Precedent Matters at the Supreme Court—Until It Doesn't
A new abortion case raises an old question.
A new abortion case raises an old question.
It's crucial to get the constitutional text and history straight.
The justices will hear oral arguments today in a major Second Amendment case.
Assessment of motives is often an essential tool for protecting our constitutional rights.
An important development in the legal wrangling over the separation of powers.
Progressive purity tests and Supreme Court wish lists
Who will rein in the ever-expanding administrative state?
Understanding what’s at stake in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia
“Modern immunity practice—essentially 'heads government wins, tails plaintiffs lose'—leaves many victims violated but not vindicated."
It’s time for SCOTUS to revisit the "border search exception" to the Fourth Amendment.
What’s next for the Second Amendment at SCOTUS?
The liberal jurist puts judicial integrity before partisan politics.
“It should have been easy for the Court to say goodbye to Auer.”
The retired Supreme Court justice has died at 99.
The conservative justice would have permitted a nakedly anti-competitive regulation.
Another day, another conflict between the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees in a criminal justice case.
“The Court usually reads statutes with a presumption of rationality and a presumption of constitutionality.”
“Our role is to enforce the Takings Clause as written.”
The conservative justice comes out swinging on behalf of the non-delegation doctrine.
Understanding today’s Supreme Court decision in Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren
Understanding what's at stake in the important case of Kisor v. Wilkie.
SCOTUS sidesteps the hard questions in Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky.
The Utah Supreme Court upheld a six-month suspension without pay, based in part (though not entirely) on these remarks; the judge has a history of past discipline on other grounds as well.
In his new memoir, the retired justice seeks to justify his awful eminent domain ruling.
Ilya Somin of "The Volokh Conspiracy" discusses the dangers of liberal proposals to pack the Supreme Court.
What’s worse for the left, a conservative originalist or a conservative living constitutionalist?
Unlike Thomas and Gorsuch, Kavanaugh stayed mum on originalism in a major constitutional case.
Clint Bolick, a co-founder of the Institute for Justice, was for years one of the libertarian movement's most successful trial lawyers.
Lawsuits playing out for three years spotlight how poor people end up trapped in jail even before being convicted.
Don Willett has championed economic freedom and accountability for cops.
We really should, as Chief Justice Roberts suggests, be thankful for the "independent judiciary" on this Thanksgiving Day.
The justice prevailed by a lopsided margin of 71 percent to 29 percent.
Clint Bolick faces a judicial retention fight.
The 5th Circuit judge weighs in on qualified immunity, criminal sentencing, and false imprisonment.
A libertarian-leaning federal judge and a liberal Supreme Court justice both make the case against qualified immunity.
The Supreme Court nominee recites precedent instead of explaining his views.
What the Senate Judiciary Committee should ask the Supreme Court nominee.
An important post by Professor Aaron Nielson asks whether the new law clerk hiring plan is broken, and worse than no plan at all.
Assessing the president's lower-court selections.
Reviewing the record of a possible replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Reviewing the record of a possible replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Reviewing the record of a possible replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Arizona jurist Clint Bolick targets judicial pacifism in medical marijuana case.
It's all about the Constitution.
"The President of the United States has no immunity and is 'subject to the laws' for purely private acts."
"Of all the tribunals this is the one that should stick to the rules."
"Border searches never require a warrant or probable cause."
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