Vol. 134 No. 1 Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent . . . . — Then-Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. [Stare...
Vol. 133 No. 1 Congress fundamentally changed the punishment of federal crimes in the 1980s and almost entirely for the worse. The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984...
Vol. 133 No. 1 Congress is supposed to write laws. So much seems apparent from the constitutional design, which in no uncertain terms vests “[a]ll legislative Powers herein...
Vol. 132 No. 1 Sometimes the government compels people to pay money to organizations they oppose. A lawyer may be forced to fund a bar association, a college...
Vol. 132 No. 1 On May 24, 1844, a crowd gathered inside the United States Supreme Court chambers in the basement of the Capitol, eagerly awaiting a demonstration...
Vol. 132 No. 1 There is a difference between deciding how to talk about a problem and sorting out the principles for resolving it. In Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd....
Vol. 132 No. 1 In Gill v. Whitford, the Supreme Court turned aside the most promising vehicle for adjudicating partisan gerrymandering claims since the Court first fully addressed...
Vol. 131 No. 1 If a state awards grants, on religiously neutral criteria, to create safer playground surfaces, it cannot exclude an otherwise eligible playground simply because it...
Vol. 131 No. 1 In Sessions v. Morales-Santana, the Supreme Court encountered a body of citizenship law that has long relied on family membership in the construction of...
Vol. 130 No. 1 Debates over race-conscious affirmative action in higher education admissions remain central to discussions about the meaning of equality and the role of education in...