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16 Feb 2015, 5:06 am
  But honored he was, including the American Jewish Congress’ Judge Learned Hand Award, History Miami's Legal Legend Award, and the DCBA’s David W. [read post]
24 Mar 2016, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Michael Schaps
When doctors consider whether to administer a particular medical treatment, they have to balance the treatment’s efficacy (that is, how likely the treatment is to help the patient, and by how much) against negative side effects (that is, how likely the treatment is to harm the patient, and how badly). [read post]
19 Oct 2017, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
There have been countless lawsuits filed over the last nine months—by states, cities, individuals, public interest groups, and others—challenging Trump administration actions and policies. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Over the next few days, the California Bar announces the outcomes from the July 2014 exam. [read post]
Late last month, a federal trial court in Texas issued a nationwide order preventing the federal Department of Education (DOE), as well as a number of other federal agencies, from enforcing—anywhere in the country—their “interpretation of the definition of ‘sex’ in the various written directives … as applied to Title IX … and Title VII” (which are federal laws that prohibit certain entities from discriminating on the basis of sex). [read post]
14 Aug 2014, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
As the fall semester approaches and college freshmen prepare to start school, there is renewed criticism of the University of California’s decision, implemented over the last few years at all or nearly all of the system’s campuses, to increase the number and percentage of out-of-state and international college students. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
In my last column, I began analyzing a recent plan by Silicon Valley billionaire investor Tim Draper to break up California into three separate states stemming from his view that “California’s diverse population and economies [have] rendered the state nearly ungovernable. [read post]
29 Aug 2013, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
My biweekly column slot this week roughly coincides with the beginning of the new academic year at most law schools across the country. [read post]
17 Jun 2019, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Last week Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 168, considered one of the strictest measures in the nation to prohibit state and local government entities from becoming so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions within the state. [read post]
15 Jul 2018, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Now that Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper has submitted a sufficient number of signatures for his bid to split California into three separate states—Cal3, as it is called—to qualify for the November general election ballot, commentators are beginning to discuss the political and legal obstacles the measure faces—hurdles I flagged and analyzed in a number of Verdict columns, including here and here.Among the legal stumbling blocks currently being talked about is the… [read post]
17 Jul 2014, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Legal and political commentators have already spent thousands of hours on how best to understand Justice Alito’s majority opinion in Burwell v. [read post]
28 Aug 2014, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
A few months ago, I wrote about an effort by the California legislature to undo an unwise (but duly enacted) voter initiative involving immigration policy. [read post]
12 May 2019, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
President Trump’s tweet a few weeks ago—indicating that he “would first head to the U.S. [read post]
29 Jun 2017, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
In light of the various ongoing investigations—some by special DOJ counsel Robert Mueller and others by various congressional committees in both houses—of members or associates of President Trump’s administration, there is a great deal of talk these days about “executive privilege” that the president may or may not enjoy to shield from view communications he has with his advisors. [read post]
5 Jun 2014, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
While many analysts this month are understandably focused on the blockbuster rulings that are due from the Supreme Court in June—the back end of the Supreme Court litigation process, if you will—in my column today I introduce and briefly analyze the front end of three cases on which the Court has granted review for the next Term, which begins this fall. [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
In an essay for this website a few weeks ago, my fellow columnist and friend Mike Dorf wrote about how the Obamacare statute (Act) might be in danger in the King v. [read post]
18 May 2017, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Although I had planned to write on another subject this week, recent and fast-moving events warrant attention to the topic of impeachment, a process more and more commentators (and some legislators on Capitol Hill) have been mentioning. [read post]