  • Hamilton's America, and Ours /
  • Kermit Roosevelt III
  • Hamilton and Washington at War and a Vision for Federal Power /
  • Elizabeth B. Wydra
  • Two Oaths : Supporting and Defending the Constitution with Hamilton /
  • Jill I. Goldenziel
  • Finding Constitutional Redemption through Hamilton /
  • Christina Mulligan
  • Race, Nation, and Patrimony, or, the Stakes of Diversity in Hamilton /
  • Anthony Paul Farley
  • "The World Turned Upside Down" : Employment Discrimination, Race, and Authenticity in Hamilton /
  • Marcia L. McCormick
  • Hamilton and the Power of Racial Fables in Examining the U.S. Constitution /
  • Danielle Holley-Walker
  • On Women's Rights, Legal Change, and Incomplete Sequels /
  • Eloise Pasachoff
  • When Your Job Is to Marry Rich : Marriage as a Market in Hamilton /
  • Kimberly Mutcherson
  • "Love" Triangles : Romance or Domestic Violence? /
  • Rosa Frazier
  • Hamilton's Dissent to the Travel Ban /
  • Neal Katyal
  • Hamilton and the Limits of Contemporary Immigration Narratives /
  • Anil Kalhan
  • Hamilton's Immigrant Story Today /
  • Elizabeth Keyes
  • Hamilton, Hip-Hop, and the Culture of Dueling in America /
  • Glenn Harlan Reynolds
  • Alexander Hamilton, Citizen-Protector? /
  • Jody Madeira
  • We Will Never Be Satisfied : Hamilton and Jefferson's Duel Over Constitutional Meaning /
  • Ian Millhiser
  • Hamilton, Burr, and Defamation : Physical versus Verbal Duels /
  • Benjamin Barton
  • Elections as Duels : "You Know What? We Can Change That. You Know Why?" 'Cuz We Have the Support of Two-Thirds of Each House of Congress and Three-Quarters of the States! /
  • Joshua A. Douglas
  • Modern-Day Protests : As American as Apple Pie /
  • Kimberly Jade Norwood
  • Every Action's an Act of Creation : Hamilton and Copyright Law /
  • Rebecca Tushnet
  • Hollering to Be Heard : Copyright and the Aesthetics of Voice /
  • Zahr K. Said
  • Taking Law School Musicals Seriously : A Little Love Letter to Legal Musicals and the Lawyers Who Love Them /
  • Robin J. Effron
  • "The World Turned Upside Down" : Hamilton and Deconstruction /
  • Bret D. Asbury
  • "Cabinet Battle #1" : The Structure of Federalism /
  • Erwin Chemerinsky
  • Hamilton's Bank and Jefferson's Nightmare /
  • Mehrsa Baradaran
  • Alexander Hamilton's Legacy : The American Board of Directors /
  • M. Todd Henderson
  • I Never Thought I'd Live Past Twenty" : Hamilton through the Lens of Anticipated Early Death /
  • Sarah Fishel.