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Where the Right Shouldn't Go Wrong on the ACA
In her recent BloombergView column, Megan McArdle argues that Republicans need not repeal all of the...
Call for Papers -- Junior Scholars Colloquium
We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for our sixth annual Junior Scholars Colloquium, which is tentatively scheduled...
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The Constitution Says Nothing About Behavioral Economics
Federalist Society member Todd Zywicki is in the Wall Street Journal: Behavioral economics has taken...
New Poll: Vast Majority of Americans Want SCOTUS Nominees Who Apply Constitution as Originally Written
A new poll conducted by The Marist Poll, and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus,...
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SCOTUS Orders and Opinions Update
(1) The Court issued a per curiam opinion in White v. Pauly (pp. 33-40 of the Order...
Will Trump Have the First Numerate Administration?
On November 28, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme...
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Federal Regulation, Judicial Stays, and the Right to Appeal
The election results have raised serious doubts about the future of President Obama’s Clean Power...
When Enforcing the Constitution Means Rejecting Precedent: A Reply to Greg Weiner
Part bull, part man, and nourished by Athenian blood, the minotaur has been the stuff...
An Obama mandate to trim outmoded rules is one Trump should keep
Here’s the way I began my commentary, “One Obama Executive Order That Makes Sense,” published...
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Silvester v. Harris: Watered-Down Intermediate Scrutiny
In Silvester v. Harris, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a California law requiring...