Payvand Ahdout

@PAhdout

Associate professor @UVALaw writing (mostly) about federal courts and constitutional law.
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Payvand Ahdout @PAhdout Aug 8, 2024

Ever wondered what happens when you combined separation of powers and federalism? Enter, Layered Constitutionalism. Thrilled to share my latest, where I share a by-line with the incomparable @BridgetFahey, is finally out @ColumLRev. columbialawreview.org/content/layere…

columbialawreview.org LAYERED CONSTITUTIONALISM - Columbia Law Review Introduction Structural disputes are ubiquitous in constitutional law. Constitutions provide a blueprint for government—charting institutions, allocating authority, facilitating coordination, and...

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Prof. @PAhdout’s latest paper “Interbranch Litigation” was listed in @nytimes’ newsletter The Docket. @adamliptak nytimes.com/2026/11/05/us/…
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Payvand Ahdout @PAhdout Oct 28

Thank you, Larry!

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Payvand Ahdout on Interbranch Litigation: legaltheoryblog.com/?p=114485
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Payvand Ahdout @PAhdout Oct 27

New paper up on SSRN - Interbranch Litigation - Comments welcome!
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Payvand Ahdout @PAhdout Oct 13

The Court just granted cert in US DOGE Service, which asks whether (1) COA departed from the separation-of-powers principles in Cheney v. District Court; (2) Whether a ct can order discovery against an Exec Office advisory body to decide if FOIA's disclosure requirements apply