Sanford Levinson

Sanford Levinson is professor of law at the University of Texas and the coauthor, with Cynthia Levinson, of Fault Lines in the Constitution.

President Donald Trump smirks on the Truman balcony of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2025.

If an Authoritarian Trump Seizes More Power, Should Blue States Secede? If an Authoritarian Trump Seizes More Power, Should Blue States Secede?

Sanford Levinson maintains that a peaceful breakup would be preferable to a divided polity, while Tarence Ray argues that the working class must remain united across state lines.

Jun 13, 2025 / Column / Sanford Levinson and Tarence Ray

Brett Kavanaugh Senate Judiciary Hearing

Forum: What’s the Matter With the Supreme Court? Forum: What’s the Matter With the Supreme Court?

And what can be done to fix it?

Sep 5, 2018 / Michael Klarman, Nadine Strossen, Eli Noam, Sanford Levinson, and Mark Tushnet

The dome of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., under renovation.

This Is What Political Revolution Really Looks Like This Is What Political Revolution Really Looks Like

Without these structural reforms to American democracy, even a progressive presidency couldn’t accomplish much.

Mar 25, 2016 / Wendy R. Weiser, Rob Richie, and Sanford Levinson

Impeachment: The Case Against Impeachment: The Case Against

Unfortunately, the Constitution's impeachment clause only works for criminals, not the grossly incompetent.

Jan 30, 2007 / Feature / Sanford Levinson

Return of Legal Realism Return of Legal Realism

Bush v. Gore may have superficially resolved a short-run political crisis, but it has triggered a deep intellectual crisis.

Dec 22, 2000 / Sanford Levinson

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