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'''Josh Blackman''' is a law professor, author, and political commentator. He is a founder of the [[Harlan Institute]] and [[FantasySCOTUS]], and is a professor at [[South Texas College of Law]].<ref name=he>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/04/16/guest-lecture-free-speech-cuny-law-school-heckled|title=Guest lecture on free speech at CUNY law school heckled|publisher=}}</ref> His scholarship is focused on issues related to Constitutional law, the
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Intersection of law and technology, and the [[United States Supreme Court]].<ref Name=sctl>{{cite web|url=http://www.stcl.edu/about-us/faculty/josh-blackman/|title=Josh Blackman – South Texas College of Law Houston|website=www.stcl.edu}}</ref> Blackman wrote ''Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare'' (2013) and ''Unraveled: Obamacare, Religious Liberty, and Executive Power'' (Cambridge University Press, 2016).
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'''Joshua Michael Blackman''' (born October 13, 1984, in New York City) is an American lawyer and associate professor of law at the [[South Texas College of Law]], where he teaches constitutional law, contracts, and legal theory. He writes about [[constitutional law]], [[Obamacare]], and the intersection of technology and law.


After attending [[Penn State University]] in State College, Pennsylvania, and the [[Antonin Scalia School of Law]] (then George Mason University Law School) in Arlington, Virginia, Blackman worked as a [[law clerk]] for the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]] under Judge [[Kim R. Gibson]] from 2009 to 2011. He then worked for the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] under Judge [[Danny Julian Boggs]] from 2011 to 2012.
Blackman said he supports DACA but that it violates existing laws. He said the solution is to change the laws.<ref name=he/>


Blackman joined the [[South Texas College of Law]] as an [[Assistant Professor]] in 2012 and received tenure as an [[Associate Professor]] in 2018. Blackman is the founder of the [[FantasySCOTUS]] and the author of several books on the constitutional challenge to the [[Affordable Care Act]].
Blackman grew up in Staten Island and Queens. He is an adjunct scholar at the [[Cato Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/people/josh-blackman|title=Josh Blackman|publisher=Cato Institute}}</ref> He also belongs to the [[Federalist Society]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fedsoc.org/contributors/josh-blackman|title=Josh Blackman - The Federalist Society|website=fedsoc.org}}</ref> He is Director of Judicial Research at LexPredict.
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==Life and career==
Blackman graduated from the [[George Mason University School of Law]]. He clerked for [[Danny J. Boggs]] on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and for [[Kim R. Gibson]] on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.<ref name=sctl/>
Blackman was born on October 13, 1984, in [[New York|New York, New York]]. After graduating from high school, he attended [[Penn State University]], and graduated with a [[B.S.]] in Information Sciences and Technology in 2005. He then went to the [[Antonin Scalia School of Law]] (then George Mason Law School), graduating with a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] in 2009.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SuTHU3esvA5EG3uhJmN695t91eX_8O5VdiLzQu4Svqo/edit#heading=h.wqc4boulqoke</ref>


After finishing law school, Blackman clerked for a federal judge in [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]].
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During that time, Blackman rose to prominence in the legal community as a Court-watcher and analyst. His personal blog won several awards by the [[American Bar Association]].<ref>http://www.abajournal.com/blawg100/archived/2010/</ref> He launched and managed [[FantasySCOTUS]], a [[Supreme Court|United States Supreme Court]] prediction market.<ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/16/scotus.journal/index.html</ref> Blackman later sold FantasySCOTUS to [[LexPredict]] in 2014.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/10/06/forget-fantasy-football-try-fantasy-scotus</ref>
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==External links==
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*[http://www.joshblackman.com/blog/ Josh Blackman's blog]


Blackman joined the [[South Texas College of Law]] in 2012 after finishing a clerkship under Judge [[Danny Julian Boggs]]. There, he teaches Property, Constitutional Law, and legal theory. He is an active speaker for the [[Federalist Society]], an adjunct fellow at the [[Cato Institute]], and has regular media appearances to discuss constitutional law in the [[United States]].
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==Court Cases==
Blackman regularly contributes to [[amici briefs|amicus brief]] and commentary for pending cases in federal court.


In [[2015]], he represented [[Defense Distributed]] in their [[First Amendment]] [[Defense_Distributed#International_Traffic_in_Arms_Regulations|challenge]] to the [[International Traffic in Arms Regulations]] ban on 3D printed gun files. Blackman's case was notable insofar as it was a [[First Amendment]] challenge to arms regulations.<ref name = "Root">{{cite web |title=Defense Distributed Lawyer Josh Blackman on 3D-Printed Guns and Free Speech: Podcast |url=https://reason.com/blog/2018/08/28/defense-distributed-lawyer-josh-blackman |website=Reason.com |accessdate=21 January 2019 |language=en |date=28 August 2018}}</ref>
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==CUNY Incident==
On March 29, 2018, while lecturing at [[CUNY Law School]], Blackman was interrupted and heckled by campus protesters who believed him to be justifying the [[Donald J. Trump|Trump]] administration's decision to end the[[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals]] program. Blackman recorded the protest and posted it to YouTube, where it was reshared by numerous news outlets. <ref name = "Jaschik">{{cite web |title=Shouting Down Talk on Campus Free Speech |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/04/16/guest-lecture-free-speech-cuny-law-school-heckled |website=InsideHigherEd.com |accessdate=21 January 2019 |language=en |date=16 April 2018}}</ref>

