A More Luminous Beacon

In this collaborative Zoom webinar between the James Wilson Institute and the Center on Religion, Culture, and Democracy, Professor William Kamin will discuss the debates over Federal postconviction Habeas Corpus. Whether one looks towards to Judicial Right or the Judicial Left, there are serious issues plaguing both perspectives on this topic. Professor Kamin offers an in-depth explanation on a new approach to postconviction Habeas Corpus--one that offers a more luminous beacon to guide lawyers and scholars alike. After the presentation, the floor will be open to audience questions.

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A More Luminous Beacon by Professor William M. M. Kamin

About our Speaker

William M. M. Kamin is Assistant Professor of Law at The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where he also serves as Managing Director of the Law School’s Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. Professor Kamin joined the Catholic Law faculty in 2023 after serving as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Richard J. Sullivan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and to the Hon. Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He currently teaches civil procedure and criminal law; in future semesters, he plans to teach federal courts, habeas corpus, and the history of the common law. He has previously taught courses at Yale Law School and guest-co-taught a course at Columbia Law School.

Professor Kamin’s scholarship focuses on how the the historical development of the writ of habeas corpus in early-modern England bears upon contemporary American habeas jurisprudence. His first law-review article, “The Great Writ of Popular Sovereignty,” will be published in the Stanford Law Review in 2025. He also writes in the areas of federal jurisdiction, land-use regulation, and law and religion. Professor Kamin has presented or is scheduled to present his scholarship at the ABA-AALS Criminal Justice Roundtable, the Federalist Society Junior Scholars’ Colloquium, the American Enterprise Institute, Villanova University, and New York University.