Apocalypse Never
We are frequently warned that humanity is beset by ecological catastrophes that could kill off civilization, perhaps even our species. Not so, insists environmental activist Michael Shellenberger in his new …
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Brickbat: Raclure de Bidet
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to ban homeschooling and to impose government control on religious and cultural institutions and sports associations. Macron says the moves will be part …
Making Sense of FDA v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
On Friday evening, the Court decided FDA v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. At long last, an abortion case finally made it onto the Court’s docket. For nearly two …
An Imagined #SCOTUS Group Chat for FDA v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
–8/26/20– @Clerk: SG filed application for stay in abortion case. District Court entered nationwide injunction to make it easier to obtain mifepristone during the pandemic. –9/10/20– @Clerk: Briefing completed in …
Trump Administration on Wrong Side of Important Religious Freedom Case Before the Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Tanzin v. Tamvir, an important religious freedom case. The Trump administration, which in other contexts claims to be a champion …
New Article: What Rights are “Essential”? The 1st, 2nd, and 14th Amendments in the Time of Pandemic
I am happy to share a draft article, titled What Rights are “Essential”? The 1st, 2nd, and 14th Amendments in the Time of Pandemic. Readers of this blog will likely …
The Pence-Harris Debate Was a Model of Civility, Evasion, and Obfuscation
Last night’s vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris was much politer than last week’s raucous rumble between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. It was also much less …
Trump Threatens To Drop Out of Virtual Debate
The next debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is supposed to take place in a week, but a shift to a virtual town hall has …
The Supreme Court Still Has Not Appointed A New Circuit Justice For the Second Circuit
Justice Scalia passed away on February 13, 2016. Twelve days later, on February 25, 2016, the Supreme Court announced that Justice Thomas would serve as the Circuit Justice for the …
Harris Leans Into Prosecutor Past at Vice Presidential Debate
Separated by sheets of plexiglass, the 2020 vice presidential nominees engaged in a debate that otherwise felt normal—so normal that it was disorienting. For a moment, we all remembered what …