-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 20
1978—President Jimmy Carter signs into law Public Law 95-486, which creates 35 new federal appellate judgeships (as well as 117 new federal […]
-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 18
2017—A divided panel of the Fourth Circuit rules (in American Humanist Ass’n v. Maryland-National Capital Park Comm’n) that Maryland […]
-
Iowa Attorney General Demands Answers from the National Judicial College
If the NJC wants to err on the side of prudence, it will take Attorney General Bird up on her suggestion and begin a credible, independent […]
-
Four Attorneys General Take on China-Tied TP-Link Systems
Citizens need a strong attorney general in their state.
-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 16
1898—William Orville Douglas, who, alas, will become the longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history, is born in the town of Maine in […]
-
‘A Houseboat Vacation and a Failed Courtship’
That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post on how Sandra Day O’Connor made it onto Ronald Reagan’s shortlist for a Supreme Court […]
-
Eleventh Circuit Greenlights Florida and Georgia Social-Media Laws Protecting Kids—Part 2
I’ll now summarize the Eleventh Circuit panel’s ruling (NetChoice v. Attorney General) on Georgia’s law.
-
Eleventh Circuit Greenlights Florida and Georgia Social-Media Laws Protecting Kids—Part 1
In two important rulings yesterday and today, a unanimous Eleventh Circuit panel, in opinions by Judge Kevin Newsom, rejected First Amendment […]
-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 15
1956—So much for basing Supreme Court selections on short-term political calculations. Informed by his campaign advisers that appointing a […]
-
The Ninth Circuit Screws Up the Clean Water Act
The opinion promises to confound litigants and cast open the courthouse gates if the en banc court fails to correct it.
-
The Midterm Elections and Judicial Nominations
The upcoming midterm elections for Senate seats will have a massive impact on the fate of judicial nominations in the last two years of Donald […]
-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 14
1983—When a state carries out capital punishment by lethal injection, must the drugs used have been deemed “safe and effective” for that use […]
-
A Pre-Election Judicial Appointment Update
This confirmation efficiency is more significant than it might appear.
-
Justice Alito Shows Why the Judicial Role Still Matters
He explains, in language any serious reader can follow, why originalism, religious liberty, and a disciplined judicial role aren’t abstractions but […]
-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 13
2020—The Ninth Circuit denies en banc review of a divided panel ruling (in Pakdel v. City of San Francisco) that held that a takings challenge […]
-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 12
1985—In a speech at Georgetown law school, Justice William J. Brennan Jr. attempts to defend his judicial career of misinterpreting the […]
-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 11
1990—More from Florida justices Rosemary Barkett and Gerald Kogan. In Stall v. State, the Florida supreme court adheres to its precedents […]
-
‘Time for a Woman’
That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post, which looks back at the pledge that Ronald Reagan made during his 1980 presidential campaign.
-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 10
2008—By a vote of 4 to 3—with the decisive vote provided by a lower-court judge who, as a result of two curious recusals, was sitting in…
-
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 9
1986—In Melbourne, Florida, George Porter, Jr., culminates his violent relationship with Evelyn Williams by invading her home at 5:30 in the […]
