
Constitutional Law: News Releases and In the News
Jacobi: Gag orders are valid for criminal defendants, including Trump
Volokh: Taxes, adult entertainment, and the First Amendment
Jacobi's SCOTUS forecast for guns, gerrymandering, agencies, First Amendment
Levine: Wood subpoena doesn’t necessarily mean he's flipped
Smith on gag order, proposal to sever trials for Trump codefendants
Levine comments on news coverage of GA Trump cases
Nash: Meadows was right to appeal denial to remove to federal court
Smith: Federal court ambiguity surrounds Cop City ballot initiative
Smith explains how Hatch Act applies to GA election case
Levine: Executive branch has no authority to supervise GA elections
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Levine: Why Willis didn’t pursue charges against Graham in Trump probe
Nash on potential chaos of trying Trump codefendants together
Smith on uncharted territory and the insurrection clause
Jacobi: Roberts steers when SCOTUS justices interrupt each other
Nash: How Meadows' testimony could help prosecutors
Nash: Meadows hopes for a more favorable jury pool
Levine: Why Trump codefendants have called for speedy trials
Nash: Move to federal court might result in Trump judge presiding
Broyde: There’s an easy solution for SCOTUS ethics problems
Cloud: Trump’s booking, release were unusually quick
Nash: Meadows' motion to move to federal court not frivolous
Smith: How speedy trials apply with multiple defendants, jurisdictions
Acevedo: Trump co-defendants may ask to sever trials
Levine breaks down Trump trial timeline
Smith explains conditions of Trump's bond agreement
Levine explains factors in setting Trump's $200K bond
Acevedo: Bond agreement helps streamline booking for Trump
Cloud: Prosecutors need proof Trump knew he lost
Smith explains key differences in Georgia, federal RICO laws
Nash explains Meadows' petition to move to federal court
Smith: Meadows' motion to dismiss conspiracy charges may be 'a steep climb'
Nash: Meadows' motion to remove to federal court has some merit
Levine: Trying 19 conspiracy defendants by March? Not realistic
Jacobi: Holding Trump accountable even more important than jail time
Levine: In alleged Georgia conspiracy, Trump ‘is at the center of everything’
Cloud: Even if re-elected, Trump can't stop GA prosecution
Levine on how to find unbiased jurors for Trump's GA trial
Smith: Georgia RICO Act has lower threshold to establish pattern of criminality
Cloud: Willis' past use of RICO 'absolutely logical'
Acevedo: One of Trump's codefendants will likely cooperate with prosecution
Levine: Fulton DA's indictment 'painstakingly detailed'
Barron: America has never been colorblind
Cloud: Willis has a strong track record in RICO prosecution
Nevitt: Declaring climate emergency 'a specific legal tool'
Smith explains grand jury process in GA Trump investigation
Barron: Trump team effort to disqualify prosecutor and judge 'extraordinary'
Cracking and packing Black voters: Alabama v. Milligan
In three consolidated lawsuits, Alabama voters are currently challenging the state’s most recently enacted Congressional map, arguing that it violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Haaland: Indian Child Welfare Act withstands challenge
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Haaland v. Brackeen, a case brought in separate actions by the state of Texas, a biological mother, and non-Native American adoptive and potential adoptive parents challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).
Sackett v. EPA: Redefining ‘waters of the United States’
The Supreme Court just issued a significant environmental law ruling in Sackett v. EPA, ruling against the EPA’s authority to regulate certain wetlands under the Federal Clean Water Protection Act. The Court’s holding is a massive disappointment for environmentalists.
Smith: Lower federal courts currently have more ethics rules than Supreme Court
303 Creative: Free speech reigns, even in the marketplace
The Supreme Court has taken an enthusiastic role in enforcing free speech guarantees. In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, the Court made clear that customized website design is “pure speech,” and that free speech protections trump antidiscrimination law, even when the speaker is acting in the marketplace.
Ignoring Precedent: Abitron and Trademark Extraterritoriality
The courts have long applied a presumption against the extraterritorial reach of US law. While Congress can use domestic laws to regulate conduct outside of the United States, such regulation is not generally the norm.
Jacobi: Especially for judges, impartiality and optics matter
Jacobi on Jackson’s first term SCOTUS impact
Quinn’s research illustrates high court's shifts, alliances, direction
Volokh: SCOTUS finds Biden overstepped authority on student loan forgiveness
Jacobi: Justice Jackson considers human impact of SCOTUS decisions
Volokh: SCOTUS rules you can't be forced to create messages you disagree with
Volokh: SCOTUS LGBTQ ruling aligns with free speech fundamentals
Affirmative action isn't a free pass, Hutchinson says
Smith: Why SCOTUS decisions are delayed
Jacobi: SCOTUS split in Moore v. Harper shows shift to right
Jacobi unpacks SCOTUS: oral arguments, subtext, and snark
Smith: Venue choice shows federal prosecutors' confidence in Trump charges
Barron explains Trump's federal national security charges
Barron: New Trump indictment won’t affect Fulton DA's timeline
Jacobi on SCOTUS ethics, accountability, and appearances
Hughes: SCOTUS may further gut Voting Rights Act
Jacobi: How SCOTUS views ethics, power, and quid pro quo
Volokh: A (very) slight win over the administrative state
Hughes: SCOTUS decision on Mifepristone means 'business as usual'
Hughes: SCOTUS upholding Texas judge's ruling would have been stunning
Jacobi: Thomas' excuses for million-dollar vacations 'don't pass the smell test'
Hughes: Texas judge's ruling sets dangerous precedent for FDA-approved drugs
Volokh: SCOTUS stay on Mifeprostone isn’t final word on abortion
Nevitt | The legal crisis in the climate crisis
Smith: People want to know about political influence at SCOTUS
Jacobi op-ed | Justices, heel thyself
Jacobi: Female SCOTUS justices still interrupted more often, but Barrett less
Smith discusses possible outcomes in Georgia Supreme Court abortion case
Smith explains high bar set for qualified immunity challenge
Smith: Creating separate white police force anti-democratic
Smith: Other state's rulings on abortion may influence Georgia's
Jacobi: SCOTUS judges should avoid appearance of partisanship
Holbrook: Bill would protect same-sex marriage if Obergefell falls
Smith: Judge's abortion ruling aligns with Georgia's constitution
Nash comments on standing issue in challenge to federal greenhouse metric
Smith on SCOTUS and midterm elections
Willis 96L takes on murder, street crime and a president
Jacobi: Alito/Dobbs opinion ‘elides the most difficult questions’
Jacobi: How abortion rights affect gender equality
Smith: The legality of reducing student debt
Smith: Georgia's abortion law says fetus is a dependent
Smith: Expect 'case-by-case' litigation of new Georgia abortion law
Smith: New heartbeat law will require Georgia to consider tax implications
Volokh: In Georgia, the unborn are now persons
Smith: For now, Georgia abortion law doesn’t affect Plan B contraception
Smith: What constitutes 'personhood' now goes to the state courts
Volokh: With 11th circuit decision, Georgia heartbeat law takes effect