How states are testing ICE resistance strategies The efforts will likely lead to court fights with the Trump administration. Axios · Feb 24
Second Amendment Roundup: Four Points on the Wolford Argument Comments by Akhil and Vikram Amar in Scotusblog.com are off base. Reason · Jan 26
Overview of the Amicus Briefs Filed in Our Tariff Case The diversity and quality of the briefs opposing Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs speaks for itself. Reason · Jul 10, 2025
"Seven Questions on Section 3: A Response to Professor Kurt Lash" A reply to Prof. Kurt Lash's response to the brief by Profs. Akhil Amar & Vikram Amar. Reason · Feb 8, 2024
Professor Akhil Reed Amar and Professor Vikram Amar Retreat From Their "Global" Rule for the "Offices" and "Officers" of the Constitution Their amicus brief endorses the view that members of state legislatures are officers. They took the exact opposite position in 1995 and in subsequent publications. Reason · Jan 28, 2024
What the Supreme Court's rejection of a controversial theory means for elections The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject the most extreme version of the "independent state legislature theory" is expected to bring some stability to the 2024 elections — and invite more lawsuits. WEKU · Jun 28, 2023
Supreme Court might have easy outs on elections, immigration The Supreme Court soon could find itself with easy ways out of two high-profile cases involving immigration and elections, if the justices are looking to avoid potentially messy and divisive decisions The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
How the Supreme Court could radically reshape elections for president and Congress The justices have agreed to hear a case next term about how much power state legislatures have over how congressional and presidential elections are run. It could upend election laws across the U.S. WEKU · Jun 30, 2022
Amar and Amar on Independent State Legislatures forthcoming in the Supreme Court Review Reason · Mar 8, 2022