The death today of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is hugely significant in so many ways – legal, political and even cultural – that I hesitate to try to address it in a blog post so soon after his passing. Conservatives lionized him, of course, but even those who disagreed with his ideological leanings recognized […]…Continue Reading Replacing Scalia: The Political Dimension
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Another copyright case, another victory for libraries
Last Tuesday, in the case of Kirtsaeng vs. John Wiley & Sons, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold the “first sale” doctrine for materials purchased from non-U.S. sources. This ruling allows legal purchasers of copyrighted material from overseas to … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Another copyright case, another victory for libraries
The “Hypocritic” Oath: What The Roberts Ruling Says About How Courts Function
Professor Murray Dry, my Middlebury colleague and an excellent legal scholar, takes issue with portions of my recent posts regarding the Roberts Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Murray writes, “I want to quibble a bit over your &#……Continue Reading The “Hypocritic” Oath: What The Roberts Ruling Says About How Courts Function
Did Roberts Outmaneuver The Liberal Justices?
In the world of politics, there are always two stories – what actually happened, and then what the media says happened. We are seeing this now, in the media analysis of the Roberts Court’s ruling last Thursday regarding the individual … Con……Continue Reading Did Roberts Outmaneuver The Liberal Justices?
Roberts Was Right, Institutionally Speaking
So, what explains the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more popularly known as Obamacare? As most of you will recall, I thought the justices’ votes would fall largely along ideological lines, as……Continue Reading Roberts Was Right, Institutionally Speaking
OK, OK, Enough Already! I’ll Post Something On Health Care
Nothing has happened in the ensuring three months to change my view, expressed in my original post on the Supreme Court’s health care hearings last March, that that the best predictor of how the Court will rule today is how … Continue reading……Continue Reading OK, OK, Enough Already! I’ll Post Something On Health Care
How Will The Supreme Court Rule Regarding Obamacare?
How should the Supreme Court decide regarding the constitutionality of Obamacare? I have no idea. But even if I did, my opinion wouldn’t be worth much. After all, I’m a presidency scholar and this is a blog about presidential power, … Conti……Continue Reading How Will The Supreme Court Rule Regarding Obamacare?