"We hold that the constitution requires the Governor immediately to appoint and commission a constitutionally eligible nominee from among the seven remaining candidates already certified by the judicial nominating commission."
The Disciplinary Committee will consider ABA Model Rule 8.4(g), as well as revisions to an old Texas Rule
Did the Supreme Court quietly modify a major jurisdictional doctrine?
The 5th Circuit judge is a mixed bag from a libertarian perspective.
A proposed bipartisan change in pretrial detention rules could free thousands annually.
NFIB v. Sebelius, Chain of Title, and Recording Acts
At this point, what difference does it make?
The Case Western Reserve Law Review has published Judge Barrett's 2019 Sumner Canary Memorial Lecture
An overlooked part of United States v. Moalin could have a major impact on surveillance law.
"The order would abrogate the right to access the courts, violate limits on the Supremacy Clause, implicate the nondelegation doctrine, and traduce anti-commandeering principles."
We need FISA reforms that protect against partisan misuse of intelligence
Isaiah Elliott also received a five-day suspension, but plans to transfer.
While that's nothing to sneeze at, it is a modest accomplishment in the context of a federal prison system that keeps more than 150,000 Americans behind bars.
Americans are being forced to confront the downsides of powerful organized labor in an already miserable year.
The Washington Post's Radley Balko was a pioneer in reporting on the disastrous consequences of police militarization and the need for criminal justice reform. Now everyone else is catching up.
Under N.Y. law, "punitive damages shall not be awarded" when the defendant is dead; that's also the general rule throughout the country.
They're a consistent force of organized resistance to calmer, safer, less aggressive policing.
This court-invented doctrine shields bad cops from civil liability.
There were four times as many incidents of physical restraint against students the year after Florida doubled the number of police in its schools.
The Kentucky Derby, phone tapping, and asylum.
Why do progressives who worry about unequal justice support policies that are bound to make that problem worse?
Many alleged perpetrators, no actual victims.
Plus: D.C. admits to racist gun-law enforcement, Trump mulls more tech bans, Homeland Security wants more biometric data, and more...
For the moment, the executive "memorandum" is long on rhetoric, but short on actual action. If it ever does lead to action, it could be yet another attack on federalism and separation of powers.
Will casebooks need to expurgate a passage from the famous Youngstown concurrence?
Another example of how police can respond poorly to drug and mental health calls
"My vision is nothing short of establishing George Mason University as a national exemplar of anti-racism and inclusive excellence in action."
Plus: People have doubts about democracy, Washington state sues Juul, and more...
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