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Three Flawed Opinions In Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections

The majority and dissent’s understanding of standing turned on their visions of democracy. The concurrence does not fare much better.

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Minnesota Not So Nice

Plus: Solitary confinement for teens, the Disneyfication of protest, Alito asks about gender, autistic Barbie, and more...

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Revisiting A.A.R.P. v. Trump In Light Of United States v. Maduro

The United States military is like a Denny's.

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Thoughts on the Supreme Court Ruling Against Trump in the Illinois National Guard Case

The decision is a preliminary "shadow docket" ruling. But it strongly suggests the majority believes Trump's use of the Guard is illegal.

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John Roberts Serves A Blue Plate Special, And The Progressives Forget All Of Their Complaints About The Shadow Docket

Trump v. Illinois is Robertsian faux minimalism at its worst.

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Trump v. Slaughter was Trump v. United States Redux

But what does "conclusive and preclusive" actually mean?

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What Does It Mean To "Regulate Importation"?

It's the central question in the tariff cases, and one exchange during oral argument caught my ear

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The Shortest SCOTUS Oral Argument In The Modern Era?

Coney Island Auto Parts, Inc. v. Burton was over in 37 minutes.

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The Asymmetry on Standing for Liberals and Conservatives

Justice Kagan acknowledged an unspoken truth in standing law: it is easier for blue litigants to have standing than for red litigants.

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Chief Justice Burger Set the Stage for the Originalist Revolution

While conservative criticisms of the Burger Court may be justified, those criticisms do not apply to the "The Chief." He had only one vote on the Court ... and, too often, too little support from his colleagues to reach originalist results.

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Minors and Addiction to Speech and Press

I'm finishing serializing my forthcoming Emory Law Journal article titled Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion. In… The post Minors and Addiction to Speech and Press appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Law No Longer Listens To Justice Kennedy

Justice Kennedy's new book reminds me how grateful I am the law no longer listens to him.

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Would A Subsidy To Encourage Young Men and Women To Marry Be Constitutional?

The government would offer a graduated subsidy, based on the age of the mother, to marry under the age of 30, with the goal of promoting natural child conception.

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Justice Kavanaugh Continues To Be The Only Justice To Explain Emergency Docket Orders

And Justice Kavanaugh has come a long way since using the term "noncitizen" instead of "illegal alien."

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Who Was The Fourth Vote For Cert In Chiles v. Salazar?

In December 2023, only three Justices would have granted in Tingley v. Ferguson, which presented the same issue.

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Nationwide Injunction in State Suit Against Birthright Citizenship Order

Judge Bumatay objects on standing grounds, arguing that courts should not seek to offset narrowing one form of relief by expanding another: "That would be like squeezing one end of a balloon—it just pushes all the air to the other end."

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Free Speech Coalition Brings Text, History, and Tradition to the Free Speech Clause

Justice Thomas tries to Bruenify free speech doctrine, but I'm not sure it will work.

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The Status of Smith and Yoder After Mahmoud

The Court continues avoiding the Smith issue, but in an unexpected way.

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Contrasting Coercion for the Free Exercise Clause in Mahmoud and Coercion for the Establishment Clause in Kennedy

The Court finds that the government cannot indirectly coerce children who are exercising their religious beliefs, but the government can indirectly coerce children who are not exercising their religious beliefs.

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Religion at the Supreme Court

Three Cases from OT 2024

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Have The Gundy and Fulton Moments Passed?

The intelligible principle test and Employment Division v. Smith are likely safe from Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett.

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Justice Kavanaugh Lays Out His Roadmap In FCC v. Consumers' Research

Justice Kavanaugh parts ways with Justice Gorsuch on the non-delegation doctrine, but charts two paths for independent agencies.

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Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Gorsuch Walk Back Bostock

Justice Sotomayor is right. The majority cannot just wish away Bostock.

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Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to State Limits on Sex Transition Treatments for Minors

The Court's majority avoids the larger question of whether laws targeting transgender individuals should be subject to heightened scrutiny, but Justice Barrett did not.

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Predictions For The Remaining 15 Cases

Barring any surprises, I do not expect any surprises.

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