The Latest Breaking News from Kavanaugh

WaPo Columnist Says The Quiet Part Out Loud About Attacks On The Judiciary

"A sustained campaign of condemnation isn’t going to push these judges to write liberal opinions, but it could chasten them toward more moderate ones."

Reason · Feb 20, 2023

Will Chief Justice Roberts Respond To Senator Wyden's Attack On Judge Kacsmaryk?

In March 2020, Senator Charles Schumer stood outside the Supreme Court and assailed the two newest members: "I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you if you go forward…

Reason · Feb 17, 2023

Why Does Justice Kavanaugh Write Concurrences?

And if only we could gaze upon his book of never-published opinions.

Reason · Jan 27, 2023

Vacatur and the Catron Principle

As Sam notes below, one notable feature of the vacatur arguments in US v. Texas was the strong resistance of former D.C. Circuit judges, arguing from their personal experience. Here's Chief Justice Roberts: I mean, this is a long -- that's what the D.C. Circuit and other courts of appeals…

Reason · Nov 30, 2022

Some Thoughts on Last Week's Oral Argument in the Affirmative Action Cases

I was asked to give some brief remarks on the affirmative action cases at a panel discussion at the University of Baltimore today. I typed up some notes, and I thought they were worth sharing: I think at least seven Justices, including Kagan on the left, converged on the notion…

Reason · Nov 9, 2022

Woman filmed dangling from 20th-floor window in Manhattan high-rise fire recounts heartstopping rope rescue

The three-alarm fire broke out around 10.30am on Saturday at a building on 429 East and 52nd Street in Manhattan

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

A Remarkable Moment at Oral Argument in the UNC Affirmative Action Case

Counsel for UNC did not know which box students of Middle Eastern Origin are supposed to check.

Reason · Nov 2, 2022

Review of Oral Argument in Students for Fair Admission v. University of North Carolina

My Justice-by-Justice breakdown.

Reason · Nov 1, 2022

Kavanaugh on Halfway Originalism

An insightful point from oral argument in National Pork Producers v. Ross -- and its implications.

Reason · Oct 20, 2022

Yeshiva University Loses On The Shadow Docket, Wins On The Penumbra Docket

SCOTUS nudges the lower courts and parties into compliance.

Reason · Sep 23, 2022