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16 Aug 2022, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
In October, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) v. [read post]
28 Jun 2016, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
In analyzing Monday’s landmark Supreme Court ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. [read post]
30 Jan 2024, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Last week, Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person in the United States to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia—in which a mask attached to Smith’s face poured pure nitrogen into his lungs, thus depriving him of oxygen. [read post]
17 Jul 2022, 9:00 pm by Michael C. Dorf
On July 8, Elon Musk informed Twitter that he was terminating his April agreement to purchase the company for $44 billion. [read post]
4 Jul 2023, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
In an important 1961 article in the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Professor Alexander Bickel—who was a leading constitutional scholar of his generation—defended the Supreme Court’s exercise of what he called “the passive virtues. [read post]
3 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
On Wednesday, January 6, Congress will meet in joint session to confirm Joe Biden’s election as President, effective upon his inauguration two weeks later. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
In the aftermath of last year’s defeat at the polls, Donald Trump had difficulty finding reputable and competent lawyers to assist him in attempting to persuade the public, judges, and other government officials of his Big Lie—that he was the rightful winner of the 2020 presidential election. [read post]
6 Feb 2018, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
That the decision is wasteful, immoral, and counterproductive is of little concern.Follow @dorfonlaw Michael C. [read post]
21 Aug 2018, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
With Republican Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley having scheduled the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to begin just after Labor Day, government officials have been working hard to release as much of the voluminous record of his past work as possible. [read post]
25 Jul 2017, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Shortly after the news broke last week that President Trump’s advisers were looking into the possibility of the president issuing a pardon to family members, campaign staff, and even himself for crimes he and they may have committed by colluding with Russian government officials or obstructing the investigation into such collusion, I received inquiries from reporters who wanted to know whether a president really could pardon himself. [read post]
16 May 2022, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Supporters of abortion rights recently protested in front of the homes of some of the Justices expected to join in a version of Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. [read post]
1 May 2023, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan and Michael C. Dorf
As we explain in an accompanying essay on Dorf on Law, we got all of the technical points right, while our critics got nearly everything wrong.Details aside, we emphatically reject the claim that we would ever consciously try to deceive our readers. [read post]
9 Feb 2016, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
All things considered, war is hell.Follow @dorfonlaw Michael C. [read post]
11 Dec 2018, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
If President Trump were to pardon Paul Manafort or other people who have been or may be indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, prosecutors in New York or another state might respond by seeking indictments under state law. [read post]