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9 May 2013, 9:01 pm
In my column today, I analyze an interesting case that a state Supreme Court will soon decide that illustrates, and has implications for, important national questions concerning the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment. [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]
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]
8 May 2013, 9:01 pm
There are certain debates that inevitably implicate gay rights, and in which conservatives will take swipes at what they take to be the supposed moral shortcomings of their opponents. [read post]
14 Aug 2013, 9:01 pm
Earlier this year, Republicans could barely contain their glee, as they attempted to claim that the Obama Administration was being engulfed in three “scandals”: (1) claims that the deaths of four diplomats in Benghazi, Libya were caused by the Administration’s incompetence (or worse), (2) the revelations of widespread surveillance of Americans’ phone records by the National Security Administration, and (3) the admission by the IRS that it had used some popular conservative… [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]
16 Apr 2013, 9:01 pm
Last month, the U.S. [read post]
19 Dec 2012, 9:01 pm
The post-election negotiations over the misnamed “fiscal cliff” (which I discussed in my most recent Verdict column) continue to keep the country on a rollercoaster ride. [read post]
1 Apr 2013, 9:01 pm
A few weeks ago, the Arkansas legislature enacted a law prohibiting all abortions after twelve weeks of pregnancy, a shocking thumb through the teeth to the U.S. [read post]
9 Jul 2013, 9:01 pm
In Alleyne v. [read post]
12 Jan 2024, 2:09 pm
You can also use AI tools, such as Justia’s legally focused Justia AI Writer or ChatGPT or Bard, to help you write legal content. [read post]
29 Apr 2025, 12:31 pm
Helpful Tip: Justia’s AI Bio Enhancer Tool can help you write your biography on the Justia Lawyer Directory. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 2:00 pm
On the tenth anniversary of its leading gay rights decision, Lawrence v. [read post]
16 Oct 2013, 9:01 pm
No civil rights movement worth pursuing happens overnight or easily, because it is always a fight against the entrenched powers that resist and detest change. [read post]
21 Jan 2014, 9:01 pm
With gathering regularity, we are presented with evidence suggesting that the United States has finally slaked a thirst for punishment that once seemed unquenchable. [read post]
24 Mar 2014, 9:01 pm
As newspaper headlines continue to mention the controversial “cryptocurrency” Bitcoin, new competitors are entering the scene. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 2:58 pm
The Supreme Court, in its 5-4 decision today in Shelby v. [read post]
20 Feb 2013, 9:01 pm
Democrats and Republicans are flirting with letting our government fall over the fiscal cliff into “sequestration,” which will result in massive layoffs and cuts in vital programs, like the military. [read post]
16 Apr 2014, 9:01 pm
When a man shot up a Jewish community center and nursing home in Overland Park, Kansas, last week, it did not take long to figure out he was a white supremacist who is viciously anti-Semitic. [read post]
24 Oct 2013, 9:01 pm
Capital punishment in the United States is often considered in terms of its constitutional vulnerability. [read post]
