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…of the Supreme Court’s Courtroom, and national attention; it was evident that more was needed.  On cue, ‘Originalism’ was invented by Robert Bork (yup), with impetus from Brown v. Board…

Ending Birthright Citizenship

…citizenship rules at all.” “Trump urges Supreme Court to decide whether to end birthright citizenship” SCOTUSblog Amy Howe The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the…

A Caveat, Walter Dellinger

…statute or court-created procedural or jurisdictional “doctrine” (e.g., a court-created rule that determines whether the federal courts have “subject-matter jurisdiction” to hear the case at all), until some zillionaire CEO…

A Broad Shadow Docket Slaying

…Rebecca Slaughter, which the FTC’s authorizing legislation and Supreme Court precedent — the aforementioned Humphrey’s Executor — forbid. He fired her anyway and she sued. Both the district and appellate court blocked…

Younger v. Harris ‘Doctrine’

…a matter arising from that claim. The Supreme Court later expanded the doctrine to require the lower federal courts to abstain from hearing constitutional challenges to a state court’s procedural…