Libertarian

Ten days ago I blogged about President Trump’s 44-person not-so-short list. At the time, I gave it two cheers. Ten days later, this list seems very important. Here, I will try to narrow down the list in light of Justice...

I encourage everyone to read this touching essay by Nina Totenberg about her dear friend, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Here, I would like to flag a topic near and dear to me: Leaks. This leak though was inadvertent, and thankfully,...

Last year, a rumor spread that Justice Ginsburg would lock down her papers for 100 year after she left the bench. Fortunately, this rumor was “not true.” But we do not know when the papers will be made available....

After all the Court packing, Randy and I will have to write a book about the current members of the Court: 100 Supreme Court Justices Everyone Should Know. This post has been republished with permission from a publicly-available...

In 2016, I wrote an article titled, “SCOTUS after Scalia.” I wrote a section on the short-sightedness of the Chief Justices’s so-called “long game.” What I wrote in 2016 resonates even more so...

2016: Asked if the Senate had an obligation to assess Judge Garland’s qualifications, her answer was immediate. “That’s their job,” she said. “There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the...

A few moments ago, I posted my statement about Justice Ginsburg’s death. Here, I would like to discuss how her passing will affect the Supreme Court before her successor is confirmed. First, there are now only eight...

Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. Over at The Washington Post (paywall), IJ’s first-ever client, African-style hair braider Pamela Ferrell, is profiled at...