After a public outcry, the scheduled vote on the plan to use eminent domain has been postponed indefinitely. If the Town of Toms River does try to condemn the church, there is likely to be a major legal battle.
In Chandler v. Brown, the Sixth Circuit may have been too quick (again) to grant a habeas petition.
And generations of allegedly anti-corruption Republicans just don't care.
The case is a baffling reminder that the more power a government official has, the harder it is for a victim to get a shot at justice.
Canada accounts for a tiny percentage of fentanyl smuggling, which cannot be stopped by trying harder.
A defense to Steve Vladeck's critique and a brief comment on Adrian Vermeule's related op-ed in the New York Times.
Federal overspending is squeezing states and cities, forcing them to raise taxes, slash services, or pile on more debt.
If so, then why postpone any enforcement until October?
Lawmakers say a new DHS rule requiring advance notice for detention center visits undermines congressional oversight.
With near-total control of Congress, Nayib Bukele’s party eliminated key limits on presidential power.
We still need real tax reform and much lower federal spending.
A defendant has challenged Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's appointment under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, but he has no real case under the statute's plain language.
Amid reports of Palestinian starvation, a majority of the Democratic Caucus—but no Republicans—voted to block U.S. weapons shipments to Israel.
It makes the case for strong judicial review of executive invocations of sweeping emergency powers.
Joshua Rohrer's dog, Sunshine, ran away and was later hit and killed by a car.
Even though the president has lost every time the orders have come before a judge, big law firms are still hesitant to upset the king and incur his wrath.
Rushing out opinions can lock in erroneous conclusions and create problematic precedent.
The anticommandeering doctrine stands in the way of Trump’s immigration crackdown.
It's time to ask what level of spending Americans truly want with the money we actually have.
Years after home equity theft was ruled unconstitutional, Michigan keeps looking for ways around the ruling.
To win in court, the Trump administration will have to argue against a pair of legal theories that conservatives have spent years developing as a way to check executive power.
The Department's filing makes a strong case that Habba's appointment is proper. The courts should quickly reject defendants' challenge to the appointment.
A federal court concluded the official was entitled to qualified immunity in a case that united two unlikely allies.
Acting through through Section 546, or temporarily through the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, the Attorney General is entitled to appoint U.S. Attorneys for the District of New Jersey and all other federal judicial districts. If done properly, such appointments preempt any need for judges to appoint U.S. Attorneys. But it is important that the President submit a nominee for the position for Senate confirmation.
The Supreme Court's critics are too quick to assume the Court's orders are motivated by political considerations as opposed to principle.
Air traffic control is simply too important to leave up to the politicians.
In FY 2024, over 200,000 Freedom of Information Act requests were backlogged, according to the Government Accountability Office.
The twist underscores just how little accountability exists in civil forfeiture, which allows law enforcement to seize assets without charging the owner with a crime.
Steve Calabresi's argument that judges cannot make such interim appointments is ultimately unpersuasive, as the Appointments Clause specifically allows Congress to vest such power in the Judiciary.
Environmental Protection Agency
Idaho landowners are facing ruinous fines because the Army Corps of Engineers refuses to follow the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act ruling in Sackett v. EPA.
The new warehousing fee targets booze producers, but drinkers could end up paying most of the tab.
The Third Circuit held that such organizations may raise religious exemption claims, though it declined to decide (at this stage of the litigation) whether the claim would prevail on the facts of this case.
The attorney general can appoint interim U.S. Attorneys to successive 120-day terms of office unless the nominee is someone to whom the Senate has refused to give advice and consent by a vote either in committee or on the floor.
A federal judge ruled that Peninsula Township’s former restrictions on music, events, and grape sourcing violated the rights of local wineries.
Federal subsidies undermine American companies, breed dependency, and stifle competition.
The article makes a compelling argument that has broader implications.
After a pay dispute led to a work stoppage in late May, courts in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, dismissed cases of indigent defendants who had no legal representation for 45 days.
The judgment is not surprising, since the president's reading of the 14th Amendment contradicts its text and history, plus 127 years of Supreme Court precedent.
Plus: Ozzy Osbourne, RIP.
Further indication that independent agencies will not be "independent" much longer.
An unholy alliance between MAGA and progressives to ban research on an emergency backup plan to cool the planet may be emerging.
While other states are focused on regulating AI, Virginia is using the technology to repeal regulations.
The city of Allentown has spent more than $2 million settling excessive force claims, and yet the police still crack down on civilians exercising their constitutional rights.
I participated along with Andrew Morris of the New Civil Liberties Alliance.
If Zohran Mamdani turns socialist rhetoric into policy, New York’s financial giants may not stick around to see how that plays out.
A new report suggests the Trump EPA is not content with cutting off stationary source regulation of greenhouse gases.
