Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals
Nicholas Gadola Holmes graduated summa cum laude from Michigan Law School in 2024. He received the school's Henry M. Bates Memorial Scholarship Award and 1908 Memorial Scholarship Award. Nicholas was a co-chair of the speaker committee and a member of the executive board for Michigan's Federalist Society chapter. He currently serves as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and following that, will clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Nicholas attended the University of Notre Dame for undergrad, where he graduated with a degree in history & political science.
Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
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“Pro-Worker” but Anti-Constitution: A New Labor Framework Raises Serious Legal Doubts
Last month, Sen. Josh Hawley released an ambitious proposal to reimagine federal labor law. Billed...
Michigan Supreme Court Rules on Distinction Between Rules and Informal Policy Statements
Nicholas Holmes
When does an agency’s action carry the force of law and bind both the...
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A Supreme Court Decision That Should Be Re-Heard
Last May, the Supreme Court issued a surprising and controversial decision in a case called Consumer...
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Biden-Harris Administration Withdraws Significant Proposed Rules
In the waning days of the Biden-Harris administration, multiple agencies have announced that they are...
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Cut International Law Down to Size: National Sovereignty Trumps Utopian Alternatives
The ongoing International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ) cases against Israel...
South Carolina Supreme Court Holds Unconstitutional Law Providing State Funds to Students for Private School Expenses
Jared C. Huber
The South Carolina Legislature passed the Education Scholarship Trust Fund Act (ESTF) to “provide scholarships...
2024 National Lawyers Convention
Group Identity and the Law
Washington, DC[Construction] 2024 NLC
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Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton: Age Verification for Porn Sites Is Commonsense Policy and Constitutionally Sound
Age verification mandates are among society’s most widespread and prosaic legal obligations. States require age...
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Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton: Regulating Access to Adult Content Doesn’t Justify Flouting the First Amendment and Long-Established Precedent
This term, the Supreme Court will review the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Free Speech Coalition...