Josh Blackman

Obamacare

Understanding the New Obamacare Decision, Texas v. United States: Part I

[A guest-post by Prof. Josh Blackman (South Texas College of Law), a noted expert on Obamacare-related litigation. -EV]

Josh Blackman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.15.2018 8:15 PM

emoluments clause

Who Was Right About the Emoluments Clauses? Judge Messitte or President Washington?

[I'm delighted that Profs. Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman, have passed along this response to the recent decision in the Emoluments Clause litigation against President Trump; naturally, I'd be delighted to post a response in turn from their adversaries. -EV]

Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.3.2018 3:17 PM

The Emoluments Clauses Litigation, Part 8: There is no cause of action for a suit against the President in his individual capacity for purported violations of the Emoluments Clauses

Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.8.2018 3:04 PM

The Emoluments Clauses Litigation, Part 7: The President's Acceptance or Receipt of Profits is not "Executive Action"

Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.7.2018 11:26 AM

The Emoluments Clauses Litigation, Part 6: Are the Claims Against the President in his Official or Individual Capacity?

A guest-post from two authors who have commented heavily (and influentially) on the Emoluments Clauses litigation against President Trump; more to come later this week.

Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.6.2018 11:30 AM

The emoluments clauses litigation, part 5—problems with the complaints in CREW v. Trump

Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.1.2017 2:40 PM

The emoluments clauses litigation, part 4—an emolument is the 'profit derived from a discharge of the duties of the office'

Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.29.2017 8:14 AM

The emoluments clauses litigation, Part 3 â€" so what if the president does not hold 'Office … under the United States'?

Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.28.2017 3:52 PM

The Emoluments Clauses litigation, part 2—the practices of the early presidents, the first Congress and Alexander Hamilton

Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.26.2017 1:37 PM

The Emoluments Clauses litigation, Part 1: The Constitution's taxonomy of officers and offices

Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.25.2017 10:04 AM

The Supreme Court's punt on the Little Sisters of the Poor cannot be returned

Josh Blackman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.23.2016 10:31 AM

The origin of House of Representatives v. Burwell

Josh Blackman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.22.2016 4:33 PM

Litigating Obamacare's race to the Supreme Court in King v. Burwell and Halbig v. Burwell

Josh Blackman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.22.2016 8:28 AM

How the Obama administration's executive actions sabotaged Obamacare

Josh Blackman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.21.2016 6:25 PM

The Obama administration lacks the authority to pick and choose which religious groups are exempted from the contraceptive mandate

Josh Blackman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.21.2016 1:12 PM

'Unraveled: Obamacare, Religious Liberty, and Executive Power'

Josh Blackman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.20.2016 5:50 PM