Chief Judge Pryor "write[s] separately to explain a difficult truth about the nature of the judicial role."
He follows Justice Thomas's dissent from Garza v. Idaho: "Where precedent is seriously questioned 'as an original matter' or under current Supreme Court doctrine, courts 'should tread carefully before extending' it."
"We hold that the constitution requires the Governor immediately to appoint and commission a constitutionally eligible nominee from among the seven remaining candidates already certified by the judicial nominating commission."
The Disciplinary Committee will consider ABA Model Rule 8.4(g), as well as revisions to an old Texas Rule
NFIB v. Sebelius, Chain of Title, and Recording Acts
At this point, what difference does it make?
"The order would abrogate the right to access the courts, violate limits on the Supremacy Clause, implicate the nondelegation doctrine, and traduce anti-commandeering principles."
Will casebooks need to expurgate a passage from the famous Youngstown concurrence?
"My vision is nothing short of establishing George Mason University as a national exemplar of anti-racism and inclusive excellence in action."
Can Scalia Law School and the Economics Department declare independence from GMU?
The Director of CDC "may take such measures to prevent such spread of the diseases as he/she deems reasonably necessary."
DCFaces establishes five grounds for cancellation. No one will survive the purges.
These policies will institutionalize viewpoint discrimination: only one perspective on a given issue is permissible. In the long run, academic freedom and open discourse will suffer.
Heart of Atlanta, McClung, and Dole
"The Massacre That Emboldened White Supremacists"
And what a way to welcome a new colleague: an opinion stating that she was appointed illegally!
"The faculty adopted the following Statement of Faculty Principles pertaining to respectful debate and the full and open exchange of ideas at the law school."
The SG agrees with the Eighth Circuit and Judge Willett. The Supreme Court may have to decide the vitality of Whole Woman's Health sooner than I expected.
Now, without the buzzing feedback
"This Essay was inspired by Dave Barry’s satirical year-in-review columns. I hope to make it an annual tradition."
And students can easily watch recorded classes even if they are affected by the weather.
As far as I am aware, the Texas SG is the first litigant to seek en banc review of an interim panel order.
"Over the course of five hectic days, I would brief and argue four temporary restraining order (TRO) motions in four courts. I prevailed on the first three. The fourth court, alas, issued a global injunction that blocked our settlement. "
This semester I am lecturing less and asking far more polling questions.
I figured out the feedback issue. It will be fixed on Wednesday
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