And Justice Kagan will try to persuade Justices Gorsuch and Barrett to concur in the judgment, creating a 4-3-2 split.
Jodi Kantor reports on a confidential ten-page memo from Justices Gorsuch, and comments from Justices Thomas and Alito.
"The defendant’s motion should be denied since there is no binding authority on this Court which requires dismissal."
"Creation of the COIR would also ensure a 'uniform rule' of immigration law as commanded by Article I of the U.S. Constitution."
The more things change, the more things stay the same.
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon (1922), Penn Central Transportation Company v. New York (1978), Kelo v. City of New London (2005)
Always proceed with caution when interpreting untested provisions of the Constitution in times of controversy.
An excerpt from Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare (2013)
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010), New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (2022)
A fascinating tidbit from the excellent new book, "The Meese Revolution"
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Engel v. Vitale (1962), McCreary County, Kentucky v. ACLU of Kentucky (2005), Van Orden v. Perry (2005), Town of Greece v. Galloway (2014)
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Sherbert v. Verner (1963), Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), Employment Division v. Smith (1990), Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (1993), Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores (2014)
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Schenck v. United States (1919), Debs v. United States (1919), Gitlow v. People of the State of New York (1925), Abrams v. United States (1919), Stromberg v. California (1931), United States v. O’Brien (1968), Texas v. Johnson (1989), R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992), Buckley v. Valeo (1976), McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003), Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), Snyder v. Phelps (2011), U.S. v. Stevens (2010), Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (2011), Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969), New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
Farewell to the Mayflower, hello to the Hilton.
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), Roe v. Wade (1973), Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (2016), Lawrence v. Texas (2003), U.S. v. Windsor (2013), Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022)
A fond memory of the student leadership reception at Ted's palatial estate.
Would a person serving under the Vacancies Reform Act, who resigns, create a vacancy for purposes of the Recess Appointments Clause? Would a presidential adjournment of Congress be an inter-session or an intra-session recess?
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Frontiero v. Richardson (1973), Craig v. Boren (1976), U.S. v. Virginia (1996), Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. (1985), Romer v. Evans (1996)
The court rules that "the Act cannot be enforced throughout the state."
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Bolling v. Sharpe (1954), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) v. Bollinger (2003) v. Aaron (1958), Loving v. Virginia (1967), Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), Gratz v. Bollinger (2003), Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin I (2013), Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin II (2016)
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Lochner v. New York (1905), Muller v. Oregon (1908), Buchanan v. Warley (1917), Adkins v. Children’s Hospital (1923), Meyer v. Nebraska (1923), Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925), O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. (1931), Nebbia v. New York (1933), West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937), United States v. Carolene Products (1938), Williamson v. Lee Optical (1955)
