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7 Dec 2014, 9:01 pm
In Part One of this two-part series, I contended that the reading of the Obamacare statute offered by the plaintiffs in the important King v. [read post]
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]
21 Feb 2019, 9:01 pm
In our last column, we explored some threshold justiciability issues (focusing on the plaintiff’s standing to sue in federal court) in the recent federal lawsuit by a Texas-based nonprofit organization—Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences (FASORP)—against Harvard Law Review (HLR), challenging HLR’s use of race and gender in selecting members and also in selecting authors for publication. [read post]
12 Jul 2018, 9:01 pm
It looks like Justice Anthony Kennedy will be replaced by one of his former clerks, DC Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh. [read post]
15 Jan 2015, 9:01 pm
One of the important Supreme Court cases currently being briefed (with oral argument set for March), Arizona Legislature v. [read post]
27 Mar 2014, 9:01 pm
In early January, I wrote about Silicon Valley billionaire Tim Draper’s proposed initiative (“Six Californias”) that seeks to bring about a division of California into six separate states. [read post]
14 Mar 2013, 9:01 pm
Now that the 2012 election is in the rear-view mirror and the 2016 election is still somewhat distant on the horizon, this is an appropriate time to return to the question of presidential election reform. [read post]
31 Jan 2013, 9:01 pm
In my column today, I explore what might be learned from the decision by the House of Representatives last week and the seemingly imminent (as of this writing) decision of the Senate this week to pass a bill that seems on its face to directly violate the clear text of the Constitution. [read post]
6 Dec 2023, 4:57 am
Humeyra Pamuk, Jonathan Saul, and Maggie Fick report for Reuters. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 9:01 pm
The blockbuster movie The Post tells a very important real-life story about the efforts of the journalists and leaders of the Washington Post (including Katherine Graham, the first female head of a major American newspaper) and the New York Times to publish parts of a collection of classified documents (the “Pentagon Papers”) detailing non-public information about America’s controversial involvement in the Vietnam War. [read post]
20 Dec 2012, 9:01 pm
Two of the biggest storylines from last month’s elections involved battles over same-sex equality rights and the decriminalization of marijuana. [read post]
1 Jan 2015, 9:01 pm
About a month ago I wrote an essay for this website commenting on the drop in bar passage rates in many states in the fall of 2014. [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 9:01 pm
By now most Verdict readers have probably heard about Justice Scalia’s provocative comments at last week’s oral argument in Fisher v. [read post]
13 Feb 2013, 9:01 pm
In about six weeks, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in two potentially blockbuster same-sex marriage cases. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 9:01 pm
With many eyes this week on the Ninth Circuit litigation challenging President Trump’s Executive Order regulating entry into the U.S. by nationals of seven Middle Eastern and African countries, less noticed but potentially as important is a separate lawsuit (San Francisco v. [read post]
18 Apr 2018, 9:01 pm
It is time for an update on a proposal—about which I wrote two columns (the second of which is here) last summer—that seeks to carve California up into three separate states. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 3:30 am
Index on Censorship reports that while you can read Nick Cohen’s latest book, ‘You Can’t Read This Book’, you may not be able to read his tweets, following unexplained suspensions of his account. [read post]
15 Jan 2015, 9:01 pm
One of the important Supreme Court cases currently being briefed (with oral argument set for March), Arizona Legislature v. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 7:39 am
You could also limit her rights, but he doesn’t like that as much, and taxation can make sure that distributive justice comes in at a wider-focus angle.Commentator: Jonathan Barnett, USCSuppose you do think welfarist analysis has something to say, what does this book have to say to you? [read post]
21 Feb 2011, 11:20 am
Cohen, co-chairs ; John Danforth ... [read post]
