How 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
A 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
I 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
What’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
Affirmative 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
One 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
Originalism 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
Gee, 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
About 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
