What Explains the "Republican Reversal" on Environmental Protection?
A book review of "The Republican Reversal: Conservatives and the Environment from Nixon to Trump" by James Morton Turner and Andrew C. Isenberg
Day: July 7, 2020
What happened in Colorado Department of State v. Baca?
The Supreme Court papered over important differences between the Washington and Colorado cases.
The Paycheck Protection Program Is a Mess. Here's Who Is Benefitting From the Dysfunction.
A program designed to keep workers on payrolls showered benefits on lobbyists, advocacy groups, and even members of Congress.
Approximately Two People Want To #CancelHamilton
Cancel culture is real, but Hamilton is safe.
San Quentin Prison's COVID-19 Deaths Highlight Officials' Inept Pandemic Response
Six dead in a week, and 1,500 infections, all due to poor decisions by the state. And leaders still wonder why people won't do what they say.
Visas of Students Taking Online Classes at Risk
ICE announces sweeping changes to the temporary modifications in effect
"A Letter on Justice and Open Debate," with Many Prominent Liberal Signers
Posted at the Harper's Magazine site.
"This Is the Real John Roberts"
In the New York Times I explain that the Chief Justice Roberts we've seen this term is the same one we've seen before.
Part III: Barr v. AAPC and Stare Decisis
"John Marshall is not walking through that door." But what exactly did John Marshall say?
Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Manipulators Are More Likely To Engage in 'Virtuous Victim Signaling,' Says Study
Plus: Protesters sue over alleged mistreatment by arresting officers, a new ruling on robocalls, and more...
Part II: Barr v. AAPC and Content-Based Discrimination
Justice Gorsuch does not agree with, or even cite, Reed v. Town of Gilbert.
A Disconnect in Legal Education: Former 3Ls Refuse to Take the Bar Exam in Person. Current 3Ls Demand to Take Classes in Person.
I am skeptical how many current students actually want to learn on campus this fall. When push come to shove, they will realize that in-person instruction is too risky.
Part I: Barr v. AAPC and Judicial Departmentalism
Justice Kavanaugh recognize the difference between a judgment and precedent, but falls back to judicial universality.
