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Oral Argument in Devillier v. Texas Suggests Victory for Property Rights Likely

Both conservative and liberal justices seem to oppose letting states get away with violating the Takings Clause merely because Congress hasn't enacted a specific law enforcing it against them.

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First Female Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Memorialized Today

Explore the legacy and impact of late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the heartfelt tributes expressed during memorial events.

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My Emory Law op-ed on 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

More on an important free-speech case from the recent Supreme Court Term

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Justice Sotomayor Defends Racial and Ethnic Classifications Relied Upon by Harvard and UNC

She doesn't do a very good job of it.

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New Divided Argument Episode: My Despised World

After a month-long hiatus, Dan Epps and I have posted a new, 2-hour-long podcast episode: My Despised World (Dan came up with the title.) Most of it discusses two of June's jurisdictional decisions -- Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway, and United States v. Texas -- with a shorter discussion of…

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More on Standing in the 303 Creative Case

A response to my critique of the Court's new standing jurisprudence.

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Progressives Should Be Grateful For President Trump's Not-So-Conservative SCOTUS Picks

Recently, Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida and GOP presidential candidate, offered a mild criticism of President Trump's three Supreme Court nominees. "I respect the three [Trump] appointees," DeSantis said, "but none of those three are at the same level of Justice Thomas and Justice Alito." DeSantis is not wrong.…

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SCOTUS returns to "separate but equal"

How the right made discrimination a First Amendment issue

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Justice Sotomayor and the Manipulation of "Race"

Justice Sotomayor decides who is a person of color based on whether it supports her views regarding structural racism.

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Say Farewell To The "Diversity Benefits" Rationale For Affirmative Action

The majority and dissent state the quiet part out loud: affirmative action was never about the educational benefits from diversity.

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Just The Facts, Ma'am

The importance of the trial records in Students for Fair Admissions and 303 Creative

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"What a Difference Five Years Makes"

What would Masterpiece have looked like with Justice Kennedy still on Court?

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A Lawyer Who Litigated Grutter Comments on the Court's College Admission Racial Preferences Cases

I've known Michael Rosman at the Center for Individual Rights for almost 30 years; he has litigated many important cases, including with regard to racial preferences, and was one of the lawyers in Grutter v. Bollinger. I'm therefore delighted to pass along his short reactions to Students for Fair Admission…

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Looking Back on the Supreme Court's 2022-23 Term

Some end-of-term comments and an assessment of my end-of-term predictions.

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"'We Came Here to Exclude the Negro. Nothing Short of This Will Answer.'"

From Justice Jackson's opinion, joined by Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of certiorari today in Harness v. Watson: The President of the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention said it plain: "Let us tell the truth if it bursts the bottom of the Universe … We came here to exclude the…

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S. Ct. Decides: "True Threats" Exception Requires Showing that Speaker Was "Reckless," i.e.,

"consciously disregarded a substantial risk that his communications would be viewed as threatening violence."

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Predicting Case Authors and Outcomes as the Supreme Court Hits the Home Stretch

Some worth-what-you-paid-for-them predictions for the final(?) week of SCOTUS opinions.

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Oh Hale Yes!

Justices Sotomayor and Kagan cite Sir Matthew Hale.

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Has Justice Gorsuch Ever Written An Opinion That Ruled Against An Indian Tribe or Member?

9-0.

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In Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court Cuts Back Federal Regulatory Authority Over Wetlands

The Clean Water Act decision was a unanimous win for the Sacketts, and a 5-4 victory for Justice Scalia's 2006 Rapanos v. United States plurality.

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Sotomayor and Kagan "Go Back To School" Each Other in Warhol v. Goldsmith

Does The Relationship Between Justices Sotomayor and Kagan "Have Much Of A Future"? Or was this just their "Fifteen Minutes" of Flame Wars?

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Another Voting Paradox Case (Pork Division)

The California Pork case (NPCC v. Ross) is another example of a case whose outcome conflicts with the doctrines adopted by the Court itself in its opinions.

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How Did Justice Gorsuch Lose A Majority In National Pork Producers?

Thomas assigned the majority to Justice Gorsuch, but he couldn't hold five all the way.

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SCOTUS Chooses California Over Pork Producers and Bacon Consumers (and Issues Four Other Opinions Too)

The Supreme Court issues five merits opinions, but there are still forty more waiting.

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Some Levity On A Technical Oral Argument Day

Today, the Harlan Institute and Ashbrook hosted the championship round for our virtual Supreme Court competition. Every year, we fly the top two teams and their coaches, to Washington, D.C. These high schoolers had a jam packed day. In the morning, we attended oral argument at the Supreme Court. For…

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