William Baude Delivers Annual Scalia Lecture at Harvard Law

UChicago Law Professor William Baude Discusses Textualism At Harvard Law School’s Annual Scalia Lecture

University of Chicago law professor William P. Baude discussed moving “beyond textualism” — a form of legal interpretation that draws conclusions based primarily on the plain meaning of legal documents — at Harvard Law School’s annual Scalia lecture held Monday.

The lecture, established in 2013 to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, has previously featured Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and Law School Dean John F. Manning ’82.

In opening remarks, Manning welcomed Justice Scalia’s wife Maureen M. Scalia ’60 to the event and spoke about his memories of the justice.

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