How do you replace an icon on the Supreme Court? (and why that is the wrong question)
The news that progressives dreaded for years came to pass last night: Justice Ginsburg died. An icon of the liberal wing of the Court,...
Do we really have to ask, What is Puerto Rico?
Does it really take 61 pages to answer such a simple question? The legal question in the recent Financial Oversight and Management Board for...
What do North Carolina Judges Know that Supreme Court Justices Do Not?
Last week, a three-judge court in North Carolina did the unthinkable: it struck down a state redistricting plan on partisan gerrymandering grounds. This plucky...
Justice Kennedy Retires, and I feel . . . fine?
The unthinkable has happened: Justice Anthony Kennedy, super median on the US Supreme Court, announced his retirement from the Court. Liberals worried about this...
World Cup refereeing as constitutional interpretation
The World Cup is underway in Russia, and not a game goes by when I am not reminded of our very own US Supreme...
Initial thoughts on Gill v. Whitford, the Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case
The US Supreme published its long-awaited decision in the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford. Gill could have been a landmark decision about American...
The intelligent man on the street takes a look at the travel ban
The US Supreme Court held oral arguments yesterday on President Trump’s travel ban. Under the ban, nationals from five predominantly Muslim countries (Iran, Libya,...
Looking for Consistency in Chief Justice Roberts’ Chambers
Something is going on in the chambers of Chief Justice Roberts. Last October, in the oral argument for Gill v. Whitford, the Wisconsin political...
