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3 May 2018, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
It is usually a happy coincidence when my two professional roles—constitutional scholar/teacher and academic administrator—come together in a work task. [read post]
13 Dec 2006, 7:17 pm
Councill, William D Cowan, Chris Crantz, Rachael Crawford, Rachel Crawford, Matthew Crockett, Nancy Cromer, John Crossen, Bill Crozier, Tony Cuccia, Roselyn Cullom, Cindy Cummings, Buddy Cunningham, James E. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
June 2019 might become known in Illinois as the month the state legalized marijuana use, but I hope it remains better remembered as the 100th anniversary of Illinois’ ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment—the provision in the Constitution that prohibited discrimination in voting on account of sex. [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Many commentators, including members of Congress and presidents, criticize judicial rulings as being influenced by improper philosophies or even by improper desires to protect partisan interests—think, for example, about the criticism of the conservative majorities in Bush v. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
”  A state legislature’s constitutional inability to favor particular federal legislative candidates and disfavor others explains why the Supreme Court held a dozen years ago in Cook v. [read post]
29 Aug 2013, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
My biweekly column slot this week roughly coincides with the beginning of the new academic year at most law schools across the country. [read post]
29 Nov 2018, 9:00 pm by Vikram David Amar
As the vote tallies for the November 2018 federal elections become finalized, one seat in the House of Representatives may not be resolved for several weeks because of an unusual lawsuit filed by Republican incumbent Bruce Poliquin (along with three Republican voters) in Maine. [read post]
2 Jan 2014, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Silicon Valley billionaire investor Tim Draper recently unveiled a plan to divide up California into six separate states because, in his view, “California’s diverse population and economies [have] rendered the state nearly ungovernable. [read post]
Such state laws are often called Religious Freedom Restoration Acts, or RFRAs—named and patterned after the federal RRFA adopted by Congress after the Supreme Court’s 1990 decision in Employment Division v. [read post]
25 May 2018, 3:10 am by Michael Lowe
Federal drug arrests can force the accused into negotiating a plea agreement, where special considerations apply to the defendant’s situation. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Michael Schaps
” In challenging this federal directive, San Francisco relies on principles of federalism as expounded in Printz v. [read post]
1 Dec 2023, 7:23 am by Amy Howe
One California-based firm, Gibson Dunn, did offer O’Connor a job – as a legal secretary. [read post]