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Religious Discrimination And Racial Discrimination

6/30/20  //  Quick Reactions

The Court’s decision in Espinoza is similar to the trajectory of the law of racial discrimination in some respects, it also offers a striking contrast in others

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

June Medical As The New Casey

6/29/20  //  Quick Reactions

As in prior abortion cases, the Chief Justice gave abortion supporters a victory while at the same time laying the groundwork for much weaker protections for abortion rights.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

The SDNY Debacle And The Supreme Court

6/20/20  //  Quick Reactions

The Trump administration's apparent desire to force out the U.S. Attorney for SDNY could have implications for several major Supreme Court cases this term.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Voting & Guns

4/27/20  //  Quick Reactions

The dissenters in the New York gun case confirm that their reasoning in RNC v. DNC was a makeweight shell game.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Healthcare & Guns

4/27/20  //  Quick Reactions

On what the Supreme Court's opinions today suggest about next term's challenge to the ACA.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Ten Thoughts On Ramos v. LA

4/20/20  //  Quick Reactions

Ten thoughts on Ramos v. LA

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Versus Trump: Wisconsin Republicans Versus Elections

4/17/20  //  Quick Reactions

On this week’s Versus Trump, Jason and Charlie discuss last week's election in Wisconsin, include two rulings—one by the Wisconsin Supreme Court and one by the U.S. Supreme Court—that don't hold up very well in light of what occurred. Listen now!

Charlie Gerstein

Civil Rights Corps

Jason Harrow

Trump Isn't The Only Government Official Not Doing Enough To Protect Public Health

3/12/20  //  Quick Reactions

The President has been harshly criticized for his inadequate response to coronavirus. But state and local officials have the legal authority to do much more than they are doing to protect health and safety. They need to act now, with or without the President's support.

Jason Harrow

Some Additional Thoughts on The ACA Decision

12/19/19  //  Quick Reactions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just gave the Republican Party a huge and unjustified gift.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

A Tale of Two Neil Gorsuches

10/8/19  //  Quick Reactions

It seems just last month Justice Gorsuch was saying his rule was not to “make it up" and was to "follow the law.” The Title VII cases allow us to see whether that's the case.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Judges, Do The Reading

9/9/19  //  Quick Reactions

The oral argument in the TPS case featured a line of questioning that suggested one of the judges had not read the relevant Supreme Court case.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Free Speech Warriors Or Police

8/27/19  //  Quick Reactions

It's hard to take seriously the free speech concerns of people who routinely try to censor others.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Announcing ... Strict Scrutiny

7/23/19  //  Quick Reactions

There's a new podcast in town, about the Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

The Costs Of The Census Debacle

7/15/19  //  Quick Reactions

Even though the administration ultimately caved and chose not to include a citizenship question on the census, its two-week flirtation with including a citizenship question on the 2020 census had significant costs.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Silver bullets, blue pencils, and the future of the ACA

7/10/19  //  Quick Reactions

Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument in the case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. It didn't go well.

Nick Bagley

University of Michigan Law School