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Expanding the Cast of Constitutional Actors

8 May 2020, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger

This resulted in large part, they suggest, from the rise of an ideology of white supremacy increasingly entrenched in the new “democratic, states’-rights Constitution” epitomized, in their view, in Dred Scott. [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

The Problematic Living Constitution

11 Sep 2015, 1:21 pm by Stephen Griffin

But unlike contemporary versions of originalism, these theories hold that constitutional change, even amounting to “amendment,” has occurred (on both empirical and normative grounds) and are legitimate outside Article V. [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

The Meaning of "Invasion" in the Current Era of Historical Development: Mr. Trump Issues a Proclamation--"Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion"; an Executive Order "Protecting the American People Against Invasion"; and Others

21 Jan 2025, 2:23 pm

(Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States)Mr. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - https://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

What the Rule of Law Does Not Look Like: Impeaching a Supreme Court Justice When She Takes Office

11 Apr 2023, 8:44 am by Neil H. Buchanan

Buchanan One of the safest bets in recent years was that Republicans would conveniently drop the pretense that they believe in states' rights as soon as their manufactured Supreme Court super-majority handed them their long-sought repeal of Roe v. [read post]

Dorf on Law - http://www.dorfonlaw.org/

Encouraging Developments

3 Sep 2009, 2:09 am

(The Court extended the rule in 1995 in Kyles v. [read post]

Gamso - For the Defense - http://gamso-forthedefense.blogspot.com/

Payment to Florida Injury Victims Gets Lawmaker Approval

12 May 2015, 7:31 am by Dean Freeman

Rick Scott. [read post]

South Florida Injury Lawyers Blog - http://www.southfloridainjurylawyersblog.com/

In the Supreme Court w/c 20 February 2017

20 Feb 2017, 1:00 am by Matrix Legal Support Service

On Monday 20 February, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Scott v AG & Anor (Bahamas). [read post]