Constitutional Law

People v. Thompson

Vol. 139 No. 4 The Supreme Court has long declared itself “supreme in the exposition of the law of the Constitution.” But that does not leave the state...
Constitutional Law


United States v. Duarte

Vol. 139 No. 3 After New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, § 922(g) challenges proliferate. Enacted as the “centerpiece” of the Gun Control Act of 1968,...
Federal Common Law


Elam v. Early

Vol. 139 No. 3 Courts often consult entrenched, preratification sources such as Blackstone’s Commentaries and The Digest of Justinian when rendering decisions in common law actions.  These authorities...
First Amendment

CompassCare v. Hochul

Vol. 138 No. 8 The fundamental right to expressive association first emerged in NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, a case that shielded a civil rights organization from...
Administrative Law

Nebraska v. Su

Vol. 138 No. 8 Over two decades after then-Professor Elena Kagan published her seminal article Presidential Administration, presidential involvement in agency action has increased so much that it...