Remembering the Proper Role of the Supreme Court, As Taught at Harvard in the 1990s A thought on the old days. Reason · Feb 27, 2024
Aspiring Academics: Apply for Fellowships from the Federalist Society I am happy to pass along this announcement from the Federalist Society: The Federalist Society offers several different kinds of fellowships for aspiring academics to complete at top law schools. One is a one- or two-year full time research fellowship (Olin-Searle-Smith-Darling fellowship), one is a part-time research fellowship, and one… Reason · Feb 16, 2024
Revealed: rightwinger Leonard Leo linked to efforts to keep Trump on ballot Federalist Society co-chair has ties to filers of amicus briefs in 14th amendment case that argues Trump should stay on Colorado ballot The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2024
Supreme Court to hear arguments on landmark regulatory doctrine - Roll Call The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases that could upend how courts review decisions administrative agencies make. Roll Call · Jan 16, 2024
Video of Federalist Society "Seat at the Sitting" Panel on Upcoming Supreme Court Cases The panel covered many cases and featured views many would not expect at a Fed Soc event. Reason · Jan 5, 2024
Defending Clarence Thomas from My Good Friend Steve Lubet The best and most incorruptible Supreme Court Justice in U.S. History Reason · Jan 3, 2024
Prominent conservative lawyers band together to fight Trump threat George Conway, J Michael Luttig and Barbara Comstock create new legal group to ‘speak out against the endless stream of falsehoods’ The Guardian - US · Nov 21, 2023
Farewell to the Mayflower Next year, the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention will (likely) be at the Washington Hilton. Reason · Nov 15, 2023
SCOTUS plays dumb about the public's ire It's not just the useless "code of ethics" — the Dobbs decision revealed the real life impact of an imperious court Salon · Nov 15, 2023
Bari Weiss's Olson Lecture: You Are the Last Line of Defense "There is no place like this country. And there is no second America to run to if this one fails." Reason · Nov 14, 2023
‘I’m more worried today than I was on January 6’: top conservative’s warning to America Retired judge Michael Luttig is battling to stop a Trump victory – which he says would be ‘catastrophic for America’s democracy’ The Guardian - US · Nov 13, 2023
Trump's purge begins The Heritage Foundation has been tasked with finding an army of MAGA lawyers Salon · Nov 3, 2023
Leonard Leo's strategy becomes clear Leonard Leo helped elect a judge in Wisconsin. Without him, the GOP feared their agenda would be “toast" Salon · Oct 27, 2023
Salon · Oct 12, 2023 The man behind SCOTUS right-wing rule The inside story of how Leonard Leo built machine that remade American legal system — and what he plans to do next
Reason · Sep 30, 2023 Upcoming Speaking Engagements Fall 2023 lectures and panels on various subjects, but mostly climate change policy.
The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023 ‘You want to think America is better’: can the supreme court be saved? Documentarian Dawn Porter’s expansive new series Deadlocked looks back at the history of an institution that has shaped the US for better and, more recently, worse
Salon · Aug 22, 2023 Experts: Trump is already disqualified Indictments spell out exactly how Trump engaged in efforts to rebel against the Constitution, scholars say
The Conversation · Aug 18, 2023 Georgia indictment and post-Civil War history make it clear: Trump's actions have already disqualified him from the presidency After three indictments of former President Donald Trump, the fourth one in Georgia came not as a surprise but as a powerful exposition of the scope of Trump’s efforts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election.
Salon · Aug 11, 2023 Conservative profs: Trump "disqualified" “Abundant evidence” shows Trump engaged in insurrection and cannot be president, Federalist Society members write
The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2023 The kingmaking Trump ally behind a cadre of rightwing judges Aileen Cannon, the judge assigned to the documents case, is under increasing scrutiny – reflecting Leonard Leo’s impact on the US judiciary
The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2023 How a Trump adviser manipulates free speech to advance his causes and ‘hurt his adversaries’ Leonard Leo, architect of the rightwing takeover of the US judiciary, champions the first amendment for political gain but does an ‘about-face’ when it’s used against him, critics say
Salon · Aug 8, 2023 TX judge imposes training by hate group "Brantley Starr's order would let courts force lawyers to undergo religious indoctrination sessions," analyst warns
Capital & Main · Jul 26, 2023 Big Oil’s War Against ‘Woke Capitalism’ The fossil fuel industry and right-wing activists are increasingly targeting investors that consider environmental and social issues — but is it working?
Reason · Jul 20, 2023 Conservatives Should Not Be Surprised By Justice Barrett's Cautious Approach Barrett was added to the SCOTUS short-list only seventeen days after she was confirmed to the Seventh Circuit.