by Noah Feldman You don’t need a legal expert to tell you that Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision striking down the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel […]
Tag: US Supreme Court
SCOTUS stacked the deck for MAGA
by Francis Wilkinson It’s wrong to view the Supreme Court’s ruling in the aptly titled Trump v. United States, its Constitution-torching invitation to authoritarian rule, as a […]
Supreme Court protects all presidents
Put aside former president Donald Trump (an impossible task for some) and examine the Supreme Court’s majority ruling that protects any president from litigation for decisions and […]
With or without Chevron, clearer laws are essential
Among the many rulings the Supreme Court handed down this term, a decision on so-called Chevron deference could prove especially consequential. The question at issue was whether […]
July 7 letters to the editor
Life lessons from Saul Radman & Daniel’s I read about Saul Radman’s passing with many memories. At the age of 14, when my family moved from the […]
Can Trump still be tried for Jan. 6?
by Harry Litman The Supreme Court ended a tumultuous term with one final sledgehammer blow last Monday. Its decision on Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from criminal […]
SCOTUS upends Purdue Pharma’s opioid deal — and bankruptcy law
by Noah Feldman In a surprising twist to America’s ongoing opioid crisis, the Supreme Court has thrown out a legal settlement that would have paid billions of […]
When is sleeping a crime? If you’re homeless, says the Supreme Court
by Noah Feldman In a defeat for advocates of the unhoused, the Supreme Court has rejected the argument that it is cruel and unusual punishment to outlaw […]
SCOTUS gave itself a lot more power
by Noah Feldman The U.S. Supreme Court has overruled the Chevron decision, a basic building block of administrative law, thereby striking a blow against the power and […]
Pressuring the press is legal
But don’t use gov’t power to compel On grounds that the states bringing the case lacked standing, the U.S. Supreme Court tossed the claim that the Biden […]
