The very first post on Legal Theory Blog appeared on September 11, 2002. Here it is:
Institutionalism Makes A Prominent Appearance. Cass Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule have posted a very interesting piece on SSRN, called Interpretation and Institutions. Their thesis is that theories of interpretation must take into account the institutional capacities of judges. Once we focus on real-world judges, they argue, we may realize that sophisticated theories of interpretation (Dworkin, Lessig, Amar) demand too much. Are they really suggesting a return to simple-minded formalism? Check it out by following the link: Interpretation and Institutions.
Well, four year’s later, I’ve published an article that extensively discusses Sunstein & Vermuele’s very interesting piece. My piece is The Aretaic Turn in Constitutional Theory.