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14 Jan 2014, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
On New Year’s Eve, Justice Sonia Sotomayor granted a temporary injunction against the enforcement of the contraceptive coverage requirements of the regulations implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare). [read post]
19 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Assuming that white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and other domestic terrorists do not derail a ceremony that even Confederate secession could not prevent, twelve hours after this column goes live, Joe Biden will take the oath of office as President. [read post]
16 Aug 2022, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
In October, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) v. [read post]
17 Jul 2022, 9:00 pm by Michael C. Dorf
On July 8, Elon Musk informed Twitter that he was terminating his April agreement to purchase the company for $44 billion. [read post]
10 Mar 2015, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
During last week’s oral argument in King v. [read post]
3 Sep 2019, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
The Democratic candidate has won the national popular vote in four of the last five presidential elections, yet the Republican candidate took office after three of those five elections. [read post]
5 Dec 2023, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Last week the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. [read post]
16 Apr 2023, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan and Michael C. Dorf
Conventional wisdom holds that the 2022 midterm elections went surprisingly well for Democrats. [read post]
21 May 2023, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan and Michael C. Dorf
As the country and the world await news of whether Republicans’ decision to use the debt ceiling as a political weapon will lead to utter catastrophe, pundits and reporters alike are asking whether there is an out that would allow the Democrats to sidestep the Republicans’ attempted extortion.The question is: “out” from what, exactly? [read post]
5 May 2015, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
During last week’s oral argument in the same-sex marriage cases, Justice Antonin Scalia posed an arresting question for the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Mary Bonauto: If she wins a constitutional right to same-sex marriage for her clients, would that mean that clergy who will not officiate at same-sex wedding ceremonies would forfeit the power to officiate at opposite-sex wedding ceremonies? [read post]
4 Jul 2023, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
In an important 1961 article in the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Professor Alexander Bickel—who was a leading constitutional scholar of his generation—defended the Supreme Court’s exercise of what he called “the passive virtues. [read post]
11 May 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Last week, the Facebook Oversight Board delivered a mixed verdict regarding the company’s treatment of former President Donald Trump’s account. [read post]
30 Jan 2024, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Last week, Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person in the United States to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia—in which a mask attached to Smith’s face poured pure nitrogen into his lungs, thus depriving him of oxygen. [read post]
25 May 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Last week, the Supreme Court announced that it would review a decision by the U.S. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
In the aftermath of last year’s defeat at the polls, Donald Trump had difficulty finding reputable and competent lawyers to assist him in attempting to persuade the public, judges, and other government officials of his Big Lie—that he was the rightful winner of the 2020 presidential election. [read post]
15 Jul 2014, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Americans who were dismayed by the Supreme Court’s end-of-Term decision in Burwell v. [read post]