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12 Nov 2019, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
We would all do well to abandon the very concept of a demotion.Follow @dorfonlaw Michael C. [read post]
9 Jun 2020, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
One hopes but cannot be sure that we are not witnessing a case of plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.A truly bold package of reforms would address institutional racism in all its forms, but even focusing narrowly on criminal justice, we can readily identify an emerging consensus for such measures as community policing, civilian review boards, demilitarization of police tactics, bail reform, an end to mass incarceration, and more. [read post]
16 Apr 2023, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan and Michael C. Dorf
Writing separately, we have suggested that a platinum coin that was deposited with the Fed would count as “debt” and thus would not even achieve the goal of keeping the US below the ceiling (Buchanan) and that advocates’ overly broad reading of the Coinage Act is likely a violation of the reasonableness requirement for agency interpretations that aim to fill statutory gaps (Dorf). [read post]
5 Dec 2023, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
” Although one can never be certain of the outcome based on the questions asked at oral argument, the Court’s conservative super-majority seemed receptive to the Seventh Amendment rights claim of the respondents.In an essay on the Dorf on Law blog last week, I explained why the Supreme Court should reject the Seventh Amendment claim, even as I acknowledged that a majority probably will accept it. [read post]
20 Feb 2014, 9:06 am by Michael Dorf
The following contribution to our contraceptive mandate symposium comes from Michael C. [read post]
21 May 2023, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan and Michael C. Dorf
As one of us (Dorf) explained in a column on May 10, “there’s a difference between ‘would be litigated’ and ‘would have to be litigated. [read post]
6 Jun 2023, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan and Michael C. Dorf
As we described earlier this week in a column on Dorf on Law, there are various scenarios in which the debt ceiling at that point will be a political non-issue, with an incoming Republican President wanting to increase the debt ceiling and being joined either by a compliant Republican-dominated legislative branch or by a Democratic Party that would not be willing to hold the world hostage. [read post]
3 Apr 2018, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
John Hart Ely dedicated his extraordinarily influential 1980 book on judicial review, Democracy and Distrust, to Chief Justice Earl Warren. [read post]
2 Aug 2022, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Having upended constitutional law and American life with regard to abortion, firearms regulation, and separation of church and state last Term, during the Term that begins in October the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority will turn its attention to another hot-button issue in the culture wars: race-based affirmative action in admissions to colleges and universities. [read post]
20 Feb 2018, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Last week’s horrific mass shooting at a Florida high school quickly led to an all-too-familiar pattern of “thoughts and prayers,” calls for gun control measures, counter-assertions that such calls improperly “politicize” a tragedy, and the dissection of the shooter’s background, with special focus on his mental health. [read post]
15 Nov 2016, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
We can start by listening.Follow @dorfonlaw Michael C. [read post]
19 Sep 2017, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Last week, the Israel Supreme Court ruled that the government’s policy of exempting Haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) from military service amounted to unconstitutional discrimination. [read post]
3 Oct 2017, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
The Supreme Court Term that opened on Monday provides opportunities for the justices to resolve numerous important legal questions. [read post]