Every summer, we prepare the supplement for the Barnett/Blackman casebook. In recent years, we have tried to edit the cases on the same day they are decided. This year, the back-to-back Dobbs/Bruen drops delayed our schedule. We have now finished our review. Here are the nine cases that will be in the supplement.
- Carson v. Makin
- City of Austin v. Reagan National
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
- Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
- New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen
- Shurtleff v. City of Boston
- Torres v. DPS
- U.S. v. Vaello-Madero
- West Virginia v. EPA
What a momentous term! If I had to predict, about half of these cases will make their way into the fifth edition of the casebook. Dobbs overruled Roe. Carson completes the trilogy that begin with Trinity Lutheran and Espinoza. Kennedy finally interred Lemon, and more importantly, eliminated the Lemon defense. Bruen finally decided the issues left unresolved in Heller and McDonald. Torres v. DPS may represent a new schism on the Court with sovereign immunity. And West Virginia may be the first step (or at least half a step) to a reinvigoration of the non-delegation doctrine.
The fifth edition of the casebook should be published in 2026–just in time for the Semiquincentennial. What will constitutional law look like for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
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