I'm pleased to announce that my latest article, "Liberty as Entitlement in the Common Law," has been accepted by the San Diego Law Review and is now available for download on SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=546.... #legalhistory

@jctate1215.bsky.social presenting a fascinating paper on the Cinque Ports and piracy at the 2025 Selden Society meeting.

The Selden Society is now on Bluesky. Going forward, this account will share news and information relating to English legal history or of interest to the Society's members, such as announcements of conferences and new publications.

Totality in Dallas, Texas. #solareclipse2024 #eclipse

Happy to report that my latest article, “Magna Carta and the Definition of Fundamental Rights,” is now available for download on SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=472... Thanks to the Tulsa Law Review for publishing it. #legalhistory #magnacarta

I will never recover from this student email.

Reading student papers referring to “the late 1900s” and realizing they mean the time when I was in high school makes me feel really old.

Had a great time discussing @jctate1215.bsky.social's new book on litigation over advowsons at the ASLH conference. The scholarship on the early common law focuses on litigation over land, but Josh argues we should see advowson litigation as a central part of Henry II's reforms

Hanging out with the cool kids (a.k.a the Selden Society contingent) at ASLH 2023.

First night in Philly for ASLH and I already found some good cheesesteak.

Finally got an invite to this place. So what’s going on, everyone?