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# Josh Blackman 

Former Adjunct Scholar 

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Josh Blackman is an associate professor of law at the South Texas College of Law Houston who specializes in constitutional law, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the intersection of law and technology. Blackman is the author of the critically acclaimed *[Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1610393287/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1610393287&linkCode=as2&tag=joshblaccom-20)*.

He was selected by *Forbes Magazine* for the 30 under 30 in Law and Policy. Blackman is the author of over two dozen law review articles, and his commentary has appeared in the *New York Times*, the *Wall Street Journal*, the *Washington Post*, *USA Today*, the *Los Angeles Times*, and other national publications.

Blackman has joined several legal briefs on behalf of the Cato Institute in [challenges to Obamacare](https://www.cato.org/publications/legal-briefs/king-v-burwell-0) and [executive action on immigration](https://www.cato.org/blog/appealing-president-obamas-executive-action-immigration). He has also coauthored several essays and op-eds with Cato senior fellow [Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro), including an [article](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1664037) in the *Cato Supreme Court Review*. He is the founder and president of the Harlan Institute, the founder of [FantasySCOTUS](https://fantasyscotus.lexpredict.com), the internet’s Premier Supreme Court Fantasy League, and blogs at [Josh​Black​man​.com](http://JoshBlackman.com). You can view his C.V. [on his website](http://joshblackman.com/blog/c-v/).

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