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Masterpiece Cakeshop And The Entry Ban

In Masterpiece Cakeshop, Justice Kennedy tells us a lot about why the Court should reject the government's arguments on the First Amendment claim in the entry ban case.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Immigration Sins Of The Past & The Forced Separation Of Families

6/4/18 // Commentary

The Trump administration's apparent policy of separating children from their parents when families cross the border together highlight some of the abuses and excesses of our immigration system.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Versus Trump: An Immigration Omnibus

5/31/18 // Uncategorized

On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Easha, Charlie, and Jason discuss recent important cases in the world of immigration, including a new lawsuit contending that the Trump Administration may not pursue its apparent policy of legally separating immigrant children from adults that they enter the country with. Listen now!

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Collins v. Virginia And Remedial Shell Games

5/31/18 // Quick Reactions

The Supreme Court has been engaged in something of a shell game with respect to remedies in cases related to policing.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

The Cert Denial in Planned Parenthood v. Jegley

5/30/18 // Quick Reactions

The Supreme Court's denial of cert in Planned Parenthood v. Jegley raises some concerns.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Making A Murderer Makes Its Way To The Supreme Court

5/29/18 // Commentary

A currently pending cert petition provides the Court a welcome opportunity to clarify how the voluntariness standard applies to juvenile confessions and juvenile interrogations.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Versus Trump: The Fiduciary Rule Comes And Goes

5/24/18 // Commentary

On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Easha, Charlie, and Jason discuss the Fifth Circuit's recent decision striking down the so-called "Fiduciary Rule" that would have required those who sell retirement investment products in 401(k) plans to act in the best interests of their clients. Listen now!

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Shielding Mueller: Thoughts on Morrison v Olson

5/23/18 // Commentary

Identifying a major flaw in arguments that Congress can't shield Mueller

Richard Primus

University of Michigan Law School

Williams v. Louisiana And The Asymmetric Pursuit of Criminal Justice

5/23/18 // Quick Reactions

Prosecutors recently agreed to the release of a man wrongfully convicted as a child. But not without a cost.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Legal Innocence and Federal Habeas

5/22/18 // Commentary

A recent article shows why federal courts can and should revisit the convictions and sentences of many federal prisoners affected by Sessions v. Dimaya.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Impeaching Trump: A Database of Arguments and Analyses

5/21/18 // In-Depth Analysis

Announcing a database of articles addressing impeachment in Age of Trump

Lark Turner

Joshua Matz

One More Reason President Trump Shouldn’t Fire Special Counsel Mueller

5/21/18 // Commentary

If President Trump thinks that firing Mueller would automatically bring his year-long investigation to an end, he ought to think again.

Brianne J. Gorod

Constitutional Accountability Center

The Other Guidelines Predicament

5/18/18 // Commentary

Courts are beginning to address how the Sentencing Guidelines might be affected by Sessions v. Dimaya.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Versus Trump: Preventing The Prevention Of The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

5/17/18 // Commentary

On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Easha, Charlie, and Jason discuss a series of recent rulings that have stopped the Trump Administration from revoking federal grants to entities that have been working to reduce teen pregnancy. Listen now!

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

How the Russian Conspiracy Injured Real, Innocent People

5/16/18 // Commentary

On Thursday, the one year anniversary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment, attorneys for Donald Trump will stand up in a court of law to answer questions for the first time related to Russia. But it won’t be in the Mueller investigation.

Erwin Chemerinsky

U.C. Irvine School of Law