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Trump is Running on Animus Autopilot

We thus live in a strange new world, where bigots serve openly and soldiers are forced into closets.

#MeToo And The Supreme Court

This post, which considers the current Supreme Court term through the lens of #MeToo, is part of a series on #MeToo, sex discrimination, and possible solutions that are more than quick fixes.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Partisan Gerrymandering Returns to the Supreme Court

3/27/18 // In-Depth Analysis

Partisan gerrymandering at its core is viewpoint discrimination pure and simple, and it cannot be squared with our Constitution’s promise that voters choose their representatives, not the other way around.

David Gans

CAC

Congressional Power to Immunize the President Against State Court Litigation

3/26/18 // In-Depth Analysis

Thoughts on a thus-far-hypothetical question

Michael C. Dorf

Cornell Law School

#MeToo & Legal-Institutional Reform (Part I-Stormy Daniels)

3/26/18 // Commentary

This post, which addresses non-disclosure agreements, is part of a series on #MeToo, sex discrimination, and possible solutions that are more than quick fixes.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Munger Tolles Proves Why We Still Need #MeToo

3/25/18 // Quick Reactions

The news that a major law firm is requiring its summer associates to sign agreements to confidentially arbitrate sexual harassment claims underscores why we still need #MeToo.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Sorry, Sessions: You Probably Can't Put Drug "Kingpins" to Death

3/23/18 // Quick Reactions

Federal prosecutors who seek the death penalty in cases where no death results are inviting a constitutional challenge they’re likely to lose.

Lark Turner

Versus Trump: Can The Government Execute Drug Dealers?

3/22/18 // Commentary

On a new episode of Versus Trump, Easha and Charlie take a quick gander at Donald Trump's proposal to seek the death penalty for drug dealers. Listen now!

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Is Marriage a Fundamental Right 'in Equal Protection'

3/22/18 // In-Depth Analysis

Would it be unconstitutional for a state to abolish marriage as a legal status for everyone?

Michael C. Dorf

Cornell Law School

A Different Take On The New Cert Petition In Williams v. Louisiana

3/20/18 // Quick Reactions

There's another reason the Court should take a close look at the cert petition in Williams v. Louisiana.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Is Congress a Watchdog Asleep on the Job?

3/20/18 // Commentary

By Former Republican Congressmen Tom Coleman and Mickey Edwards

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Even If McCabe Committed Wrongdoing, He Was Likely Fired for 'This Russia Thing'

3/20/18 // Commentary

The firing of James Comey closely parallels McCabe's firing

Michael C. Dorf

Cornell Law School

Versus Trump: Versus David Dennison

3/15/18 // Commentary

On a new episode of Versus Trump, Easha, Jason, and Charlie do a near-live episode about Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against David Dennison—we mean, Donald Trump. Listen now!

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Hamilton Versus Trump

3/15/18 // Commentary

'Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity'

Michael C. Dorf

Cornell Law School

NIFLA v. Becerra: The Conservative Attack on Disclosure

3/15/18 // Commentary

Disclosure laws further First Amendment values by ensuring that consumers have access to accurate information about their rights to state-funded care and how to access these benefits.

David Gans

CAC