US Supreme Court: A Year in Review - Part III: Civil Rights, Voting Rights and Equal Protection
Part III – Civil Rights, Voting Rights and Equal Protection
Mr. Katyal began with some statistics, pointing out that in 7 federal criminal cases before the Court this term, the Government lost 6 of Read More
US Supreme Court: A Year in Review - Part II: Administrative Law, Federalism and Separation of Powers
Part II – Administrative Law, Federalism and Separation of Powers
Professor Amar was the next presenter. As a self-described “academic” with “life tenure,” his perspective enlightened the audience in Read More
US Supreme Court: A Year in Review
Part I – Overview & Speech, Religion & Campaign Finance
On July 16, 2015, Roy Liebman and I had the honor of attending the New York City Bar Association’s continuing legal education program entitled, Read More
Town of Greece and Hobby Lobby – Religion in America Under the Robert’s Court
In Town of Greece v. Galloway, which was decided about two months ago, the Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that a town board’s practice of beginning its public sessions with a Christian prayer did not violate the Read More
US Supreme Court: The End of the 2012 Term Marks the Beginning of Marriage Equality Wars
On June 26, 2013, near the very end of its 2012 session, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down opinions in two cases regarding same-sex marriage. In the first, U.S. v. Windsor (12-307), the Court ruled that a section of t Read More
US Supreme Court Rules: Revisions to Take Effect July 1, 2013
The Court has adopted a revised version of the Rules of the Court to take effect on July 1, 2013. Normally, the Court makes any proposed revisions available for public comment before making them effective. This time, however, Read More