Book Advances for the Justices in 2023 Gorsuch ($250,000), Kavanaugh ($340,000), Jackson ($893,750). Reason · Jun 7, 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
CFPB v. CFSAA: Originalists v. Traditionalists The Court's originalists and traditionalists break out into their camps. Reason · May 17, 2024
Justice Kavanaugh Speaks at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference Today Justice Kavanaugh spoke at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Austin. I was pleased this session was open to the press, and saw several reporters in the room. The Washington Post has an early report. Chief Judge Richman interviewed Justice Kavanaugh. It was a very engaging exchange. I thought… Reason · May 10, 2024
The Clear Statement Rule and the Major Question Doctrine As Substantive Separation of Powers Canons The clear statement rule and the major question doctrine both function as substantive separation of powers canons in order to avoid deciding if federal actions are unconstitutional. Reason · Apr 28, 2024
Justice Gorsuch's Concurrence in Labrador v. Poe The walls are closing on universal, non-party injunctions against state laws. Reason · Apr 18, 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 17, 2024
Justice Barrett on the Takings Clause and the Police Power "Though at times the two seem more like in-laws than soulmates." Reason · Apr 12, 2024
Dan Stevens' Triple Feature: Godzilla X Kong, Abigail, Cuckoo Explore English actor Dan Stevens' versatile career with upcoming genre films and collaborations, including 'Godzilla x Kong' directed by Adam Wingard. Top News · Mar 28, 2024
The Court Should Cast Doubt On Havens Realty "Diversion" Standing and Establishment Clause "Offended Observer" Standing If Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine lacks standing, so should progressive groups. Reason · Mar 27, 2024
Justice Barrett's concurrence in McCraw will increase the number of emergency appeals on the Shadow Docket The Shadow Docket giveth, The Shadow Docket taketh away Reason · Mar 20, 2024
Shawn Johnson And Andrew East Adjusting To Life With Three Kids Shawn Johnson and Andrew East share their parenting journey with three kids, emphasizing family bonding, healthy eating, and endorsing MorningStar Farms' R... Top News · Mar 20, 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. Reason · Mar 19, 2024
Reason · Mar 13, 2024 The Judicial Conference's New "Policy" Demonstrates Why Judges Should Not Make Policy The way to depoliticize the courts is to depoliticize the courts.
Reason · Mar 5, 2024 Were There Last Minute Changes to Trump v. Anderson? There are reasons to suspect the justices were wrangling over language up until the last minute.
Reason · Mar 4, 2024 The Modern Supreme Court Agrees With Chief Justice Chase: Trump Cannot Be Removed From The Presidential Ballot From the outset of the litigation, Blackman & Tillman's argument was that Griffin's Case bars the relief sought by the Colorado voters.
Reason · Feb 9, 2024 Oral Arguments in Trump v. Anderson Part IV: Justice Sotomayor and Kagan get the line between national power and federalism The states do not need Section 3 to impose qualifications on state-created positions. But only the national government should decide questions about the President.
Reason · Feb 9, 2024 Oral Arguments in Trump v. Anderson Part III: Justice Kavanaugh Gets Griffin's Case and Justice Barrett gets FedCourts Why did Jonathan Mitchell not vigorously defend Griffin's Case and Chief Justice Chase? And Mitchell missed Justice Barrett's question about direct/collateral challenges due to his refusal to accept the sword-shield dichotomy.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024 How technology is helping to prevent and diagnose an array of cancers From toothbrushes to intelligent toilets, Nic Fleming investigates the creative innovations playing an important role in achieving better outcomes for cancer patients
Reason · Dec 17, 2023 Ten Reflections on Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett's Votes In Dobbs On Friday, I wrote a post that totaled nearly 6,000 words about the New York Times bombshell report on Dobbs. My initial goal was to simply lay out all of the new disclosures--and there were many of them. Now, I've had some time to think about this new information. Here,…
Reason · Dec 15, 2023 16 Disclosures from the New York Times Leak Report About Dobbs Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak of the New York Times have published a remarkable story about Dobbs that reports on private correspondences, votes at conference, and more. This post will highlight sixteen of the largest disclosures, and close with some broader thoughts. And I've presented this narrative in (roughly) chronological…
Reason · Nov 20, 2023 Justices Kavanaugh And Barrett's Shadow Docket Concurrence In The Hamburger Mary's Case The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Reason · Nov 18, 2023 Broad Injunctions Against Enforcement of Allegedly Unconstitutional Statutes An interesting opinion from Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett; it arose in a case challenging a Florida law that was aimed at drag shows, but it deals with the remedies question and not the underlying substantive First Amendment question.
Inverse · Nov 9, 2023 Do Dreams Make Your Sleep Quality Worse? A psychologist helps us break down how dreams might change how you feel when you wake up.