Kansas v. Glover: Just Common Sense?
We have no idea why Officer Mehrer decided to check on Glover’s license plate. Might it matter after all? Can a jurisdiction instruct its officers to run the license plate of every automobile they come across and to assume that any owner whose license has been suspended or revoked should be stopped to see if the owner is driving? What is the common-sense answer?
It Could Have Been Worse, But a Statute Designed to “Break Down All Discrimination” Against African Americans Deserves Better than Comcast Corporation v. National Association of African American-Owned Media
The year after the Civil War, the federal government made a commitment to Black people in this country. In simple but sweeping language, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 mandates that “[a]ll persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right . . . to make and enforce contracts . . . as is enjoyed by white citizens.”
Kahler v. Kansas: Narrowing the Insanity Defense
Could a state now abolish both prongs of the M’Naghten standard (or any variants thereof)? Could a state reject any formulation of an insanity defense and bar evidence of insanity at trial entirely?
Kansas v. Garcia: The Court Greenlights State Prosecutions of Unauthorized Workers
Propelled to office on his celebrity and a populist platform, the Republican president’s “Make America Great Again” slogan rallied his conservative base and positioned him to sign sweeping immigration legislation during his second term in office. If that last bit sounds off, it may help to clarify that the president in question was Ronald Reagan, the year was 1986, and the legislation was the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).
Did The Supreme Court Just Suppress Speech in the Interest of Protecting The First Amendment? Iancu v. Brunetti
July 18, 2019 Iancu v. Brunetti, 588 U.S. ___ (2019) (Kagan, J.). Response by Roger E. Schechter Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On... Read More
What’s Past is Prologue: The Importance of History in Flowers v. Mississippi
July 10, 2019 Flowers v. Mississippi, 588 U.S. ___ (2019) (Kavanaugh, J.). Response by Robin M. Maher Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On... Read More
North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kaestner 1992 Family Trust: No Tax Due, But No Path for the Next Cases
July 8, 2019 North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, 588 U.S. ___ (2019) (Sotomayor, J.). Response by Alan... Read More
Kisor v. Wilkie: A Reprieve for Embattled Administrative State?
July 3, 2019 Kisor v. Wilkie, 587 U.S. ___ (2019) (Kagan, J.). Response by Robert L. Glicksman Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On... Read More