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13 Feb 2014, 1:30 pm by Guest Blogger
 (Dred Scott illustrates how a narrow interpretation of the word “the” can be problematic:  in holding that Congress was powerless to prohibit slavery in American territories that were acquired after ratification of the Constitution, Chief Justice Taney reasoned that Congress’s power in Article IV to make rules and regulations for “the territory . . . belonging to the United States” “does not speak of any territory, nor of… [read post]
13 Feb 2014, 10:03 am by Eric Goldman
I heard some grumbles because the organization was initially named the “United States Trademark Association” and therefore the formation question could be misinterpreted. [read post]
24 Jan 2014, 5:31 pm
In California, of course, state officials resumed recognizing same-sex marriages following the United States Supreme Court's June 2013 decision in Hollingsworth v. [read post]
22 Jan 2014, 8:36 am
Verrilli, Jr] urgently sought to be reaffirmed — is Abood v. [read post]
12 Jan 2014, 11:53 am by Brian Shiffrin
  The statute (Section 2711) defines governmental entity as "a department or agency of the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof." [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 7:05 am by David Markus
Archer, 531 F.3d 1347, 1352 (11th Cir. 2008), and United States v. [read post]