Zack Smith

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The Death Penalty's Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Politics
June 4, 2025

The Constitutional Questions Swirling Around the District of Columbia’s Disorder

Politics
August 25, 2025

Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton and a Few First Amendment Principles

Constitutionalism
July 16, 2025

Crime and the Political Question

Politics
February 3, 2025
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