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3 Feb 2024, 9:52 am by Marty Lederman
  The short version is that it’s a stone-cold loser, not least because it would have absurd ramifications (such as that it would mean Jefferson Davis would’ve been disqualified from serving in virtually any federal or state office except the presidency and vice-presidency, and that the Foreign Emoluments Clause wouldn’t prohibit the President, Vice-President, and members of Congress from accepting titles, offices, gifts or emoluments from foreign… [read post]
13 Oct 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
A grand jury charged Rogers with obstruction in a kickback scheme involving public money from the Jefferson County Community Service fund, a collection of tax dollars that local lawmakers get to dole out to local causes. [read post]
26 Apr 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
This post was prepared for a roundtable on Civic Education, convened as part of LevinsonFest 2022—a year-long series gathering scholars from diverse disciplines and viewpoints to reflect on Sandy Levinson’s influential work in constitutional law. [read post]
23 Dec 2022, 10:00 am by Kelly Goles
On September 14, the Law Library held its annual Constitution Day event, which featured Harvard Law School Professor Mark V. [read post]
17 Nov 2022, 8:00 am by Robert Kreisman
While a majority of judges have upheld its constitutionality, a Cook County circuit court judge held the statute was unconstitutional in Hyland, etc. v. [read post]