Carlton Larson
@carltonfwlarson.bsky.social
Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law; Author of "The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries and the American Revolution" and "On Treason: A Citizen's Guide to the Law"; www.carltonlarson.com
Very much enjoyed appearing on Insight on Capital Public Radio to discuss One Nation Under Law: The Meaning of the Declaration of Independence. www.capradio.org/news/insight...
POLITICO’s California Playbook | The Meaning of the Declaration of Independence | A Life Remade in 50 Swims
POLITICO breaks down the latest in state politics. Also, a new book talks about the misunderstandings and myths surrounding a founding U.S. document. Finally, we'll talk to the local author of Midstre...
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An interesting error in Justice Thomas’s opinion in today’s T.M. decision. Thomas writes, “The Articles of Confederation gave the Confederation Congress authority to create courts with appellate power . . . to be exercised in revising the decisions of state tribunals in cases of captures. (1/7)
Enjoyed appearing on Business Talk to discuss One Nation Under Law, arriving June 18 from @cambup-law.cambridge.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAEl...
Did the Declaration Create One Nation? Prof. Carlton Larson Explains
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Absolutely horrible news. I didn't know him well, but he encouraged me to expand one of my law review articles into a book, which became The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries, and the American Revolution. I don't know if I would have had the gumption to tackle a book without his support.
Jack Rakove@jrakove.bsky.social · 2mo agoI just received the terribly distressing news that Gordon Wood was hit by a car and killed yesterday. We were together with other Founding era scholars at the 2nd Judicial Circuit conference last week at Lake George, and he was as usual in fine fettle and as always enjoyable to talk to.
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'The History of the Declaration of Independence', a new blog by Carlton F. W. Larson, author of ONE NATION UNDER LAW 📚 https://cup.org/42MpN4D #constitutionallaw
'The History of the Declaration of Independence', a new blog by Carlton F. W. Larson, author of ONE NATION UNDER LAW 📚 https://cup.org/4nKpGjO #constitutionallaw
We've become numb to this stuff, but a president accusing a journalist of treason -- a capital crime -- for reporting on an ongoing war is not normal, and we should never accept it as normal.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTrump to NYT's David Sanger: "I had a total military victory. But the fake news, guys like you, write incorrectly. You're a fake guy. We had a total military victory. I actually think it's sort of treasonous what you write. You should be ashamed of yourself. I actually think it's treason."
"Those seeking a timely and timeless guide to the Declaration of Independence need look no further than this splendid constitutional history page-turner." One Nation Under Law by @carltonfwlarson.bsky.social, Coming Soon #LawSky #PoliSci #USHistory 🗃️ https://cup.org/4ts18NA
One Nation Under Law
Cambridge Core - American Government, Politics and Policy - One Nation Under Law
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Enjoyed appearing on this podcast from @courthousenews.bsky.social to discuss the history of criminal trials in England and the United States.
Courthouse News@courthousenews.bsky.social · 3mo agoYT: youtu.be/KrgzajF1C5A?... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4fBl... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
We have a cover for my new book! Look for it in late May from Cambridge University Press.
It's a bit more complicated. There were a handful of Americans executed for treason during the Revolution. And the first person executed by federal authority was a Mexican citizen, Hipolito Salazar, during the Mexican-American War. On Salazar, see: www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/trea...
Treason, the Death Penalty, and American Identity
The only capital sentence for treason carried out under United States law shows the way that racism is embedded in the idea of national belonging.
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Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 6mo ago"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
Thank you so much!
Grace Mallon@gracemallon.bsky.social · 6mo agoOne of the pleasures of the last two weeks has been the (belated) discovery of @carltonfwlarson.bsky.social's fantastic 'Trials of Allegiance,' which will now be a staple of my American Revolution reading list: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@carltonfwlarson.bsky.social is Chair of the Section on Legal History. He will speak on its panel “The Declaration of Independence” at 2:35 p.m. CT. He is also the @ucdavis.bsky.social representative of the AALS House of Representatives. #UCDavisLaw #KingHall #LawSchool #Faculty #AALS2026
Enjoyed appearing on The Legal Edition to discuss treason and current events.
Mary Kay Elloian | Attorney | Policy Analyst | The Legal Edition@thelegaledition.bsky.social · 9mo agoDiscussion with Prof. Carlton F.W. Larson - Author of "On Treason: A Citizen's Guide to the Law" - Exploring the Law of Treason - Who is Guilty, Who is Not - 1st Amendment vs Treason Law
I am delighted to announce that I have signed a contract with Cambridge University Press to publish my new book, “One Nation Under Law: The Meaning of the Declaration of Independence.” Look for it in 2026, for the 250th anniversary!
Here’s how a guy who wrote a book on the subject explained treason when we spoke in 2019. The definition is not “made the president mad for vague reasons.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/201...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11mo agoRep. Greg Steube, member of the Weaponization of Government subcommittee, on James Comey: "In my opinion he should be charged with treason."
Excellent advice for incoming 1Ls.
Orin Kerr@orinkerr.bsky.social · 12mo agoNEW VIDEO: "So You're About To Start Law School: An Incoming Law Student's Guide to the First Month" My tips, especially for those first-gen students who don't know a lot of lawyers. Hope students find it useful. youtube.com/watch?v=Ayl3...
Alan Dershowitz’s acknowledgments in his 2003 book on the Declaration of Independence, thanking Jeffrey Epstein for his “warm support and inspired suggestions.”
Looked up the original of Holmes's Path of the Law speech. A bit jarring to compare the end of the speech with the item that immediately follows it.
The entire point of good reporting or good scholarship is to tell us something we didn’t already know and the idea that they could ever be replaced by AI tools that rely on scraping the internet database of what we *do* know is just ludicrous.
Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · last yr.it really is both insanely inaccurate and also wildly offensive to assume that scientists and reporters can be readily replaced with passive sensors
It wouldn't be the biggest thing or the thing with the worst consequences, but I'm not sure there would be a purer distillation of the constitutional failure we're experiencing than the confirmation of Emil Bove to a lifetime seat on the federal bench.
@jctate1215.bsky.social presenting a fascinating paper on the Cinque Ports and piracy at the 2025 Selden Society meeting.
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
On Treason: A Citizen's Guide to the Law is out today in paperback from Ecco Books! In addition to explanations of the law of treason, it includes tales of various accused traitors in American history. I loved writing this book, and I hope you will enjoy it, too. carltonlarson.com/books/on-tre...
On Treason - Carlton F.W. Larson
A Citizen’s Guide to the Law ON SALE 9.29.2020 BookShop Amazon Barnes and Noble Powells Indiebound Books-A-Million Apple Books A concise, accessible, and engaging guide to the law of treason, written ...
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