Robert BlackHow Presidential Elections Work (Because Apparently the Supreme Court Needs a Refresher)So they held oral argument this morning in the case about whether Colorado can keep Trump off the Republican primary ballot because he’s an…Feb 8Feb 8
Robert BlackA Thought on Ohtani, WAR, and Wow(Yes this is the first time I’ve blogged in ages and it’s about baseball. Deal with it.)Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023
Robert BlackI Have A TheoryI wasn’t really that surprised by the election results. My position going into the election was that the results were basically unknowable…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Robert BlackWhat’s a “Jury,” Anyway?It’s Election Day! So it’s time to distract myself from impending national doom by writing about the constitutional law of what a jury is.Nov 8, 2022Nov 8, 2022
Robert BlackAffirmative Action and the ModalitiesSo yesterday the Supreme Court heard a case that everyone assumes will be the end of affirmative action in America, at least within the…Nov 2, 20221Nov 2, 20221
Robert BlackOne Cheer for Baude & McConnellEarlier today, noted originalist scholars William Baude and Michael McConnell published a piece in the Atlantic about the pending Supreme…Oct 12, 2022Oct 12, 2022
Robert BlackOriginalism and MonarchismI had a very interesting interaction on Twitter earlier today with Samantha Hancox-Li (a very good follow, I might add). She had posted…Sep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022
Robert BlackGee, Who Coulda Known??So a new Yahoo/YouGov poll shows public confidence in the Supreme Court cratering. Whereas, in the fall of 2020, 70% had either “some” or…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Robert BlackAbout Undermining Confidence in ElectionsSo a couple days ago Joe Biden gave a press conference, at which, among other things, he talked up the probably-doomed election reform…Jan 21, 2022Jan 21, 2022