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Dellinger v. Bessent Disappears Allowing Wilcox v. Trump to Train Sights on Humphrey's Executor

Dellinger v. Bessent Disappears Allowing Wilcox v. Trump to Train Sights on Humphrey's Executor
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DC Circuit Allows Removal of Special Counsel Dellinger Pending Appeal

DC Circuit Allows Removal of Special Counsel Dellinger Pending Appeal
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Bagley and Bray on SCOTUS Denial of Stay in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

Bagley and Bray on SCOTUS Denial of Stay in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
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SCOTUS Denies Trump Administration Application to Stay District Court Order Blocking Pause of USAID Payments; Certiorari Sure to Follow

SCOTUS Denies Trump Administration Application to Stay District Court Order Blocking Pause of USAID Payments; Certiorari Sure to Follow
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Webinar on the Future of Humphrey's Executor and Agency Independence

Webinar on the Future of Humphrey's Executor and Agency Independence
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Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Whether University "Bias-Response Teams" Chill Speech

Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Whether University
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The California Bar Exam's February Fiasco

The California Bar Exam's February Fiasco
02.03.2025 2

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What the Supreme Court Said about Dellinger v. Trump in Seila Law v. CFPB

What the Supreme Court Said about Dellinger v. Trump in Seila Law v. CFPB
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The Case Against Taxing University Endowments

The Case Against Taxing University Endowments
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D.C. Circuit Stays Mandate in Marin Audubon Society v. FAA

D.C. Circuit Stays Mandate in Marin Audubon Society v. FAA
01.03.2025 4

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Divided Fourth Circuit Denies Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Against Executive Order Curtailing Birthright Citizenship

Divided Fourth Circuit Denies Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Against Executive Order Curtailing Birthright Citizenship
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"Want a Hot Shower? Call Your Congressman," But Not Just to Support a CRA Resolution.

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Where Did All the Summary Reversals Go?

Where Did All the Summary Reversals Go?
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Ninth Circuit Denies Government Request for Emergency Relief in Birthright Citizenship Case

Ninth Circuit Denies Government Request for Emergency Relief in Birthright Citizenship Case
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How Do Board Diversity Mandates Affect Firm Value?

How Do Board Diversity Mandates Affect Firm Value?
14.02.2025 2

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Calls for Popular Constitutionalism in the Rear-View Mirror

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Can the Trump Administration Unilaterally Cut Indirect Costs for NIH Grants?

09.02.2025 10

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D.C. Circuit Declines to Reconsider Decision Concluding CEQ Lacks Authority to Issue NEPA Regulations

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Was It Legal for Trump to Fire Seventeen Inspectors General Without Notice?

29.01.2025 4

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Is Humphrey's Executor in the Crosshairs?

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D.C. Circuit Website Update

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Justice Thomas Is Not Happy with the Sixth Circuit (Again)

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What Process Is Due Before Property Is Destroyed?

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Debating Birthright Citizenship (Again)

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Can a School Require Students to Learn about Sexuality and "Cisnormativity" Over Parents' Religious Objection?

18.01.2025 5

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Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Climate Tort Suits

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Supreme Court Denies Certiorari for Braidwood Nondelegation Claim

13.01.2025 3

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Another Study on Flavored Vaping Products the FDA Can Ignore

12.01.2025 10

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Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Becerra v. Braidwood Management

11.01.2025 4

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FERC Not Required to "Second Guess" State Energy Choices Under NEPA

09.01.2025 7

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Why Did the D.C. Circuit Make It More Difficult to Find Opinions? -- Redux

Judiciary Jonathan H. Adler | 1.7.2025 12:11 PM Last fall, I noticed that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit had redesigned portions of...

07.01.2025 5

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"There Is, Technically, No Snail Darter," But the Snail Darter Still Delayed the Tellico Dam

Endangered species Jonathan H. Adler | 1.4.2025 12:59 PM In the 1970s, the discovery of the Tennessee snail darter in the Tellico River was used to...

