Senate Republicans are taking steps to make sure that their August vacation doesn’t create a window for ill-advised recess appointments.
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A Quiet Summer On Capitol Hill
Tag Archives: The U.S. Supreme Court
Sotomayor Emerges As Ginsburg’s Heir
Sonia Sotomayor positions herself as the ideological heir to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and an implacable foe of school vouchers.
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Recusing The Notorious R.B.G.
Justice Ginsburg made plain her distaste for President Trump, but impolitic honesty is not grounds for recusal.
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What A Wedding Cake Says
Same-sex couples have a right to be married; others have a right not to artistically celebrate their unions.
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SCOTUS Won’t Disparage Free Speech
With rare unanimity, Supreme Court justices strike a blow for freedom in commercial speech.
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No More Robin Hood At Justice
The days of government lawyers playing Robin Hood to fund political favorites are over, at least for now.
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Exhausting Patents, And Customers
Alternate business models: carmakers seek customers; printer-makers take hostages.
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Getting Rid Of Stale Debt
Revising the Golden Rule, the Supreme Court says staying silent about an invalid bankruptcy claim might get you some gold.
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A Death Row Clearance Event
Arkansas’ rush to use its expiring lethal injection drugs resembles an end-of-season sale rather than justice.
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Cellphones And Son Of Sam
If cellphones had been around, could the Son of Sam killer been stopped sooner?
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