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Today in Supreme Court History: January 31, 2006
1/31/2006 – Justice Samuel Alito takes the oath. Justice Samuel Alito Reason.com first published the post Today in Supreme Court History January 31, 2006.
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Brickbat: A Mistake Anyone Could Make
Shane Lee Brown spent six days locked up in Las Vegas in 2020, when he was 23, after he was arrested on a warrant issued […]
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“A Rock … — the More Mass, the Faster It Falls”
Professor Mark Liberman (Language Log), takes note of this Friday Washington Post article: Chang-Yu Wu, an aerosol researcher and coauthor explained that temperature and local […]
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When Presidents Pick Law Profs
I was surprised by the number of law professors Trump tapped to serve on the federal appellate court. President Trump appointed several law professors to […]
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Army Corps Plans a “zone of chaos” to Protect Great Lakes from Asian Carp
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes some unique, but not necessarily unusual steps to stop Asian carp from infesting Great Lakes. A report from Cleveland.com […]
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Maria Montessori’s ‘Libertarian View of Children’
Maria Montessori’s views on education are based upon the principles of freedom, choice, individual dignity and spontaneous order. This is a radical departure from traditional […]
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Today in Supreme Court History: January 30, 1939
1/30/1939 Justice Felix Frankfurter swears. Justice Felix Frankfurter Reason.com first published the post Today in Supreme Court History – January 30, 1939
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WaPo Provides More Details On Breyer Retirement Timeline
The Washington Post has published an in-depth story on the chronology leading to Breyer’s nomination. In the fall, someone, someway, told the White House that […]
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Limiting Yourself to 7% of the Applicant Pool …
Ilya Shapiro was formerly an employee of the Cato Institute, and is now the executive director at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. This tweet […]
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Appointing Justices Based on Race, Sex, or Religion
My colleague asked me: Would it be constitutional for President Biden not to nominate Supreme Court justices due to their race or sexual orientation? The […]