I suppose it’s fitting that Donald Trump, a lawless president, would saddle the country with a lawless Supreme Court. This isn’t merely a matter of “denying Biden the same deference&
AKA Lies. Dear Jim @Acosta: Grassley is lying. He voted to confirm Anthony Kennedy in 1988. Thanks, Jonathan Singer pic.twitter.com/uLdYDrYv5t — Jonathan Singer (@jonathanhsinger) February 14, 2016
Roe v. Wade turns 40 today. This seems like a good opportunity to address some of the false things that are routinely said about it: Roe is unpopular. This is a particular favorite of Ben Wittes
As I mentioned below, yesterday Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed a draconian abortion law that, among other things, effectively bans abortions after 18 weeks after conception. This law, like other a
Atypically for something written by John Yoo, I actually agree with much of the first part of his Clarence Thomas apologia. Thomas is the most principled conservative on the Court, his contribution (w
But then, via publius, she gives us animation: There’s so much wrong with Slate (see: Saletan). But sometimes they just get it right.
This online database of papers from the Blackmun files looks like an immensely valuable resources for scholars and watchers of the Court.
Today, in day 2 of the term, the Supreme Court heard two cases involving the US Sentencing guidelines. Both cases involve decisions by lower courts to sentence drug offenders to something less than th