Supreme Court Overrules Precedent that Created "Catch-22" for Property Owners Attempting to Bring Takings Cases in Federal Court
The close 5-4 ruling is an important victory for constitutional property rights.
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Curtis Flowers, Man Tried 6 Times for Same Crime
The high court ruled that prosecutor Doug Evans violated Flowers' constitutional rights when Evans sought to keep African-Americans off of the jury.
Of Crosses, Deference and Delegation
A day of relatively small opinions from SCOTUS suggests big doctrinal developments may be on the horizon
In Sharp Dissent, Neil Gorsuch Faults SCOTUS for Letting the Attorney General 'Write His Own Criminal Code'
The conservative justice comes out swinging on behalf of the non-delegation doctrine.
Rampant Criminal Laws Make Bullies and Tyrants Rejoice
When "almost anyone can be arrested for something," no one is safe.
Gorsuch Joins Ginsburg in Decrying a 'Colossal Exception' to the Ban on Double Jeopardy
The Trump appointee is not impressed by the logic of the "dual sovereignty" doctrine: "Really?"
The Court Swims in Political Seas
Constitutional law is made by a politically constructed institution
Supreme Court Orders Oregon To Reconsider Gay Wedding Cake Case
SCOTUS wants to see anti-discrimination laws applied without religious bias.
Gorsuch, Thomas, and Kavanaugh Clash With Roberts and Alito Over Federal Preemption of State Regulation
Understanding today’s Supreme Court decision in Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren
Is There an RBA (Roberts-Breyer-Alito) Axis on SCOTUS?
These three justices all share a pragmatic streak and they stuck together in three of four decisions decided today.
Is the Chevron Doctrine Really Such a Problem?
Concern about Chevron Deference Would Be Better Focused on Delegation
Neil Gorsuch and Stephen Breyer Butt Heads Over Judicial Deference to Federal Agencies
Understanding what's at stake in the important case of Kisor v. Wilkie.
Supreme Court Won't Reconsider Guantanamo Bay's Indefinite Detentions
A never-ending war may mean a life sentence for being classified as an enemy combatant.
Justice Stevens Admits Error in the Kelo Case—but Also Doubles Down on the Bottom Line
In his recent memoir, he admits he seriously misinterpreted precedent in one of his most controversial decisions, but maintains he still got the result right.
To Defeat Trump, New York Times Columnist Argues, We Must Abolish Judicial Review
Jamelle Bouie's counterintuitive recommendation would effectively eliminate constitutional limits on elected officials, including Trump and every demagogue who follows him.
Pirates, Pot, and Police: The Supreme Court Has Been Busy
Plus: intra-conservative culture war, Tulsi Gabbard on Snowden, and more…
Justices Ginsburg and Gorsuch Switch Sides
A truly interesting and unusual Supreme Court line-up.
No, I'm Serious. The Roberts Court Won't Save Trump from Impeachment
Sometimes Dershowitz gives really bad advice
How Often Has the U.S. Supreme Court Upheld a Federal Law?
An awful lot, but who's counting?
Brett Kavanaugh Flunks His First Test as an Originalist
If Kavanaugh is a committed originalist, you would never know it based on his complacent behavior in Timbs v. Indiana.
What to Make of the Supreme Court's Latest Abortion Case
SCOTUS sidesteps the hard questions in Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky.
Census Citizenship Question Pushed for by GOP Gerrymanderer
And that whole Voting Rights Act justification? Kinda the opposite, actually.
In Defense of "Virtual Briefing" (i.e. Blogging, Tweeting, Podcasting About Supreme Court Cases).
Some thoughts on a new draft article by Jeff Fisher and Alli Larsen
Dissenting From a Decision Blocking a Retaliatory Arrest Claim, Neil Gorsuch Notes That 'Almost Anyone Can Be Arrested for Something'
The Trump appointee warns that "little would be left of our First Amendment liberties" if cops could punish people who irk them by finding a legal reason to bust them.
The Supreme Court Case That Could Change Immigrant Representation in U.S. Courts
Nine years after his shooting death on the border, the family of Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca may finally get a chance to hold the border agent accountable.
How Often Has the U.S. Supreme Court Struck Down a Federal Law? Part II
More often than you might think
How Often Has the U.S. Supreme Court Struck Down a Federal Law?
Depends on who you ask.
A New History of Judicial Review
A new history of how the U,.S. Supreme Court has defined and enforced the limits of congressional power
Kavanaugh v. Gorsuch - Part Deux
Trumps two High Court nominees are jurisprudentially independent of one another.
The Supreme Court Probably Won't Kill Roe Yet
SCOTUS is likely to restrict abortion access, but in a more gradual way.
John Paul Stevens Is Still Trying To Defend the Kelo Debacle
In his new memoir, the retired justice seeks to justify his awful eminent domain ruling.
Court-Packing Plans Threaten Civil Liberties and the Separation of Powers
Ilya Somin of "The Volokh Conspiracy" discusses the dangers of liberal proposals to pack the Supreme Court.
Antitrust standing and Kavanaugh-versus-Gorsuch textualism
The Supreme Court's dueling opinions in Apple, Inc. v. Pepper raise interesting questions about textualist statutory interpretation.
App Store Antitrust Case Could Still Tank
Plus: Sen. Josh Hawley continues anti-tech crusade, Pete Buttigieg on tariffs, "toxic femininity," Gen Z panic, and more...
Hyatt, the Constitution, and the Common Law
A new decision on sovereign immunity, and what it means for originalists.
A Leftist Makes the Case for Originalism
What’s worse for the left, a conservative originalist or a conservative living constitutionalist?
Might Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Disappear?
A major environmental case might settle before the Supreme Court has the chance to review it.
Supreme Court To Consider Whether Civil Rights Act Protects Gay and Transgender Workers
Does current precedent forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex-based stereotypes apply here?
Are Food-Stamp Receipts Beyond the Reach of FOIA? Supreme Court Hears Arguments Today
Plus: Violence in Sri Lanka leads to social media suppression, and the White House wants to make it harder for pretrial diversion participants to get government jobs.
The PTO's Prissy, Puzzling Rules for Registering Trademarks Are Fuct Up
The owner of a clothing line asks the Supreme Court to overturn the ban on "scandalous" trademarks because it violates the First Amendment.
Hula Hoops and Chinese Food at Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Are we squandering a rare opportunity to learn more about the justices?
Fake News and the First Amendment: Free Speech Rules (Episode 3)
Episode 3 of Free Speech Rules, starring UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh
Supreme Court Hears Case of Man Tried Six Times for Same Crime
The justices are considering if the prosecutor was racially biased in keeping African-Americans off the jury.
Police Sicced a Dog on a Surrendering Man. Will the Supreme Court Review the Doctrine That Gave Them Immunity?
The ACLU wants the Supreme Court to revisit the notorious qualified immunity doctrine.
Texas Would Rather Ban All Chaplains from Execution Chambers Than Placate One Buddhist Inmate in His Final Moments
Equal treatment under the law can mean everyone is treated equally poorly
Supreme Court Turns Away Georgia Cash Bail Challenge
Justices leave intact a ruling allowing detention for 48 hours of those who cannot immediately pay for their release.
Noah Feldman and Neil Siegel on Court-Packing
Two prominent liberal constitutional law scholars warn against the dangers of court-packing.
