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Um Wow, How Was Neal Katyal Sitting Courtside at an NBA Playoff Game?
Come, let us together investigate how corporate America’s favorite Supreme Court lawyer could possibly have found himself watching Jamal Murray from the…
May 5
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April 2024
The Conservative Justices Do Not Want to Talk About January 6
The Supreme Court's Republican justices went out of their way to ignore the existience of the ex-president who gave them their conservative…
Apr 26
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Jay Willis
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The Conservative Justices Do Not Want to Talk About January 6
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James Ho Accidentally Makes Powerful Case For Robust Judge-Shopping Reforms
Against all odds, the federal judge who once unironically used the phrase “woke Constitution” has written something even dumber.
Apr 19
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Jay Willis
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The Case For Sonia Sotomayor’s Retirement Is Not Just About Sonia Sotomayor
Democrats must reconceptualize what it means to serve responsibly on the Supreme Court, where a handful of unexpected vacancies can flip the balance of…
Apr 12
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The Case For Sonia Sotomayor’s Retirement Is Not Just About Sonia Sotomayor
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Republican Politicians Keep Learning That Abortion Is Popular and They Are Not
Florida Amendment 4 gives 22 million people the chance to protect abortion access over the strident objections of Republican elected officials.
Apr 5
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Jay Willis
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Republican Politicians Keep Learning That Abortion Is Popular and They Are Not
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March 2024
The Next Attack on Medication Abortion Just Has to Be a Little Less Stupid
When conservative activists control the federal bench, bad people who make worse arguments are going to win more often than they might otherwise expect.
Mar 29
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Jay Willis
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The Next Attack on Medication Abortion Just Has to Be a Little Less Stupid
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Democrats’ Abandonment of Adeel Mangi Is Cynical and Embarrassing
Republicans gambled that a few well-placed Islamophobic smears would imperil the nomination of a Muslim American lawyer to a federal judgeship. They…
Mar 22
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Democrats’ Abandonment of Adeel Mangi Is Cynical and Embarrassing
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Which Justice Called Sandra Day O’Connor the “Worst Thing to Happen to the Federal Bench”?
Supreme Court justices rarely say anything negative about each other in public. According to an Arizona lawmaker, one unnamed justice’s trip to NYU some…
Mar 19
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Which Justice Called Sandra Day O’Connor the “Worst Thing to Happen to the Federal Bench”?
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The Liberal Justices Backed Down From the Fight
The Supreme Court’s decision to insulate Donald Trump from legal consequences for January 6 didn’t have to be unanimous. Why was it?
Mar 8
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Jay Willis
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John Kennedy’s Judicial Pop Quizzes Are Thirsty and Annoying
Only a former law professor could persuade himself that instant recall of law school trivia is an important skill for a federal judge.
Mar 2
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Jay Willis
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John Kennedy’s Judicial Pop Quizzes Are Thirsty and Annoying
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February 2024
The Curious Case of the Mildly Annoyed Judge
Legal journalists often identify the party affiliation of a federal judge’s appointing president. Not everyone is thrilled about this.
Feb 26
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Jay Willis
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Conservative Activists Are Ready to Bury Federal Courts In Paperwork
While the Supreme Court decides whether to get rid of Chevron deference once and for all, overworked trial court judges are already preparing for the…
Feb 16
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