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Democracy Strikes Out Jul. 02, 2025
In Chief Justice John Roberts's opening statement at his confirmation hearing, he explained that jud... Read More
Courts Not Compelled to Accept 'Obviously Absurd' Presidential Directive Jul. 01, 2025
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of a temporary restraining order (TRO) granted to ... Read More
Posting the Ten Commandments Does Not Establish a Religion Jun. 25, 2025
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was serving as his state's attorney general in 2005, he appeared before ... Read More
The End May Be Near for Miranda v. Arizona Jun. 24, 2025
Nearly 60 years ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart asked Attorney John J. Flynn, represe... Read More
The Obsolescence of Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Jun. 17, 2025
Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy acknowledged in 2012 — when writing an opinion... Read More
Prosecuting Parents for Unsafe Sleep Environments Jun. 10, 2025
Every year in this country over 4,500 babies die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Children's ... Read More
From Day One, Trump's Immigration Agenda Has Grown More Extreme Jun. 09, 2025
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Four months into President Donald Trump's second term, he has aggressively pursued efforts to strip ... Read More
The Presidential Pardon as a Tool of Political Repression Jun. 03, 2025
American presidents are empowered by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, "to grant repri... Read More
The Expanding Presidency, 200 Years in the Making May. 27, 2025
The dominance of the executive in American government today was set in motion nearly two centuries a... Read More
Republican Governor Undercuts Trump's Anti-DEI Efforts May. 20, 2025
Rooting out discriminatory Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs should be a top Republican prior... Read More
Wisconsin Judge Arrested by Administration Seems To Have Law on Her Side May. 01, 2025
SAN DIEGO — I've been wrestling with the story of the Wisconsin judge who went quickly from "y... Read More
Richard Glossip's Twisted Journey Through America's Courts Apr. 08, 2025
Richard Glossip's twisted journey through the criminal justice system is both amazing and horrifying... Read More
Police Can Lie to a Suspect to Get a Confession Apr. 01, 2025
In 1969, Martin Frazier and an accomplice were convicted in Oregon of second-degree murder. During a... Read More
Welcome to Immigration Law. It's a Whole Different World. Mar. 20, 2025
SAN DIEGO — The topic of immigration law is in the news a lot lately as a result of President ... Read More
A New Twist on the "Reviled" Advocate Mar. 18, 2025
American criminal jurisprudence has been turned on its head. For centuries lawyers have been attacke... Read More
Trump's Attack on the Department of Education, Explained Mar. 17, 2025
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
This week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a statement saying it would cut nearly 50%... Read More
The Golden Age of Cinematic Courts-Martial Mar. 04, 2025
Air Force Brig. Gen. Erik Quigley was recently removed as an executive officer at Wright-Patterson A... Read More
Are We Headed for a Constitutional Crisis? Feb. 13, 2025
Maybe. That's the best constitutional scholars can say right now. But I'm putting my money on the fe... Read More
Dear Mr. President, Hands off the Judiciary Feb. 11, 2025
SAN DIEGO — Fonzie is about to jump the shark. Presidents are not kings. It's amazing how man... Read More
Gullibles' Travels: Trump Routs America. Americans Yawn Jan. 14, 2025
The Supreme Court's narrow vote to permit a New York state judge to formally pronounce a practically... Read More
