Comment on King v. Burwell
Comment by Sean Ross Callaghan Practitioner; Student | George Washington University Law | Pending Bar Admission into PA & DC Read the Original Response by Professor Pierce Here I agree with Professor Pierce that the Court’s application of the Plain Meaning Rule in King v. Burwell is “highly contestable.” Congress has—and should have—the exclusive power... Read More
Obergefell v. Hodges
Response by Professor Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Obergefell v. Hodges, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-556; argued April 28, 2015; June 26, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog See End of Post for Reader Comment With all that was written before and after the Supreme... Read More
Glossip v. Gross
Response by Dean Phyllis Goldfarb Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Glossip v. Gross, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-7955; April 29, 2015; June 29, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog Gross Imagery: Fracturing Legally Over Injecting Lethally With so many 5-4 rulings on fundamental issues... Read More
Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency
Response by Professor Robert L. Glicksman Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket Nos. 14-46, 14-47, and 14-49; argued March 25, 2015; decided June 29, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog In Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency,1 Justice Scalia, for a... Read More
King v. Burwell
Response by Professor Richard J. Pierce, Jr. Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) King v. Burwell, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-114; March 4, 2015; June 25, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog In King v. Burwell, a six-Justice majority held that The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... Read More
Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.
Response by Professors Peter J. Smith & Robert W. Tuttle Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Walker v Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-144; argued March 23, 2015; June 18, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog In Walker v. Texas Division, Sons... Read More
Brumfield v. Cain
Response by Professor Christy H. DeSanctis Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Brumfield v. Cain, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 13-1433; March 30, 2015; June 18, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog Nearing the twentieth anniversary of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), the Court’s... Read More
Horne v. Department of Agriculture
Response by Professor Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Horne v. Department of Agriculture, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-275; argued April 22, 2015; June 22, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog By a vote of 8-1, the Supreme Court today dealt a significant blow to the... Read More
Ohio v. Clark
Response by Professor Joan S. Meier1 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Ohio v. Clark, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 13-1352; March 2, 2015; June 18, 2015 Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog In one fell swoop, and a unanimous one at that, the Supreme Court in Ohio v. Clark2 both helped ensure child... Read More
Reed v. Town of Gilbert
Response by Professor Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 13-502; argued January 12, 2015; June 18, 2015 Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Like many localities, the Town of Gilbert, which lies about 18 miles southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, concluded that a... Read More