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14 Jun 2018, 9:01 pm
One of the most contentious cases of the Supreme Court’s term has been Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. [read post]
14 May 2020, 9:01 pm
An important case pending before the Supreme Court may provide important guidance on the question whether the Equal Protection Clause prohibits states from denying government subsidies to religious organizations who will use the funds for religious purposes. [read post]
29 Apr 2021, 9:01 pm
About three weeks ago, in a per curiam (that is, unsigned) opinion in a case that was not fully briefed and argued at the Supreme Court, a majority of Justices (Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett) announced a potentially game-changing approach to processing claims brought under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. [read post]
1 May 2024, 9:01 pm
Debates about the permissibility of protests on college campuses today seem fixated on the notion of violence. [read post]
16 Apr 2024, 9:01 pm
A year ago, almost to the day, my (co-authored) Verdict column focused on the lessons to be learned from a high-profile and boisterous protest by Stanford Law School students at a Federalist Society Speaker Event featuring Judge Kyle Duncan, a conservative Trump-appointed judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. [read post]
29 May 2024, 9:01 pm
A few weeks ago, the U.S. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 7:41 am
To help you better understand the decision, below are some links to commentary on the matter and other helpful resources, including briefs and a transcript of the the Supreme Court oral argument.CommentaryVikram David Amar, Does the Diversity Justification for Affirmative Action (Mis)Use Minority Students? [read post]
28 Feb 2013, 9:01 pm
The Supreme Court this week handed down its first (but almost certainly not its last) 5-4 ruling of the Term. [read post]
24 Mar 2024, 9:01 pm
Earlier this month, in Trump v. [read post]
28 Apr 2024, 9:01 pm
The two of us just finished co-teaching a law school class focused on the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment, and this semester has not lacked for plenty of cutting-edge, ripped-from-the headlines fodder for us to explore with our students. [read post]
2 Jun 2022, 9:00 pm
The leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft majority opinion in the pending abortion case, Dobbs v. [read post]
22 May 2024, 9:00 pm
On May 16, the U.S. [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 9:01 pm
In this, the second of a two-part essay series, we continue to explore the constitutional issues raised by a recent episode in which a public high school (Central Davidson High School in Lexington, North Carolina) imposed disciplinary suspension on a student, Christian McGhee, for invoking the term “illegal alien” when asking a question to his teacher about an assignment. [read post]
13 Jul 2023, 2:50 pm
What to Expect in This Justia Webinar In this highly anticipated program, Dean Amar and Professor Dorf will engage in a thought-provoking exploration of the Supreme Court’s most recent term. [read post]
9 Dec 2020, 9:01 pm
In the first four parts of our series on the California v. [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 9:01 pm
The Sebelius v. [read post]
3 Oct 2019, 9:01 pm
Jason: Vik, as you know, last month three Virginia couples sued their state in federal court challenging a law requiring them to identify and report their race on the state’s marriage license application form. [read post]
1 Oct 2020, 9:01 pm
On November 10, the Supreme Court will hear argument in California v. [read post]
30 Jan 2014, 9:01 pm
In today’s column, the first in a two-part series, we begin to analyze and assess an important decision handed down last week by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concerning discrimination against would-be jurors who happen to be gay or lesbian. [read post]
19 Apr 2020, 9:00 pm
In spite of (or perhaps because of) the fact that the Supreme Court’s per curiam opinion two weeks ago in the Wisconsin election case, Republican National Committee (RNC) v. [read post]