04.01.2025 2

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Sixth Circuit Rejects FCC's Open Internet Order as Inconsistent with Statutory Text

FCC Jonathan H. Adler | 1.2.2025 12:22 PM This morning, in its second opinion of 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has...

02.01.2025 2

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Will the EPA Limit Water Fluoridation?

Water Jonathan H. Adler | 1.1.2025 9:57 PM In the closing days of the Presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that "the Trump White...

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The Socio-Economic Backgrounds of American Academics

Academia Jonathan H. Adler | 12.30.2024 12:15 PM Does an individual's socio-economic background affect their likelihood of success in academia or...

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Could the FDA's Approach to Vaping Cause an Increase in Smoking?

Vaping Jonathan H. Adler | 12.29.2024 10:42 PM In early December, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Food and Drug Administration v. Wages...

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White House Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Create Needed Judgeships

Judiciary Jonathan H. Adler | 12.24.2024 9:49 AM Yesterday the White House issued a statement by President Biden indicating he is vetoing the...

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A Final(?) Attempt to Resurrect the Kids Climate Case

Climate Change Jonathan H. Adler | 12.24.2024 11:17 AM The plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States--aka the "kids climate case"--are back at the...

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Montana Supreme Court Recognizes State Constitutional Right to a "Stable Climate System"

Climate Change Jonathan H. Adler | 12.23.2024 5:43 PM Last week, in Held v. Montana, the Montana Supreme Court held that the Montana Constitution's...

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Sheldon Gilbert to Lead Federalist Society

Jonathan H. Adler | 12.14.2024 3:19 PM Today the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies announced that attorney Sheldon Gilbert will...

14.12.2024 3

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Supreme Court Adds Two Potentially Significant Cases to OT2024 Docket

Supreme Court Jonathan H. Adler | 12.13.2024 6:05 PM Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two potentially significant cases, one...

14.12.2024 6

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Congress Passes Legislation to Create Needed Judgeships, but Biden May Veto

Judiciary Jonathan H. Adler | 12.12.2024 5:02 PM The Judicial Conference has called for the creation of additional judgeships -- primarily district...

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The DOGE Daze of Regulatory Reform

Administrative Law Jonathan H. Adler | 12.12.2024 2:30 PM The new "Department of Government Efficiency" (aka "DOGE"), led by Elon Musk and Vivek...

12.12.2024 3

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Supreme Court DIGs NVIDIA

Jonathan H. Adler | 12.11.2024 10:01 PM This morning the Supreme Court dismissed NVIDIA v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB as improvidently granted. This...

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Ohio Legislator Proposes Criminalizing Planting a Flag at Midfield

Sports Jonathan H. Adler | 12.11.2024 5:53 PM Ohio Rep. Josh Williams is proposing a new law to make planting a flag at midfield after winning a...

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Justice Jackson Authors First Decision of OT2024

Supreme Court Jonathan H. Adler | 12.10.2024 10:56 AM This morning the Supreme Court issued its first signed decision in an argued case for October...

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DC Circuit Finds Some FINRA Authority Violates Private Nondelegation Doctrine

Administrative Law Jonathan H. Adler | 11.24.2024 7:45 AM On Friday–the same day the Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case raising the private...

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Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Nondelegation Case

Supreme Court Jonathan H. Adler | 11.23.2024 12:45 PM Yesterday, as predicted, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Federal Communications...

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Supreme Court DIGS Facebook

Supreme Court Jonathan H. Adler | 11.23.2024 12:03 PM Yesterday we got the Supreme Court's first decision in an argued case for this term—well,...

23.11.2024 3

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Federal Courts Still Lack Authority to Issue Advisory Opinions

Judiciary Jonathan H. Adler | 11.20.2024 7:43 PM It is not often that federal court opinion begins by referencing the Judiciary Act of 1789, but...

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