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Today in Supreme Court History: December 3, 1996
12/3/1996: Printz v. U.S. argued. Reason.com first published the post Today in Supreme Court History: Dec 3, 1996
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Omicron Brings Another Round of Pointless Travel Restrictions
The COVID-19 panic is long gone. Politicians are responding to viral fears more effectively than engaging in rituals designed to calm fear and boost their […]
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How COVID-19 Changed Alcohol Forever
Americans have been forced to adapt to a multitude of new changes since the outbreak in March 2020. Although in-person events such as sporting events […]
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney has a new novel. Beautiful World. Where Are You?This is her follow-up book to the internationally bestselling Normal People and Conversations With Friends. All three books mix […]
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Brickbat: That's Not Equality
Patanjali Kambhampati (a professor of chemistry at McGill University in Montreal) applied for a grant from the Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada. The […]
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Yes, The Supreme Court Has Reversed A Precedent Based Entirely On Its Wrongness
In oral arguments DobbsThe Solicitor General was forced to take a hard line. A case should not be overruled by the Supreme Court simply because it […]
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What’s going on with Dobbs and the S.B. 8 Cases?
The Supreme Court placed S.B. 8 cases on the rocket docket, I–and many others–predicted the Court would resolve the S.B. 8 cases in the past DobbsArguments […]
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Stare Decisis in Obergefell and Dobbs
Justice Kagan, along with her fellow justices have resorted to the same tune regarding stare decisis in recent years. It was clear that they dreaded […]
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Justice Breyer Is Foreover Afflicted With Lochnerphobia
In the midst of arguments Dobbs, Justice Breyer continued his long-standing jeremiad against Lochner. Breyer claimed that, during the Depresion Lochner became unsustainable because it required “pure […]
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NY Times Obituary Confuses Justice John Marshal Harlan I and II
Tuesday will be the New York Times The DOJ published an obsequie for Philip B. Heymann. Heymann was an attorney who served as a lawyer in […]