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Jurisprudence
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Nanny Mayor, Meet the Nanny Judge
How conservative judicial activism took down Bloomberg’s big-soda ban.
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How the Supreme Court Should Rule on Gay Marriage
The justices don’t need to make gay marriage legal everywhere. In fact, a more modest ruling could be much more powerful.
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NASCAR Fans v. Flying Car Parts
Should Daytona International Speedway have to pay big settlements to injured spectators?
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Fatal Deadline
What if a defendant says he has evidence proving his innocence, but he missed the filing deadline.
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New York Should Hate the Voting Rights Act
Why the city is taking a principled stand to defend it.
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After Scalia
Don’t give up on campaign finance reform, however hopeless it seems now.
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The Lesser Evil
What the Obama administration isn’t telling you about drones: The standard rule is capture, not kill.
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Too Much Information
Supreme Court 2013: Why collecting DNA from people who are arrested won’t help solve more crimes.
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Voting Rights 2.0
Why we still need the Voting Rights Act, and how the Supreme Court could make it work better instead of striking it down.
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Targeted Killings Can Be Legal
But the Obama administration’s white paper fails to explain why.
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Senate Democracy Is Dead
Or at least seriously wounded by the failure of filibuster reform and the court ruling against the president’s recess appointments.
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The Meaning of The
How that one little word has gotten Obama into a heap of constitutional trouble.
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“Not Going To Change One Thing I Do”
Off-the-books gun sellers say Obama’s proposals will just boost their trade.
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The Next Second Amendment War
How will the Supreme Court view gun rights after Newtown?
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Give Lance a Chance
He’s a cheater and a bully who doesn’t deserve leniency. But letting the champ cut a deal may be the only way to fix cycling.
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The Supreme Court Justice Death Calculator
How likely is it Antonin Scalia will die in the next four years? Two liberals? Find out with this grim calculator.
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What’s Lost if the Voting Rights Act Falls?
Minority voters will lose a key bargaining chip.
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Unwarranted
Should cops be forced to get a warrant before giving a blood test to a drunk driver?
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The First Amendment Versus the Second Amendment
Why a New York paper had every right to publish the names and addresses of local gun owners.
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Go Ahead, Complain About Your Job on Facebook
It’s become harder to fire workers for griping online.
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It’s Not Just the Second Amendment Anymore
How the NRA is larding state constitutions with frivolous, redundant “right to hunt” amendments.
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Remembering Bork
He was my teacher 30 years ago. I’ve spent my career proving him wrong.
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What if Robert Bork Had Joined the Supreme Court?
It probably would have been less politicized and more committed to the rule of law.
