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Editorial: GOP opposition to Jackson only helps further politicize the Supreme Court

The absurd chorus of Republican rationalization for opposing Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson hit a crescendo over the weekend with this comment from Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt: “I won’t be supporting her, but I’ll be joining others in understanding the importance of this moment.” Huh? Other GOP senators have…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

One Cheer for Stephen Breyer

One Cheer for Stephen Breyer

Breyer led the charge against the court packers, denouncing them as shortsighted ideologues who threatened both judicial independence and bedrock liberal values.

My Appearance on Prof. Eric Segall's "Supreme Myths" Podcast

We discussed my book "Free to Move," the state of originalism, and other issues.

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The Inaugural Edwin Meese III Originalism Lecture

"Originalism and Stare Decisis in the Lower Courts"

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s daughter wrote a letter recommending her to Barack Obama in 2016

‘I, her daughter Leila Jackson of eleven years old, strongly believe she would be an excellent fit for the position,’ the pre-teen wrote in 2016

The Independent UK

Behind the right's racist KBJ assault

Author and scholar Elie Mystal on our deeply flawed Constitution and the long, dark history of legal racism

Noah Feldman is Haunted By Justice Scalia's Vote in Bush v. Gore

Scalia joined Rehnquist's Bush v. Gore concurrence, which introduced the Independent State Legislature Doctrine.

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Bad blood, hypocrisy and hard feelings: The Supreme Court confirmation process - Roll Call

Bad blood, hypocrisy and hard feelings: The Supreme Court confirmation process - Roll Call

The Supreme Court confirmation process is an increasingly ugly one, and it’s unclear how the bad blood can run its course.

What Kind of Justice Should President Biden Pick? A Breyer? A Sotomayor? A Kagan? Or A Scalia?

It isn't obvious which way the President should go here.

Stephen Breyer's Retirement Is Good News for the Fourth Amendment

Stephen Breyer's Retirement Is Good News for the Fourth Amendment

Breyer’s deference to law enforcement often led him to sell the Fourth Amendment short.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer to retire, giving Biden his first appointment

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the Supreme Court’s 82-year-old liberal pragmatist, plans to retire this year, clearing the way for President Joe Biden to make his first appointment to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court to weigh curbs on Clean Water Act, pitting property rights against wetlands

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court, heeding calls from business and property rights groups, agreed to use a long-running Idaho fight to consider curbing the reach of the Clean Water Act.

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