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  • Hills of Beans


    Hi, Orin , the Supreme Court's role is modest on some fronts, yes—I agree that deciding that child rapists can't be executed is not of the same order as upholding the death penalty in the first place. Or that outlawing one method of late-term abortion Read More...
  • Is Heller an Original Meaning Decision?


    Many commentators, including my good friends Randy Barnett and Larry Solum , have praised Justice Scalia’s opinion in Heller v. District of Columbia as a sparkling example of original meaning originalism. After having read the opinion closely a number Read More...
  • Of Heller, Roe, and Politics


    At least one leading conservative believes the court fell down on the job in Heller if it views its job as making decisions in ways that create political debates sure to help Republicans, adding further support for my view that the claims by some that Read More...
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