11/21/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

By Campaign Legal Center: Here are the highest priorities for legislative reform on campaign finance, voting rights, redistricting, and ethics

11/16/18  //  Quick Reactions

By Victoria Baranetsky: If we wish to protect democracy, it would be helpful for judges to more clearly articulate protections under the Press Clause

11/15/18  //  Commentary

By Jonathan Backer: President Trump is not the first American politician to retaliate against a journalist or media outlet for coverage that he does not consider favorable

11/14/18  //  Latest Developments

We are pleased to announce a mini-symposium in collaboration with the Election Law Blog

11/13/18  //  Commentary

By Bruce D. Brown and Joshua A. Geltzer: The United States has a long and proud history of journalists asking the President pointed questions without fear or favor

11/13/18  //  Commentary

By Neil Weare and Sam Erman: It's time to invalidate policies denying birthright citizenship to persons born in U.S. territories

11/1/18  //  Latest Developments

Take Care has been pleased to host a symposium on How To Save A Constitutional Democracy, an important new book by Aziz Huq and Tom Ginsburg.

10/24/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

By Rosalind Dixon: Low thresholds for impeachment could undermine (rather than strengthen) democracy

10/23/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

By Andrew Boyle: Whether we proceed down the path of erosion, or whether we do the work to avert that path, is dependent on us

9/11/18  //  Commentary

By Daniel Levine-Spound: Rand Paul’s support for Kavanaugh constitutes a betrayal of his opposition to the United States’ ever-expanding and seemingly interminable 'War on Terror'

9/7/18  //  Quick Reactions

By Greg Lipper: At his confirmation hearing, Judge Kavanaugh used the phrase “abortion-inducing drugs" while referring to a case he heard on the DC Circuit. This description of the case is at odds with modern science and suggests his hostility to foundational privacy precedents.

8/24/18  //  Daily Update

President Trump may be considering pardoning Paul Manafort after Manafort was convicted of multiple counts of bank and tax fraud. The publisher of the National Enquirer, David Pecker has agreed to cooperate with federal investigators investigating illegal payments made by Michael Cohen in exchange for immunity. Many of the nation’s CEOs are complaining that new homeland security regulations around skilled workers are causing a drag on the economy. A federal court in Texas may be preparing to require the Trump Administration to halt DACA renewals, creating further uncertainty around the fate of “Dreamers” ahead of President Trump’s six-month deadline. The attempted hack of the DNC’s servers this week wound up being a false alarm. A bill to improve information sharing around cyber threats to U.S. elections was unexpectedly delayed in the Senate. The D.C. Circuit invalidated Trump Administration rules around the disposal of coal-ash for not being strict enough. Democrats are calling for the halt to the Kavanaugh nomination after the Cohen plea deal and Manafort convictions.

8/22/18  //  Commentary

In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to grant Lacaze v. Louisiana, a case raising profound questions for the constitutional standards governing judicial recusal where a judge has --but does not even disclose--concrete connections to the case being tried before him.

8/3/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

By Carolyn Shapiro: Judge Kavanaugh has a troubling and one-sided view of liberty and how to protect it.

7/16/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

By Zachary D. Clopton: The question whether a nationwide injunction should issue is case-specific and policy-inflected.