Assuming it accepts the appeal, Utah is giving the Supreme Court its high profile case for the October 2015 Term.
Judging by the early results, the so-called “Right To Be Forgotten” recently created by Europe’s highest court is creating more problems than it will solve.
The law’s insane over-reaction to teen “sexting” has gotten even more insane in one Virginia County.
Much of the criticism of Hobby Lobby, and Citizens United before it, is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of what those decisions stand for.
Some people on the left are still trying to convince Ruth Bader Ginsburg that she needs to just step out on the ice floe already.
A case out of Louisiana raises serious First Amendment issues.
Political irony, perhaps, but probably less than meets the eye.
Hobby Lobby Is an important decision, but it’s one that the Supreme Court handed down a week earlier that will have the widest impact.
Another area where the law has not caught up with technology.
Discussions about immigration policy are, unfortunately, very much like Groundhog Day.
The Supreme Court’s next term doesn’t start for three months, but it’s becoming clear that the Justices will have to deal with marriage equality when it does.
Is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act itself an unconstitutional Establishment of Religion barred by the First Amendment? There’s a compelling argument that it is.
There’s been far too much hysteria and hyperbole when it comes to ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws.
Another area where the law has yet to catch up to technology.
The Supreme Court has limited the ability of public employee unions to force people to join their ranks.
Hobby Lobby wins, but it’s unclear just how far this opinion will go.
A Federal Appeals Court has struck down a D.C. law requiring tour guides to get a license and pass a test.
The justice system works, there’s no need to scrap it.
The Supreme Court has saved the biggest case of the term for its last day.
It turns out there was much less to that Scott Walker document dump than the press coverage claimed.
A century later, the shots fired in Sarajevo 100 years ago still echo.
We’ve seen a notable number of 9-0 Supreme Court decisions this term, but that doesn’t mean that the side that lost was making an extreme or meritless argument.
My latest for The Hill, co-authored with Butch Bracknell: “Explaining the Sinclair demotion.”
Another solid victory for the First Amendment from the Roberts Court.
The Supreme Court rules that Recess Appointments can only be made when there’s actually a Congressional recess.
Mike Bloomberg’s absurd soda ban is, thankfully, dead.
A big step forward for the challenge to state-based bans on same-sex marriage.
A clash over Separation Of Power and the Imperial Presidency, coming soon to a Federal District Court in Washington, D.C.
New technology doesn’t mean that the laws don’t apply.
A unanimous Supreme Court rules that the Fourth Amendment bars police from searching your electronic device without a warrant.
A New York Federal Judge has ruled that unvaccinated children can be forced to stay home during outbreaks.
Even the most ideologically divided members of the Supreme Court agree with each other 65% of the time.
A committee of journalists who work in the “traditional” media has once again denied press credentials to SCOTUSBlog.
However you feel about the Redskins name, the decision to retroactively repeal their trademarks is troubling on many levels.
Once again, Republicans are attacking someone for doing a job the Bill of Rights itself makes necessary and important.
The Army is sending a strong message on sexual assault. It picked the wrong poster boy.
Once again, conservatives demonstrate how little they understand minority voters.
Justice delayed, but justice nonetheless.
The First Amendment protects government employees who testify truthfully.