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Texas’s More Honest Take On Garza v. Hargan

1/11/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the outlandish arguments made to prevent undocumented young women from obtaining abortions.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

On The Ripeness of Potted Plants and Other Non Sequiturs

12/22/17  //  Quick Reactions

We offer a few quick reactions to yesterday's opinion dismissing one of the emoluments cases on standing grounds.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Daniel Hemel

University of Chicago Law School

Event Announcement! ACS @ AALS January 4th

12/20/17  //  Latest Developments

We'll be having a panel discussion on conventions, norms, and constitutional governance at AALS on Thursday, January 4th.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Hargan v. Garza And The (Near) Future Of Abortion Access

11/16/17  //  Commentary

Hargan v. Garza is but one instance in a broader attack on abortion access.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Hargan v. Garza As The Trump Administration's Vision For DOJ

11/13/17  //  Commentary

DOJ's conduct in Hargan v. Garza is the clearest example of how this administration wants to use DOJ for political purposes.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Holding Up (Possible) Remedies

10/31/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

The stakes are high for defendants awaiting the Supreme Court's decision in Sessions v. Dimaya.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Lark Turner

DOJ Goes Big So Prisoners Can't Go Home

10/26/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

DOJ now argues that people who are in prison based on mistaken understandings of criminal statutes must stay there. The Supreme Court should consider granting certiorari to correct its mistake (and the Eleventh and Tenth Circuits’).

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Lark Turner

A Case To Watch: Garza v. Hargan

10/19/17  //  Quick Reactions

One facet of the government's position in Garza v. Hargan got a laugh at the Supreme Court when the government raised it in another case.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Travel Ban 3.0 in Court (again)

10/18/17  //  Quick Reactions

A quick analysis of the differences between the Hawaii and Maryland district court decisions on the entry restrictions in "EO-3."

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Travel Ban 3.0 in Court

10/17/17  //  Quick Reactions

A quick analysis of Judge Watson's order that temporarily restrained the latest set of entry restrictions.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

The Easy Take And The Right Take On The Charlottesville Lawsuit

10/16/17  //  Commentary

There are two ways to look at one of the recent lawsuits against the organizers of the Charlottesville rally, the easy way and the right way.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Lark Turner

The Supreme Court, Animus, And Amicus

10/10/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

Some thoughts on a brief in a case the Court had scheduled to hear today.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

In A Major Immigration Case, The Government Says “We’re Going Big, So Go Home”

10/2/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

The government is arguing it can deprive noncitizens of their legal rights simply by making it too difficult and painful to vindicate those rights.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Britany Riley

What Is The Government’s Word Worth In Court? (Part II)

9/29/17  //  Commentary

How much does the Supreme Court consider what the government has said in previous cases?

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

What Is The Government’s Word Worth In Court? (Part I)

9/28/17  //  Commentary

How much does the Supreme Court consider what the government has said in previous cases?

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School