The Mechanics of President Trump's Payroll Tax Deferral Memorandum
Defer payroll taxes till December 31, 2020, and forgive them if Trump wins re-election.
Crime
The Mechanics of President Trump's Disaster Relief Memorandum
States can choose to obtain additional funding for providing unemployment benefits.
Tentative Thoughts on Trump's Four Executive Actions
The Trump Administration tries to employ the Regents strategy before the election.
President Trump's Four Executive Actions
(1) Student loan payment relief, (2) assistance to renters and homeowners, (3) deferring payroll tax obligations, (4) assistance for COVID-19.
Limiting Weddings at Restaurants, While Allowing Ordinary Dining at Restaurants, Violates Equal Protection
"the activities that will be engaged in during a wedding will be much the same as those engaged in while dining at a restaurant, including having groups of individuals of no more than ten in number at tables seated for dining."
Charges Dismissed in Prosecution for Re-Tweeting Request to Identify Police Officer
This is the Georgana Sziszak case I blogged about yesterday.
The Eleventh Circuit Grapples With Title IX, and the Equal Protection Clause, in the Wake of Bostock
Judge Martin and Chief Judge Pryor vigorously disagree over how to characterize a bathroom case from Florida.
Trump Teases Executive Order On Pre-Existing Protections, I Suspect, To Help With ACA Litigation
The Cato Institute's amicus brief in California v. Texas proposed a very similar idea.
Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Who Cast Deciding Vote For Diploma Privilege Has Daughter Who Will Receive Diploma Privilege
Justice Wiemer said he did not need to recuse, or disclose the fact that his daughter was scheduled to take the bar exam.
Should Colleges Force Students To Turn Their Cameras On?
What about students who do not wish to share their image?
Leaked Footage Shows Aggressive Cops Terrifying George Floyd in His Last Minutes Before Death
The fatal encounter demonstrates why police reformers want more departments to train officers in de-escalation.
Boston Bomber May Dodge Death Penalty as Justice Department Preps for More Executions
Court panel rules judge didn't properly evaluate juror bias against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
What Explains Why Homicides Are Increasing Significantly Across the Country Since Late May?
A "Minneapolis effect" from lack of policing is a possible explanation for the startling 37% increase in murders in major cities in recent weeks.
The Government Should Stop Mandating the Use of "Race" in Medical and Scientific Studies
The FDA and the NIH each require as a condition of funding that scientists break down their data by a totally unscientific "race" classifications.
Are These the Folks You Want Policing Your City?
However necessary a federal presence may be in some places, DHS should leave the CBP at home.
Chief Justice Roberts and Injunctive Relief
The Chief Justice's votes against injunctive relief for churches, voters, and those on death row are of a piece.
On-Campus Recruiting over Zoom
Law schools can help their students present better interviews over videoconferences.
Can Congress Issue A Subpoena to Federal Judges About Internal Judicial Deliberations?
Could the House or Senate require Federal Judges To testify why they declined to recuse in a case?
Adult Daughter Who Relies on "Faith-Based Medicine" Loses Guardianship Over Intellectually Disabled Mother
The Alaska Supreme Court, applying the RFRA-like state constitutional regime, concludes that removing the daughter as guardian is necessary to serve a compelling government interest.
The Three Dissents in Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak
Justice Kavanaugh's dissent cogently explains why the Chief Justice erred in South Bay. The Chief Justice has no response.
The "NO BAN Act" Would Modify The Statutory Regime That Authorized President Trump's Travel Bans
This statute would obviate the statutory analysis in Trump v. Hawaii.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
A transatlantic pie fight, a pecunious divorce, and a putrid pool of purple ink.
New in the Atlantic: Justice Gorsuch's Half-Way Textualism Cuts the Civil Rights Act and Oklahoma in Half
Justice Gorsuch needs to account for both text and precedent when interpreting old statutes.
Judge Callahan (CA9) Corrects Press Report That Failed To Note Her Dissent
The reporter made a good-faith mistake based on an incomplete PACER download. Judge Callahan should apologize.
Trusted Traveler Program Access Restored for New Yorkers
But the real story are DHS' s painful lies to SDNY
The Elephant in the Room for the Diploma Privilege Debate
Nationwide, 80% of first-time test takers pass the bar exam, and 90% will pass within two years. But 10% of takers will not have passed after two years, and some will never pass.
New on SCOTUSBlog: "Invisible majorities: Counting to nine votes in per curiam cases"
I try to make sense of the votes in the Faithless Electors Cases and the Creek Nation Cases
"There Are Good Reasons Not to Disparage Your Opponent, Especially in Court Filings"
A reminder from Judge Thapar that insults and invective are no substitute for argument.
Can the impartiality of a judge be reasonably questioned if she asks questions during oral arguments, but does not decide the case? (Updated)
Judges Luck and Logoa (CA11) asked questions about a Florida law while they were serving on the Florida Supreme Court, but did not decide the case.
More in the Richard Liebowitz Saga
"The Movants are undoubtedly correct in asserting that 'nationwide sanctions' are rare, but that is only because they are rarely warranted."
