Mariska Hargitay Is Wrong About the Rape Kit Backlog
Untested rape kits are a national scandal, but more funding isn't the answer.
Criminal Justice
A Night of Aimlessness, Surrounded by Flames: Dispatch From Portland
An oddly enervated black bloc flows into Portland's neighborhoods
Cop Who Allegedly Kneed a Subdued Suspect in the Eye '20 to 30 Times' Gets Qualified Immunity
"I believe there is sufficient evidence of a clearly established Fourth Amendment violation," writes the dissenting judge.
The Democrats Should Not Be Presenting Houston's Police Chief As an Avatar of Reform
Trying to distract attention from the deadly corruption in his own department, Art Acevedo demands "action at the national level."
Does This Video Show a Cop Aiding and Abetting George Floyd's Murder?
Tau Thao repeatedly dismissed bystanders' concerns as his colleagues used a fatal prone restraint.
Florida Inmates Serving Outdated Drug Sentences Released Early Following Reason Investigation
A Florida prosecutor's office reviewed the cases and agreed to resentencing for nearly two dozen inmates, calling it "a matter of fundamental fairness."
A Florida Deputy Threatens To Show 'What Fucking Freedom of Speech Is' During an Arrest
The Palm Beach County sheriff said he does not "condone" the behavior in the video.
Kamala Harris May be Descended from a Slaveowner. So What?
Having white ancestry, slaveowner or not, does not make someone less "black" if they so identify.
Supreme Court Appoints Prof. Aaron Nielson to Defend Constitutionality of Federal Housing Finance Agency
Circuit Justice Alito (likely) calls on his former law clerk to argue the post-Seila Law Case.
Second Circuit Refuses to Take Emoluments Case En Banc
At least four judges (and one senior judge) believe the standing question is worthy of en banc review. Will the Supreme Court think it's worth certiorari?
Meet the Trans Activists Fighting for Sex Worker Freedom
Decriminalization bills have floundered in recent months in New York and Washington, D.C, but advocates hope that the latest push for criminal justice reform could re-energize the movement.
Princeton's Sean Wilentz wins the 2021 Cooley Book Prize
The Georgetown Center for the Constitution honors his book, No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation’s Founding
The Constitutionality of a Federal Mask Mandate, Part II
Can Congress mandate that people in many (most) places wear masks?
Tech Tips for Zoom University: Get a Good Mic, But Your Camera Doesn't Really Matter
Zoom compresses all video uploads, turning the most high-definition stream into grainy video
Fractured Opinions, Stare Decisis, and Reproductive Rights
An 8th Circuit panel makes a hash out of the interpretation of the fractured opinions in SCOTUS' recent June Medical decision
Hillary Clinton Gets a Writ of Mandamus from the D.C. Circuit
Yes, they are still litigating over her emails.
Secret Service Asked CBP for Helicopters and Spy Planes in Response to White House Protesters
The Secret Service wanted the helicopter to deploy a "fast ropes" commando team if necessary.
The California Supreme Court Surprisingly Upheld Pension Reform Last Month
But it still reaffirmed the validity of the "California rule".
The Perverse Incentives of Page Limits v. Word Limits
With page limits, advocates are drawn to footnotes, which are single-spaced, in a smaller font, and take up less space.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Cuban ballplayers, regulating Puerto Rico, and the male-only military draft.
Opinions of the Court, Opinions Related to Orders, and Orders of the Court
The Supreme Court uses different sections to publish different types of opinions and orders.
The Constitutionality of a Federal Mask Mandate
What enumerated power would allow Congress to require people to wear masks?
Ted Cruz, Laurence Tribe, and Tammy Duckworth
In 2016, Professor Laurence Tribe said it was "not settled" whether Ted Cruz was a "Natural Born Citizen."
Update from University of Southern Maine: "No administrator will see the list of people who pledge to practice antiracist behaviors"
The pledge, as crafted, will not obtain any meaningful "aggregate-level" statistics.
In Rhode Island Case, Chief Justice Roberts Once Again Uses Shadow Docket to Maintain The Status Quo
"The status quo is one in which the challenged requirement has not been in effect, given the rules used in Rhode Island’s last election, and many Rhode Island voters may well hold that belief."
Welcome Back To (Virtual) Campus, and Follow Along My Classes This Semesters on YouTube
I teach on Mondays and Wednesdays. Property II (9:00-10:15 CT), Constitutional Law (10:30-12:10 CT)
Most Americans Don't Trust Cops Much, a New Gallup Poll Reveals
The results reflect the impact of increasing publicity about police abuses.
Cancelling Chief Justice Melville Fuller
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court asked whether to remove statue of Chief Justice who joined Plessy majority
