New in Civitas Outlook: The Supreme Law: A Quarter Century after 9/11 "But for September 11, 2001, and the events that followed, constitutional law likely would be unrecognizable today." Reason · Sep 11
New in Civitas Outlook: "The End Is Near for the American Bar Association" "I played a small role in trying to stop the ABA’s collapse, which I have not previously discussed, but now wish to share." Reason · Sep 1
New in Civitas Outlook: "SCOTUS's Immigration Rulings Chastise Trump on Morality" "Mullin v. Doe should have been resolved on legal grounds without the need to virtue signal about immigration." Reason · Aug 25
New in Civitas Outlook: Trump Refights the "War" That Congress and the Burger Court "Waged" Against President Nixon's Tapes "OLC's opinion will frustrate, rather than extend, the dangerous cycle of presidential lawfare." Reason · Apr 14
New in Civitas Outlook: The Temptation of the Inferior "Imperial Judiciary" "As Judge Kenneth K. Lee wisely warned, judges of the inferior courts should 'not be seduced by the temptation of judicial resistance,' lest they inch towards an inferior 'imperial judiciary.'" Reason · Mar 17
New in Civitas Outlook: "Eliminating Liberal International Asymmetries" "The effect, if not purpose, of modern international law is to obstruct American conservative foreign policy." Reason · Jan 9
New in Civitas Outlook: "Brazenly Partisan" Judges Scrutinize Trump's Mind, But Refuse To Explain Themselves I write about Judge Wynn's decision to rescind his senior status because Trump won. Reason · Dec 11, 2025
New in Civitas Outlook: "The Failed Lower Court Revolt" Civitas Outlook has published my new essay, titled The Failed Lower Court Revolt. Here is the introduction: Shortly before President… The post New in Civitas Outlook: "The Failed Lower Court Revolt" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Sep 2, 2025
Is the American Bar Association's Accreditation Monopoly about to End? My latest Civitas Outlook column looks at the growing pressure on the ABA's role in law school accreditation. Reason · Jun 2, 2025
New Civitas Outlook Essay: Four Questions and Few Answers About the Invasion Clause I have written several somewhat tentative posts on the Invasion Clause. This is an issue on which the courts have… The post New Civitas Outlook Essay: Four Questions and Few Answers About the Invasion Clause appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Feb 13, 2025
The DOGE Daze of Regulatory Reform Why Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are overestimating the extent to which the administrative state can be brought to heel through Presidential fiat. Reason · Dec 12, 2024