Karen Tani
Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor in History & Law @Penn. Co-runs the Legal History Blog. Research focuses on modern U.S. history, including poverty, disability, rights, federalism, agencies, the state, LPE.
- Over at @lpeblog.bsky.social: My brilliant colleague @serenamayeri.bsky.social on "Writing a History of Marital Privilege in an Age of Retrenchment." #LegalHistory
- Excited to read the latest from @kateshaw.bsky.social & @profmmurray.bsky.social! The article "view[s] judicial and executive-branch developments in tandem" to reveal the emergence of "a coherent—and deeply revanchist—vision of sex and the Constitution."
- Reposted by Karen TaniEvery academic book is a conversation with the work of other scholars. Here are some of the works I cited & one I did not and how they influence me. Alison LaCroix's Interbellum Constitution was out before mine. She generously forwarded me her page proofs so I could learn from her book. 1/
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- What a treat it was to have @unlawfulentries.bsky.social at the @upenn.edu legal history workshop today and to get a glimpse of her forthcoming book! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
- Reposted by Karen TaniAttn junior admin law scholars--submit your abstracts by 2/27 for the annual new scholarship roundtable--a fantastic venue for getting feedback & making connections in the field--this year at Vanderbilt Law. Details at the link: www.yalejreg.com/nc/call-for-...
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- Can't wait to read this 👇
- Reposted by Karen TaniMy forthcoming book— For which I began research in 2006. Is now posted on the website for Princeton University Press. Cover will be added soon. The King’s Slaves: The British Empire & the Origins of American Slavery
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- William E. Nelson, one of the giants of U.S. legal history has passed. I have fond memories of spending a year as a Golieb Fellow at NYU under his tutelage -- as do many others. Sending love and comfort to his family and to all those who who counted him as a friend.
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- I really love this post - on LPE and its resonance with core themes in biblical teachings. It captures something I have observed, but haven't had the language or expertise to articulate well. So glad to see this content on the @lpeblog.bsky.social!
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- Proud to be part of this effort @lpeproject.bsky.social/@lpeblog.bsky.social! Check out the great lineup for the upcoming ALPE conference and register! And pls consider joining the new org. All info is in the linked post: lpeproject.org/blog/lpe-2-0...
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- So excited to be at the annual meeting of the American Society for Legal History over the next few days! Check out the program here: aslh.net/wp-content/u... #ASLH #LegalHistory
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[Not loaded yet] - Just noticed this new @katmacfarlane.bsky.social article on SSRN: "Disability and Constitutional Legitimacy." Excited to read it! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
- Just came upon this image when looking for fun content for my Torts slides ("The common law in the similitude of a tree" (1878).) I WANT IT! www.loc.gov/resource/pga...
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- Can't wait! #ASLH2025 #LegalHistory
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- Torts teachers: the 2025 edition of the completely FREE Witt-Tani casebook is now up on the CALI website! Thanks again to @johnfabianwitt.bsky.social for adding me as a co-author a few editions back. I love this book & love hearing from those of you who use it! www.cali.org/books/torts-...
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- New this fall @penncareylaw.bsky.social: JD students can earn a Certificate in History & Historical Research Methods. Penn has great strength in #LegalHistory, and I'm excited for our law students to benefit!
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- I especially loved the Justice Souter retrospective part of this episode. A highlight for me was Erin Delaney's story about Souter's first taste of Sprite(!), but the whole thing was very moving & insightful. 🙏
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- New from Andrew Leahey 👇: on "how the IRS’ reliance on opaque algorithms—combined with chronic underfunding punctuated by acute funding cuts and political pressure—gives rise to a tax enforcement regime that disproportionately targets economically vulnerable taxpayers and spares the wealthy."
- "Why is Roman law so boring?" Kudos to @zacharyherz.bsky.social for going bold with the opening to his book description - and for publishing what looks like a fantastic book!! #LegalHistory
- Congratulations to my brilliant Penn History colleague Sarah Gronningsater on winning yet more recognition for "The Rising Generation"! 🤩 #LegalHistory
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- This post by David Pozen (Columbia Law) is well worth your time. A clear-eyed perspective on the Columbia "deal" and what it portends for higher ed more generally: balkin.blogspot.com/2025/07/regu...
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- It's publication day for "Marital Privilege," by my phenomenal Penn Carey Law colleague @serenamayeri.bsky.social! If you are interested in marriage, non-marital intimate relationships, family law, inequality, 20th c. legal history, law & social movements -- this book is a must-read! #LegalHistory
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