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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]

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Where, If Anywhere, Should People Protest Judicial Decisions?

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]

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The Ongoing Salience of Brett Kavanaugh’s Lurid Memo to Ken Starr

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]

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Did the Supreme Court Err by Rejecting Political Deadlock as a Basis for Recess Appointments?

1 Jul 2014, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf

Last week, in NLRB v. [read post]

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Justice Scalia’s Long Campaign Against “Racial Entitlements” Takes an Unexpected Turn

12 Mar 2013, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf

During the oral argument in Shelby County v. [read post]

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A Terrific Writer Mails It In

6 Feb 2012, 12:48 pm

By Mike Dorf By any measure, Michael Lewis is one of the best contemporary American non-fiction writers. [read post]

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Debt Ceiling Blackmail and Gimmicks to Avoid It Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

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]

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Nebraska and Oklahoma Take Colorado to the Supreme Court Over Legalized Marijuana

30 Dec 2014, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf

Earlier this month, the Attorneys General of Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a lawsuit on behalf of their respective states, naming the state of Colorado as the defendant. [read post]

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Scotland’s Vote to Stay in the UK Raises the Question of When Other Groups Should Have the Chance to Secede

23 Sep 2014, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf

Michael C. [read post]

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Which Justices Are in Play in the New Obamacare Case?

18 Nov 2014, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) has already survived over fifty votes for its repeal in the House of Representatives, and even after Republicans gain control of the Senate in January, the President’s veto power ensures that it will continue to survive repeal efforts so long as a Democrat occupies the Oval Office. [read post]

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