The Original Meaning of "Born … in the United States"
It encompassed all territory under U.S. permanent sovereignty.
It encompassed all territory under U.S. permanent sovereignty.
"A judge declares independence not only from Congress and the President, but also from the private beliefs that might otherwise move her."
The Supreme Court released its opinion about thirty minutes before now-Justice Barrett was confirmed.
This time, the justices explain themselves.
Biden: "It's a lifetime appointment. I'm not going to attempt to change that at all... But I have made no judgment, my word."
The much-publicized result is ocnsistent with previous studies on the impact of sanctuary city
The original meaning of the citizenship clause answers some questions and raises some others.
The settlement is subject to federal court approval.
A podcast on religious tolerance in early Christian thought
It's one of the public interest law firms that I admire most.
Vote hauling, signature verification, and extended deadlines.
The case involved an anti-Islam ad; the court reversed its earlier decision in favor of the transportation agency, based on two more recent Supreme Court decisions.
The implications of this move are far from clear. But it could well be a step to avoid court-packing, rather than promote it.
Biden: "If elected, what I will do is I'll put together a national commission."
The Wilson appointee presided over the sedition trial of Eugene Debs and declared unconstitutional the Village of Euclid's zoning code
Allegedly being "a plain, ill-dressed woman" who "indulges in coquettish vanity"? Oddly enough, not legally actionable.
Yick Wo, Plessy, and Village of Euclid
Doug Kmiec writes that his former student, Amy Coney, "deftly answered" questions about the Rule Against Perpetuities.
Remember: Lawyers' true superpower is to turn every question into a question about procedure.
Plaintiffs allege that Seattle affirmatively supported the Capitol Hill Occupying Protest (rather than just declining to stop it).
Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute and I will be speaking about our respective new books: "Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom," and "Supreme Disorder: The Politics of America's Highest Court."
Interviewing Citizen Lab's Ron Deibert in Episode 334 of the Cyberlaw Podcast
Strauder v. West Virginia, the Civil Rights Cases, Sanborn v. McLean, Shelley v. Kraemer, Western Land v. Truskolaski
The court split 4-4 in what could have been a major election decision.
The application for a stay was filed on 9/28, and the briefing completed on 10/6. 13 days later, the Court was unable to break a deadlock.
Lisa Montgomery killed a pregnant woman and took her baby in 2004. She is clearly mentally unwell. What does killing her accomplish?
His press conference played on old, deeply-rooted, and painful anti-Semitic tropes.
The most thorough account of the first six months of COVID-19 litigation.