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14 Jun 2022, 6:30 am
If one believes in a responsive electoral democracy, this would seem to fail the test in two quite different ways, first with regard to the length of the terms and second, of course, by reference to the indefensible allocation of equal voting power to remarkably differently-populated states. [read post]
2 Jan 2018, 3:12 am
In a series of recent posts (most recent here), I’ve been sharply critical of filings by the Solicitor General in the Hargan v. [read post]
6 Jul 2014, 1:08 pm
In earlier posts, such as this one, I noted that in the context of commercial activities, the Supreme Court—and virtually every other court, for that matter—has consistently construed the Free Exercise Clause and religious accommodation statutes not to require religious exemptions from generally applicable regulations, from at least 1944 until this week. [read post]
10 Mar 2015, 11:55 pm
A notable moment in the argument of Ohio v. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 11:28 am
In honor of International Women's Day, a list of some films that feature female lawyers and judges.A la folie, pas du tout (2002). [read post]
28 Jan 2024, 8:49 pm
Had ten more Senators voted to convict, then the constitutional system would have operated as it was designed, Trump wouldn’t be running for President, and there’d be no Colorado case.Unfortunately, however, 43 Republican Senators voted not to convict Trump despite his indefensible efforts to undo the election results. [read post]
24 Jun 2022, 6:30 am
Sanford Levinson This post was prepared for a roundtable on Law, Literature, and Other Performing Arts, convened as part of LevinsonFest 2022. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 11:28 am
In honor of International Women's Day, a list of some films that feature female lawyers and judges.A la folie, pas du tout (2002). [read post]
3 Jun 2020, 7:42 am
At the end of the post I’ll also comment on a couple of other important aspects of the McGahn case, namely, (i) that even if the House has standing to sue, it’s still far from certain whether McGahn will ever provide significant testimony to the Judiciary Committee; and (ii) that the panel opinion itself demonstrates that DOJ’s substantive argument—that close presidential aides have absolute “testimonial immunity” from congressional process even after… [read post]
26 Dec 2022, 5:01 am
The painting that appears to be at the center of the controversy (from Rashid al-Din Ṭabib, Jami' al-Tawarikh, in the University of Edinburgh Library) Michigan art history Prof. [read post]
17 Feb 2009, 3:01 pm
Her husband’s sexual behavior, quite apart from the private pain that it has caused her, has also sullied her deepest—and most womanly—ideals and convictions, for the Clintons’ political partnership has demanded that she defend actions she knows to be indefensible…In glossing over her husband’s actions and abetting his efforts to squirm away from the scrutiny and judgment they provoke, Hillary has too often lapsed into her… [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 12:01 am
These lawyers and experts were faced with the task of defending the indefensible. [read post]
14 Oct 2013, 6:08 am
That such negligence was either willful or the result of inexcusable and indefensible ignorance there can be no doubt on the face of the evidence presented to the committee. [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 5:48 pm
The Congressman says those payment arrangement are an indefensible conflict of interest. [read post]
18 Nov 2024, 5:51 am
In an urgent alert ten days ago, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee (FRC) identified an “imminent and substantial likelihood of famine occurring, due to the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip. [read post]
24 Jul 2012, 3:01 am
Why Crunch Mode Doesn't Work: 6 Lessons There's a bottom-line reason most industries gave up crunch mode over 75 years ago: It's the single most expensive way there is to get the work done. by Evan Robinson Executive Summary When used long-term, Crunch Mode slows development and creates more bugs when compared with 40-hour weeks. [read post]
23 Oct 2024, 12:03 pm
This is a major ruling validating the legitimacy of competitive keyword advertising, which occurs when an advertiser purchases and displays ads triggered in response to third-party trademarks. [read post]
18 Jul 2010, 6:14 pm
At the suggestion of Ordinary Gentleman Rufus F., I undertook to read Chris Hedges’ new book The Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 9:41 am
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani with additional comments by guest blogger Laura Heymann and Eric] [Eric's note: this may be our first post with *three* different bloggers covering the same case! [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 11:18 am
One of the interesting things about blogging is that a lot of people seem to consider us part of the “press” – whether that’s the “health” press or the “legal” press. [read post]
