Considering the Law and Politics of Presidential Impeachments
Constitutional Lawyers are Helpful, but Impeachments Require Politics in the Highest Sense
Crime
The Executive Power Is the Power to Execute the Laws
Sometimes simplest is best. [UPDATE: This is Julian Mortenson's post, but I erroneously posted it at first under my own byline -- sorry about that!]
Emory Academic Freedom/Free Speech conference: CLE credit available
Attention lawyers: CLE credit is available for the Academic Freedom and Free Speech on Campus conference, to be held at the Emory Conference Center (Atlanta, Ga.) from March 21 to March 23.
Impeachments as a Political Remedy
Deciding When to Impeach Requires Political Judgment, Not Legal Skill
When the Anti-Racists are the Racists: The Case of British Left-Wing Anti-Semitism
The far left acknowledges Jewish corporate existence only when Jews rely on memories of collective oppression to aid left-wing "liberation" movements.
Reconstructing American Politics
Trump, Failed Political Regimes, and the Illiberal Politics of the Future
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Waste and distraction, unclean hands, and defamation on Twitter.
Marijuana Activist Who Live-Streamed Meeting With Congressional Staffer Charged With 'Illegal Wiretap'
Rep. Andy Harris's (R-Md.) office refuses to say whether the congressman supports prosecution of the young activist.
Cops Say Cindy McCain Didn't Catch Toddler Trafficker at Airport
Plus: Lionel Shriver on cultural erasure and Stormy Daniels on strip-club labor laws
Are You a Woman Traveling Alone? Marriott Might Be Watching You.
How big hotel chains became arms of the surveillance state.
The NYPD Is Locking People Up for Crimes It Created Out of Thin Air
Operation Lucky Bag targets people whose actions hurt absolutely no one.
No, Gov. Northam Shouldn't Resign Because of 1984 Blackface/KKK Photo
A 60-year-old is far removed from the 25-year-old he once was.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Inoperable fuzes, sweetened sugar beverages, and sexed cow semen.
California State Bar Gender / Sexual Orientation Options
I'm just registering for my online bar account, and here's what I'm given for a survey they're running about, among other things, professional satisfaction.
My Upcoming Speaking Engagements for the Next Several Months [Updated]
Ilya Somin's upcoming speaking engagements for the next few months, covering topics such as federalism, immigration, "voting with your feet," property rights, and others.
Apply now for the Originalism Summer Seminar
Come to Georgetown Law for a deep dive into originalism theory and practice
Georgetown Center for the Constitution Criminal Justice Series
3 upcoming talks by authors that are open to the public
Chicago Police Deny Claim That Jussie Smollett Identified Attackers as White, Can't Get Their Story Straight About Whether He Heard Them Say 'MAGA'
Empire star attacked on streets of Chicago late last night.
John Althouse Cohen on the Covington Boys
"The encounter was so mundane that you have to wonder what other non-events will be used to try to destroy you or me."
My talks on "The Myth of Substantive Due Process" [UPDATED]
Why both progressives and conservatives are wrong about "the due process of law."
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Deadlocked juries, shooting at truckers, and the Adventure of the Seas.
Crime Did Fall, So We Don't Need a Wall
The president's latest Twitter scare tactic to drum up support takes moments to disprove.
Supreme Court's New Second Amendment Case
Opportunity to address nullification of the right to arms
Does New Law Take Time to Become "Clearly Established"?
A fascinating question about qualified immunity law.
Federal Circuits and the Second Amendment in 2018
Good decisions in some cases, judicial nullification in some others.
When Asking for Amicus Briefs, Give Plenty of Lead Time
Parties sometimes wait until their brief is filed before asking for an amicus brief -- but that usually leaves just days or at most a few weeks for the amicus to write the brief.
"Doctors Saved Man's Life by Pumping 15 Cans of Beer Into His Body"
Apparently he was suffering from methanol poisoning his liver, and administering ethanol seems to make the methanol less harmful.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Desperate circumstances, deceptive edits, and the rule of orderliness.
Did SCOTUS Just Rule That Pickpocketing Is a 'Violent Felony'?
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has some concerns.
The Supreme Court's First Divided Opinion of the Term
A 5-4 decision, but not along the lines we usually expect.
At Least One Cheer for Law Reviews
Law reviews as venue for scholarship come under a lot of justified criticism, but at least the editors check the footnotes
Search Warrants and Compelled Biometric Access to Phones
A new ruling, and some (mostly critical) thoughts.
Today the National Injunction Batted .500
One judge grants a national injunction, another declines to
Why the FBI's counterintelligence probe of President Trump should be investigated
If no President is above the law, does that mean no President is above the FBI?
