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Latest Travel Ban Ruling Helps A Lot But Not Enough

7/14/17  //  Quick Reactions

It is likely that the Trump administration will simply seize on whatever ambiguity there is in the latest injunction to deny entry to as many people as it can. Why? Because that is the point of the Travel Ban.

Michael C. Dorf

Cornell Law School

A New Civil Case Powerfully Opens a New Front Against Trump for Russia Conspiracy

7/13/17  //  Quick Reactions

A powerful new civil complaint that focuses on the Russian hacking conspiracy has been filed against the Trump campaign.

Jed Shugerman

Fordham Law School

UPDATE 2: The President’s Twitter Account & the First Amendment

7/12/17  //  Quick Reactions

The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven Twitter users filed suit yesterday against the President, the White House Press Secretary, and the White House Director of Social Media.

Amanda Shanor

The Wharton School

Domestic Adherence to the Gender Binary

7/7/17  //  Quick Reactions

Three former Surgeons General have called for an end to involuntary medical procedures on intersex babies and children. U.S. immigration law sheds light on why this is such an important development.

Bijal Shah

Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

Vagueness in 'Aggravated Felony'

6/30/17  //  Quick Reactions

It is the federal government’s responsibility to define immigration violations—and in particular, aggravated felonies—precisely.

Bijal Shah

Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

The Administration's Travel Ban Guidance Falls Short of Good Faith

6/29/17  //  Quick Reactions

As reported by the New York Times, the Administration's travel ban guidance shows a lack of respect for the Supreme Court's directive.

Amir Ali

Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center

On The Travel Ban The Supreme Court Says: Stay Tuned

6/26/17  //  Quick Reactions

Some quick thoughts on the Supreme Court's actions on the travel ban.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

It's All About that Stay (and Its Surprising Limits)

6/26/17  //  Quick Reactions

Preliminary thoughts on the Supreme Court's travel ban order.

Marty Lederman

Georgetown Law

From Big Waiver to Waiver Unlimited

6/26/17  //  Quick Reactions

Perhaps the biggest concern with BCRA is that state waivers could degrade the financial protections available for employer-sponsored coverage

Nick Bagley

University of Michigan Law School

Limiting Citizenship Inequality

6/23/17  //  Quick Reactions

Yesterday, the Supreme Court wisely rejected a position that would have furthered President Trump's interest in reinforcing the hierarchy between immigrants and “real” Americans.

Bijal Shah

Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

The Clarifying Memorandum Is Not A Reason For A Stay

6/21/17  //  Quick Reactions

An analysis of DOJ's latest filing at SCOTUS in the travel ban cases.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Donald Trump’s Say-So is Not a Presidential “National Security Judgment”

6/21/17  //  Quick Reactions

Analysis of DOJ's filing at SCOTUS today in the travel ban cases.

Marty Lederman

Georgetown Law

It’s Long Past Time to Take a Harder Look: The Latest in the DAPL Litigation

6/19/17  //  Quick Reactions

An important ruling against the Trump Administration's position on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).

Seth Davis

U.C. Irvine School of Law

Opposing Trump's Muslim Ban at the Supreme Court

6/16/17  //  Quick Reactions

President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to lift the stay preventing him from implementing his travel ban. Nelson Tebbe, Micah Schwartzman and I, along with a large group of constitutional law scholars, have filed a brief opposing Trump's motion.

Corey Brettschneider

Brown University

See You In Court: Ninth Circuit Round 2

6/12/17  //  Quick Reactions

A quick recap of the Ninth Circuit's decision in Hawaii v. Trump with thoughts about what it portends for the Supreme Court.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School