Josh Blackman is a constitutional law professor at the South Texas College of Law Houston, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and the President of the Harlan Institute. Follow him @JoshMBlackman.
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Texas Invokes Invasion Clause In Rio Grande Case
"In view of this constitutional authority, this Court should construe the Rivers and Harbors Act narrowly to avoid the constitutional questions presented by the interaction between the State’s constitutional authority to repel invasions and the Rivers and Harbors Act."
ABA House of Delegates Adopts Resolution Opposing Single-Judge Divisions (Updated)
Long before Judges Kacsmaryk and Tipton, there was Judge William Wayne Justice.
The Trump Indictment Hangover
The high may feel good, but the hangover will be terrible.
Justice Barrett's Shadow Docket Policy: Do The Opposite Of Whatever The Fifth Circuit Did (Updated)
Forget Doe v. Mills. Justice Barrett will grant relief on the shadow docket when the Fifth Circuit steps out of line.
Shadow Docket Delays
What does it mean when the Circuit Justice extends an administrative stay?
A Possible Seventeenth Amendment Conflict Is Looming In Kentucky
Can the Kentucky legislature constrain the Governor's authority to fill a Senate vacancy?
What The Trump Indictment Left Out
Special Counsel Smith avoided charges of insurrection, seditious conspiracy, and incitement.
The New SCOTUS Keep-Away Strategy: Post-Cert, Prevailing Party Dismisses Complaint With Prejudice
The Court should reject this gambit in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer
Major Questions Or Lax Parents?
Would you let a babysitter take your kids on a two-day road trip to an amusement park without express authorization?
Law Students Suffer From Lake Wobegon Effect
95% of incoming 1Ls believe they would be top 50% of class.
