Curtis A. Bradley, the Allen M. Singer Distinguished Service Professor of Law, has been recognized with an Honorable Mention from Scribes for his recent book, Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs: Constitutional Authority in Practice (Harvard University Press 2024).

Scribes, the American Society of Legal Writers, recognizes only a handful books every year. Books are judged for clarity and quality of writing, as well as depth of research. Bradley's book received one of just three Honorable Mentions. 

“Each book is exceptionally well-written, thoroughly researched, and worthy of a broad readership,” stated Illinois Appellate Court Justice Michael Hyman, Chair of Scribes’ Book Award Committee. 

In his book, Bradley documents illuminates how Congress and the executive branch have relied on the accretion of governmental practice to determine how to conduct foreign relations over the course of US history. He asserts that much of the constitutional law on foreign affairs is not actually in the text of the Constitution.