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Did the Solicitor General Misrepresent Flournoy Article in Birthright Citizenship Oral Argument
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (223+ words) It is often useful to consult the original source. Jonathan H. Adler | 4. 9. 2026 3: 28 PM One point of contention concerns the opinions of Richard W. Flournoy, Jr. , an attorney in the State Department who wrote several articles related to citizenship, including "Dual Nationality and…...
Justice John Marshall Harlan's Lecture Notes On Wong Kim Ark
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (1369+ words) An excerpt from my 2013 co-authored article on Harlan's constitutional law lectures. Josh Blackman | 4. 9. 2026 1: 33 PM Given the recent attention to Justice Harlan, I thought it would be helpful to reproduce both our discussion of Harlan's lecture on'Wong Kim Ark, as well…...
Illinois Supreme Court Says Partisanship a Problem for Cook County Judge but Ignores Its Own Issues
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (1136+ words) The Illinois Supreme Court is facing a lawsuit by a former Cook County judge who was canned for writing a column supportive of President Trump when he was not even on the bench, but as NRA board member Todd Vandermyde…...
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor claims colleague Brett Kavanaugh's prep school upbringing sways his stance on ICE raids
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (326+ words) Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took a swipe at colleague Brett Kavanaugh over his stance on ICE raids, claiming he's out of touch and couldn't possibly know anyone who "works by the hour" because of his prep school upbringing. The…...
The Birthright Citizenship Question that Stumped the Solicitor General
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (285+ words) It was surprising that the Solicitor General did not appear to have thought much legislative power under Section 5. Jonathan H. Adler | 4. 9. 2026 12: 36 PM In reviewing the Supreme Court oral argument in'United States v. Barbara, in which the justices considered the lawfulness of President…...
The First Tell Was the File Name of the Principal Brief: "Cocounsel Skill Results
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (329+ words) Eugene Volokh | 4. 9. 2026 11: 11 AM Further suspicions arose when, during our substantive review of the briefs, we discovered three problematic citations: Page 4 of the principal brief states, "The Guidelines' commentary makes clear that '[m]ere presence or knowledge of the offense is…...
The Supreme Court's next big Fourth Amendment case
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (191+ words) Damon Root | 4. 9. 2026 7: 00 AM Later this month, the justices will hear oral arguments in another case that sits at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and the Fourth Amendment. And just like in Carpenter, the privacy rights of millions will once again…...
Legislative history lives on " in secret
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (203+ words) Clear Statements is a recurring series by'Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. Rumors of the textualist triumph over legislative history have been greatly exaggerated. But recent cases suggest the pendulum may be secretly swinging…...
Conversion therapy and professional speech
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (439+ words) Courtly Observations'is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court's decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people's lives. The history of professional speech in the court Chiles v. Salazar…...