Justice Alito's Letter About The Flag Flap He will not recuse, so everyone should move on. Reason · May 29, 2024
Biden Campaign Shifts Strategy Amid Concerns Over Re-Election Prospects Biden campaign shifts strategy amid polling concerns. Justice Alito faces criticism for refusal to recuse. Top News · May 29, 2024
The Alito Flag Flap, Snyder v. Phelps, and Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire The latest reporting from the New York Times intersections with Free Speech cases. Reason · May 29, 2024
Supreme Court Justice Alito's Flag Controversy Sparks Ethics Debate Debate over Supreme Court ethics and recusal rules amid concerns about impartiality and accountability. Top News · May 24, 2024
The Value of Legislative Drafting Guides In Brown v. United States, Justice Alito relied on them, but Justice Jackson did not. Reason · May 24, 2024
Alito flags spark alarm over lax ethics Justice Alito "and Justice Thomas at some level have only themselves to blame” if Congress cracks down, expert says Salon · May 23, 2024
Former Florida Governor Calls For Justice Alito's Recusal Former Florida governor Jeff Swartz raises concerns about impartiality of Supreme Court Justices Alito and Thomas in January 6th cases, emphasizing adheren... Top News · May 23, 2024
Justice Alito's Home Displays Provocative Flag, NYT Reports Controversy surrounds US Supreme Court Justice Alito's flag display, sparking debate on free speech and symbolism. Top News · May 23, 2024
Supreme Court Justice Alito's Upside-Down Flag Controversy Controversy surrounds Justice Alito's flag incident defended by Senator Cruz amid court-packing concerns. Top News · May 23, 2024
Flagpole to Heaven I've learned a few things this past week about the Alitos. It seems that they have flag poles at their homes, and use flags to convey messages. I'm not sure if the Alitos have taken classes on flag semaphore. What those messages are, exactly, I do not know. At the… Reason · May 23, 2024
30 Months After Only Three Justices Would Have Granted Cert in Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, the New York Court of Appeals Holds Fulton Changed Nothing Decisions from Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett continue to linger. Reason · May 22, 2024
Judicial Boycotts of Non-Elite Schools In April 2009, a law student at American University asked Justice Scalia how a student from her school could become "outrageously successful" without "connections and elite degrees." (The clip begins around 52:00.) Scalia laughed out loud. He answered, "Just work hard and be very good." But then he digressed to… Reason · May 21, 2024
CFPB v. CFSAA: Originalists v. Traditionalists The Court's originalists and traditionalists break out into their camps. Reason · May 17, 2024
Reason · May 17, 2024 Rhymes with Punt Following up on the fringe theory about Justice Alito's flag, Shannon Bream of Fox News has these tweets: I spoke directly with Justice #Alito about the flag story in the NYT. In addition to what's in the story, he told me a neighbor on their street had a "F--- Trump"…
Top News · May 17, 2024 Justice Alito's Home Flies US Flag Upside Down Justice Alito's decision to fly the US flag upside down at his home post-January 6th events sparks debate and speculation about its symbolic meaning.
Reason · May 16, 2024 Why did Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson Dissent in Robinson v. Landry? And what would have happened if Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch did not vote to grant the stay?
Reason · Apr 18, 2024 Justice Gorsuch's Concurrence in Labrador v. Poe The walls are closing on universal, non-party injunctions against state laws.
Top News · Apr 17, 2024 Supreme Court Eases Path For Discrimination Lawsuits Against Employers Supreme Court ruling favors employee in discrimination case involving forced transfer, setting precedent for future lawsuits.
Reason · Apr 17, 2024 Justice Kavanaugh Rejects The Substantive "Veterans Benefits" Canon A careful textualist analysis that speaks more broadly to other substantive canons, including Chevron deference.
Reason · Apr 16, 2024 Congratulations to Sam Bray, Whose National Injunction Article Was Cited Three Times by Justices Today That happened in yesterday's opinions respecting the stay in Labrador v. Poe, twice in Justice Gorsuch's concurrence (joined by Justices Thomas and Alito), and once in Justice Jackson's dissent (joined by Justice Sotomayor). Nice! For Sam's substantive analysis of Labrador, see this post.
Reason · Apr 16, 2024 Is the Bell Tolling for Universal Injunctions? Yesterday the Court stayed most of the district court's injunction in Labrador v. Poe, narrowing the injunction so that it protected only the plaintiffs from the enforcement of Idaho's statute restricting surgeries and other kinds of medical interventions for minors related to gender identity. Accompanying the Court's stay were three…
Reason · Mar 26, 2024 Mifepristone in the Supreme Court—Comments on Oral Argument (Updated) Live commentary on the Supreme Court oral argument in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
Reason · Mar 19, 2024 The Sequel to Doe v. Mills: Justice Barrett Tightens The Screws On The Shadow Docket The center of the Court wants to push back on temporary administrative stays and the Fifth Circuit.
Top News · Mar 12, 2024 US Supreme Court Extends Pause On Texas Immigration Law US Supreme Court Justice Alito extends halt on Texas immigration law, pending further review. Supporters argue for border protection, critics raise concern...