…was perhaps the foremost advocate for “textualism,” arguing that it would provide more “certainty in the law, and hence greater predictability and greater respect for the rule of law.” Scalia allowed that…

…who are guaranteed life tenure no matter how badly they butcher the law. Since 1984, federal courts have applied Chevron in about 18,000 decisions in every conceivable area of the law: energy policy, education,…

…little details like breaking the law. In this section, the majority addresses what it calls the “countervailing interests at stake”—using federal criminal law to address crimes. Despite those interests, they…

…law enforcement to engage in immigration enforcement. Instead, ‘it simply prohibits local governments and officials from making policies that would restrict [law enforcement’s] ability to keep communities safe and it would…

…and racial profiling. “The Court does not find prejudice to Defendants,” she concluded. “Complying with the law does not impose harm,” and “requiring law enforcement to comply with the Constitution…

…a king above the law.” Only a handful of people (other than Trump himself and his lawyers, of course) celebrated the ruling in full on its merits. Among them was…

…and Affordable Care Act — the exact number is a matter of dispute since the law itself is so confusing. The largest tax law and social policy change in a…

…McCutcheon, removed aggregate limits to human beings’ direct contributions to candidates and parties. But, for now, state and federal laws prohibiting direct corporate and union contributions–some of these laws dating…

…Liu (Washington University, Olin Business School) & Yifei Zhong (University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute), Is Capital Gains Tax Law Biased Against Low Income Investors?: The current capital gains tax law…

…laws, not on all of them. But still! — CORRECTION: Originally, the title of this post said “Ron Paul,” rather than “Rand Paul.” (Arrrgggh. Talk about stepping on your own…