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Tag: US Supreme Court
Congress can still do the right thing on bump stocks
A recent Supreme Court decision striking down the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks was a setback for public safety, but only a temporary one — provided […]
The Supreme Court’s religious crusade found its soldiers
by Noah Feldman A new law in Louisiana requires every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments. Similar laws are under consideration in Texas and Utah, […]
Trans-athlete case great fodder for Morrisey’s campaign
At what point will Attorney General Patrick Morrisey stop picking on children? He is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of […]
Cannon followed SCOTUS’s playbook
by Noah Feldman You don’t need a legal expert to tell you that Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision striking down the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel […]
SCOTUS stacked the deck for MAGA
by Francis Wilkinson It’s wrong to view the Supreme Court’s ruling in the aptly titled Trump v. United States, its Constitution-torching invitation to authoritarian rule, as a […]
Supreme Court protects all presidents
Put aside former president Donald Trump (an impossible task for some) and examine the Supreme Court’s majority ruling that protects any president from litigation for decisions and […]
With or without Chevron, clearer laws are essential
Among the many rulings the Supreme Court handed down this term, a decision on so-called Chevron deference could prove especially consequential. The question at issue was whether […]
July 7 letters to the editor
Life lessons from Saul Radman & Daniel’s I read about Saul Radman’s passing with many memories. At the age of 14, when my family moved from the […]
Can Trump still be tried for Jan. 6?
by Harry Litman The Supreme Court ended a tumultuous term with one final sledgehammer blow last Monday. Its decision on Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from criminal […]