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The idea of race-blind justice isn’t very popular these days, but Judge James C. Ho made a compelling case for it in recent testimony before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.…
Clarice Feldman of the American Thinker explores the political calculations linked to President Trump’s second impeachment. Does the President have a right to free speech? Josh Blackman, a constitutional law…
And, if by any chance, you’ve got the time and the inclination for some serious thoughts about the significance of the day, here are three interesting peice from the folks…
That’s the conclusion of an eye-opening post by Jim Lindgren at the Volokh Conspiracy: The fracas over Don Lemon of CNN laughing at his panel’s insults about the intelligence of…
Back when the impeachment inquiry was still in the hands of the House Intelligence Committee, I got an email message from an old friend asking, “What do you make of…
That’s the title of a thoughtful post by Ilya Somin on the Volokh Conspiracy blog. It’s well worth reading in its entirety, but here are a few excerpts: Some may…
In a previous Update, I criticized a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upholding the absurd restrictions that New York City imposes on licensed gun…
That’s the subtitle of a recent Volokh Conspiracy blogpost in which Jonathan Adler discusses an Obamacare challenge that’s currently being litigated in Texas. Adler’s no fan of the Affordable Care…
Last week I quoted glowing endorsements of Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh by seven legal experts from across the ideological spectrum. Today, I want to add two more endorsements, one…
That’s the question presented in The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina v. The Episcopal Church. Samuel Bray explains the case in a recent post at the…
At the Volokh Conspiracy, Jonathan Adler has posted an upbeat report on President Trump’s judicial appointments: [L]ast week, the Senate confirmed Justice Don Willett and James Ho to the U.S.…
That question was recently addressed by the Ohio Court of Appeals. The Court found that: While [the law] affords trial courts discretion in imposing restrictions corresponding to a CPO, this…