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23 Jun 2014, 12:57 pm by Schachtman
ITERATIVE DISJUNCTIVE SYLLOGISM Basic propositional logic teaches that the disjunctive syllogism (modus tollendo ponens) is a valid argument, in which one of its premises is a disjunction (P v Q), and the other premise is the negation of one of the disjuncts: P v Q ~P­­­_____ ∴ Q See Irving Copi & Carl Cohen Introduction to Logic at 362 (2005). [read post]
30 May 2014, 12:40 pm by Ken Chan
Instead of striking down the use of relocation centers on constitutional grounds, the Court instead held that the War Relocation Authority exceeded its authority under Executive Order No. 9066 by subjecting loyal and law-abiding citizens to its conditional release procedure.Justice Murphy concurred with the decision, but again heavily criticized the majority.I join in the opinion of the Court, but I am of the view that detention in Relocation Centers of persons of Japanese ancestry… [read post]
29 May 2014, 9:01 pm by John Dean
When a decision is handed down, the Public Information Office makes available “Bench Opinions,” which are the first publicly available copies of the Court’s ruling. [read post]
15 May 2014, 9:01 pm by John Dean
So Republican leaders are at again and doubling down. [read post]
3 May 2014, 10:57 am
I have been considering the development of modern Chinese constitutionalism, and more specifically the unique structures of Chinese constitutionalism beyond the constitutional document and the related issue of its legitimacy within emerging norms of transnational constitutionalism (HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE). [read post]
1 May 2014, 1:01 pm
At this point, she asked to leave and walked toward the door, but before she could leave the room, Plotke told her, “no, sit down…. [read post]
3 Apr 2014, 9:01 pm by John Dean
[and it] is just one more opportunity for trying to bring a presidency down. [read post]
29 Mar 2014, 4:05 pm by Kirk Jenkins
 In April 2011, with trial imminent, the United States Supreme Court handed down Concepcion. [read post]
26 Mar 2014, 3:30 am by Angela Onwuachi-Willig
In Loving, the Supreme Court struck down Virginia statutes that criminally prohibited and punished marriage between Whites and non-Whites as violations of equal protection and due process. [read post]
26 Mar 2014, 1:37 am by Amy Howe
  Other coverage comes from Nina Totenberg of NPR, Richard Wolf of USA Today, and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal. [read post]
14 Mar 2014, 3:52 am by SHG
  If they are losing sales to the street, then the price of legal pot will go down until it finds its proper level. [read post]