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Today in Supreme Court History: August 19, 1937

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Minnesota's "Nudification" Ban Repeats Unconstitutional Errors of Early Revenge Porn Bills

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New in SCOTUSBlog: "The chief justice should share much of his power"

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 18, 1920

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New in Civitas: Curtail the Cult of Judicial Celebrity

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The East Wing and Justice Breyer's Concurrence in Van Orden v. Perry

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Did The ACLU Make A Mistake By Seeking Certiorari in the Texas Ten Commandments Case?

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How To Teach Trump v. Barbara?

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988

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Judge Rudofsky Will Be An Excellent Addition To the Eighth Circuit

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 16, 1933

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 15, 1938

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Some More Thoughts About Surrogacy and Abortion

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 14, 1935

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Fifth Circuit Allows 2021 Texas Election Integrity Law To Finally Go Into Effect

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Surrogacy Contracts, Abortion, and Peonage

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 13, 1788

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 12, 1795

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NH Federal Court Provisionally Certifies Class Of Pregnant ISIS Brides Seeking Birthright Citizenship For Their Children

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I Say No To SubStack, And Chief Justice Roberts Says Yes

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New In SCOTUSBlog: The court should hold oral argument outside of the capital

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How Many More Jason Ardays Are There?

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 11, 1942

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"A Tale of Two Chiefs"

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 10, 1993

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Some Tentatively Final Thoughts on Substack

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 9, 1974

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009

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What Will The "Apolitical Proceduralist" Do With The East Wing Case?

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 7, 2010

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Trump Calls Roberts's Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 6, 1792

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The Justices Should Hold Regular Press Conferences

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 5, 1974

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The En Banc 11th Circuit Granted Relief In Drag Show Case Where Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett Did Not

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The Fifth Circuit Websites Gets A Glow-Up!

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 4, 1961

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 3, 1994

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 2, 1923

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 1, 1942

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 31, 2018

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Cooking Up A Blue Plate Special

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A Response To National Review's Editorial on Justice Barrett

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The Fauci Diaries and the Cult of Judicial Celebrity

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Some More Or Less Tentative Thoughts on Substack

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 30, 1956

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Cert Denied, Cert Delayed, Cert Granted

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Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack

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Judge James C. Ho's Speech On "Judicial Courage" and Judicial Selection

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 29, 1942

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