Advocate John Roberts v. Chief Justice John Roberts How do you know what a lawyer really believes when he is always representing a client? Reason · Sep 2
Strictly Ballroom: Justice Kavanaugh Defeats Chief Justice Roberts The Court rejects the D.C. Circuit's erroneous "aesthetic injury" standing precedents and the Chief can only wax about Churchill. Reason · Aug 31
Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Go Forward, at Least for Now The majority didn't decide whether the construction violated federal law, only that plaintiffs' purely aesthetic interests didn't allow them to assert a federal claim. Reason · Aug 31
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lighthiser v. Trump Kids' Climate Suit Yet another federal court opinion dismissing constitutional climate change claims. Reason · Jun 3
Judge Leon Blocked The East Wing Ballroom Based on Offended Observer Standing After Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a claim for a purely "aesthetic injury" should fail. Reason · Apr 1
The Ignored Aesthetic Standing Argument In FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine The fauna that did not bark, the flora that did not bloom. Reason · Jun 14, 2024
Justice Kavanaugh's Arrested Development U.S. v. Texas, Linda v. Richard, and Brett v. Amy. Reason · Jun 26, 2023