The Latest Breaking News from Jed Shugerman

Rupe Debate: Judging the Supreme Court's Emergency Docket

Adler v. Shugerman on the Supreme Court's handling of separation of powers concerns on the "shadow docket."

Reason · Apr 13

A "Bombshell" Or a Dud?

Once again, originalism is only elevated when a scholar with conservative credentials opposes conservative jurisprudence.

Reason · Oct 14, 2025

More on Birthright Citizenship and Undocumented Immigrants - Rejoinder to Barnett and Wurman

Why their response to me and other critics fails to refute key objections.

Reason · Feb 18, 2025

How does Trump's trial end? It may hinge on how jurors feel about sex and privacy

The Trump's Trials team breaks down why prosecutors have a timeline problem, what Michael Cohen's testimony so far has shown, and why it may all come down to a question of sex and privacy in the end.

WEKU · May 20, 2024

Prosecutors need Michael Cohen to tie details together in Trump's hush money trial

Here's what's to come in Donald Trump's legal battles, from Trump's Trials: Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen is expected to take the stand in the New York hush money trial this week.

WEKU · May 13, 2024

Hicks "ties everything" closer to Trump

"The DA’s office is going to argue that all of these puzzle pieces add up to a crime," law professor says

Salon · May 3, 2024

"A historic mistake" of the Trump trial

A law professor gets Trump’s Manhattan prosecution wrong in the New York Times

Salon · Apr 25, 2024

Part I—A Response to Professor Jed Shugerman on Slate in 2017, and his most recent 2024 Tweet Thread(s), About The 1793 Hamilton Document!

Professor Shugerman's argument that the 1793 Hamilton Document, that is, a list of "every person holding any civil office or employment under the United States, (except the judges)," was intended to ensure compliance with the Constitution's Sinecure Clause lacks support.

Reason · Feb 25, 2024

Biden's new student debt relief plan will likely face legal challenges

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden looks to revive a key campaign promise to provide widespread debt relief to student loan borrowers, legal experts warn that he’s likely to encounter a fresh wave of lawsuits challenging his authority to act without congressional approval.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023

Biden blames GOP for student loan ruling as 2024 political consequences loom

President Joe Biden insisted Friday that “this fight is not over” after the Supreme Court struck down his $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023