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[Ilya Somin] The Irony of Department of Education v. Brown—the Other Student Loan Forgiveness Case Decided by the Supreme Court Yesterday

1 Jul 2023, 1:30 pm by Ilya Somin

[The Court unanimously ruled the plaintiffs in that case lacked standing. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Don't Play into Putin's Hands by Barring Russians from the West - Instead, let more in

23 Aug 2022, 12:34 pm by Ilya Somin

[Calls for Western nations to bar Russian migrants and visitors are wrong on both moral and strategic grounds. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] No, We're Not on the Brink of Civil War - But the Reasons Why We're Not are Far From Entirely Reassuring

1 Oct 2018, 1:47 pm by Ilya Somin

Contrary to the fears of some pundits, the US is not on the brink of civil war. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Does Anyone Have Standing to Bring a Lawsuit Against Biden's Student Loan Debt Cancellation Policy?

5 Sep 2022, 2:27 pm by Ilya Somin

[The likely answer is "yes. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Over Eighty Universities File Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Trump's Speech-Based Deportations of Non-citizen Students

13 Apr 2025, 2:39 pm by Ilya Somin

[It's a good step. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My New Lawfare Article "Trump's 'Emergencies' Are Pretexts for Undermining the Constitution"

15 May 2025, 8:02 am by Ilya Somin

[The article explains why these claims to emergency powers are illegal and dangerous, and how to stop them.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Balkinization Symposium on Andrew Koppelman's " Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed"

15 Nov 2022, 6:20 pm by Ilya Somin

[Participants include Jonathan Adler, Richard Epstein, Christina Mulligan, and myself, among others. ] The Balkinization website is currently hosting a symposium on Northwestern University law Professor Andrew Koppelman's recent book Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Canada Reverses Blocking of Citizenship for Russian Migrant Convicted of "Crime" of Speaking Out Against Russian Atrocities in Ukraine

9 Jan 2024, 3:40 pm by Ilya Somin

[Good that sanity prevailed on this issue.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Fifth Circuit Grants En Banc Rehearing to Case Where Texas Claims Immigration and Drug Smuggling Qualify as "Invasion"

17 Jan 2024, 12:29 pm by Ilya Somin

[The court could potentially resolve the case without addressing the invasion arguments.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My Wall Street Journal Op Ed on Important Property Rights Case that Will be Argued before the Supreme Court Tomorrow

2 Oct 2018, 4:35 pm by Ilya Somin

Knick v. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] 16 Red States File Lawsuit Challenging Biden "Parole in Place" Program for Undocumented Immigrant Spouses of US Citizens

25 Aug 2024, 7:30 am by Ilya Somin

[The lawsuit deserves to lose. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Federal Court Rules 3 of 11 Plaintiff States Have Standing to Challenge Biden's New Student Loan Forgiveness Program

12 Jun 2024, 7:20 am by Ilya Somin

[The decision allows the lawsuit to proceed, albeit with fewer plaintiffs.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Biden Foolishly Decides Not to Extend Legal Status for Migrants Who Entered the US Under the CHNV Private Sponsorship Program

5 Oct 2024, 10:35 am by Ilya Somin

Venezuelans fleeing the socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] How Biden's Private Sponsorship Parole Policy Reduced Illegal Migration by Making the Legal Kind Easier

30 Mar 2023, 11:46 am by Ilya Somin

[Biden extended the successful Uniting for Ukraine model to cover migrants from four Latin American nations with oppressive governments and horrible conditions, thereby greatly reducing illegal migration from those nations. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My New Washington Post Article Making Case for US Adoption of Canadian-Style System of Private Refugee Sponsorship

18 Jul 2022, 8:33 am by Ilya Somin

[We can adapt the and improve the Canadian program, which is far better than current sclerotic US system. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] The "Good Government Trilemma": Why We Can't Have Democracy, Accountability, and Big Government all at Once

28 Aug 2022, 9:05 am by Ilya Somin

[Canadian legal scholar Leonid Sirota outlines some reasons why.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] The Supreme Court's Decision Overruling Chevron is Important—But Less so than You Might Think

28 Jun 2024, 11:07 am by Ilya Somin

[It won't end the administrative state or even significantly reduce the amount of federal regulation. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Federal Court Issues Dubious Decision Dismissing Six-State Lawsuit Against Biden Loan Forgiveness Program for Lack of Standing

20 Oct 2022, 8:19 pm by Ilya Somin

[The ruling is based on badly flawed reasoning, and may well be overturned on appeal. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Federal Court Rules Against Texas in Case Where State Claimed Immigration and Drug Smuggling Qualify as "Invasion"

6 Sep 2023, 5:45 pm by Ilya Somin

[The court ruled that the definition of "invasion" is a political question, and that Texas therefore could not rely on the Invasion Clause to justify placing buoys in the Rio Grande River in defiance of federal law.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Sixth Circuit Rules Owners of Cars Taken by Asset Forfeiture Have Constitutional Right to a Hearing Within Two Weeks of Seizure

1 Sep 2023, 7:45 am by Ilya Somin

[The decision provides important protection for property rights, and features a powerful concurring opinion by prominent conservative Judge Amal Thapar.] [read post]

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