==Books==
* 2013 ''Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare'', Public Affairs Books. {{ISBN|978-1610393287}}
* 2016 ''Unraveled: Obamacare, Religious Liberty, and Executive Power'', [[Cambridge University Press]], Cambridge. {{ISBN|978-1107169012}}
* 2019 ''An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Needs to Know'', Wolters Kluwer. Forthcoming.


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* [http://joshblackman.com JoshBlackman.com]
* [https://www.cato.org/people/josh-blackman Cato Institute scholars] from the [[Cato Institute]]
* [https://fedsoc.org/contributors/josh-blackman Blackman at the Federalist Society]
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Revision as of 14:22, 21 January 2019

Josh Blackman
File:Josh-Blackman-High-Resolution.jpg
Born
Joshua Michael Blackman

(1984-10-13) October 13, 1984 (age 40)
New York City, New York, U.S.
AwardsForbes 30 Under 30 (2014), ABA Journal's Blawg 100 (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015), Joseph Story Award (2018)
Academic background
EducationPenn State University (BS)
Antonin Scalia School of Law (JD)
Academic work
DisciplineConstitutional Law
InstitutionsSouth Texas College of Law
Cato Institute
Notable worksUnprecedented (PublicAffairs, 2013), Unraveled (Cambridge University Press, 2016)
WebsitePersonal Website, South Texas College of Law Biography

Joshua Michael Blackman (born October 13, 1984, in New York City) is an American lawyer and associate professor of law at the South Texas College of Law, where he teaches constitutional law, contracts, and legal theory. He writes about constitutional law, Obamacare, and the intersection of technology and law.

After attending Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania, and the Antonin Scalia School of Law (then George Mason University Law School) in Arlington, Virginia, Blackman worked as a law clerk for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania under Judge Kim R. Gibson from 2009 to 2011. He then worked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit under Judge Danny Julian Boggs from 2011 to 2012.

Blackman joined the South Texas College of Law as an Assistant Professor in 2012 and received tenure as an Associate Professor in 2018. Blackman is the founder of the FantasySCOTUS and the author of several books on the constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Life and career

Blackman was born on October 13, 1984, in New York, New York. After graduating from high school, he attended Penn State University, and graduated with a B.S. in Information Sciences and Technology in 2005. He then went to the Antonin Scalia School of Law (then George Mason Law School), graduating with a J.D. in 2009.[1]

After finishing law school, Blackman clerked for a federal judge in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

During that time, Blackman rose to prominence in the legal community as a Court-watcher and analyst. His personal blog won several awards by the American Bar Association.[2] He launched and managed FantasySCOTUS, a United States Supreme Court prediction market.[3] Blackman later sold FantasySCOTUS to LexPredict in 2014.[4]

Blackman joined the South Texas College of Law in 2012 after finishing a clerkship under Judge Danny Julian Boggs. There, he teaches Property, Constitutional Law, and legal theory. He is an active speaker for the Federalist Society, an adjunct fellow at the Cato Institute, and has regular media appearances to discuss constitutional law in the United States.

Court Cases

Blackman regularly contributes to amicus brief and commentary for pending cases in federal court.

In 2015, he represented Defense Distributed in their First Amendment challenge to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ban on 3D printed gun files. Blackman's case was notable insofar as it was a First Amendment challenge to arms regulations.[5]

CUNY Incident

On March 29, 2018, while lecturing at CUNY Law School, Blackman was interrupted and heckled by campus protesters who believed him to be justifying the Trump administration's decision to end theDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Blackman recorded the protest and posted it to YouTube, where it was reshared by numerous news outlets. [6]

Books

  • 2013 Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare, Public Affairs Books. ISBN 978-1610393287
  • 2016 Unraveled: Obamacare, Religious Liberty, and Executive Power, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 978-1107169012
  • 2019 An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Needs to Know, Wolters Kluwer. Forthcoming.


References

  1. ^ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SuTHU3esvA5EG3uhJmN695t91eX_8O5VdiLzQu4Svqo/edit#heading=h.wqc4boulqoke
  2. ^ http://www.abajournal.com/blawg100/archived/2010/
  3. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/16/scotus.journal/index.html
  4. ^ https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/10/06/forget-fantasy-football-try-fantasy-scotus
  5. ^ "Defense Distributed Lawyer Josh Blackman on 3D-Printed Guns and Free Speech: Podcast". Reason.com. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Shouting Down Talk on Campus Free Speech". InsideHigherEd.com. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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