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…3 min read·Feb 8, 2024----
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.)8 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·Nov 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.6 min read·Nov 8, 2022--1--1
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…10 min read·Nov 2, 2022--1--1
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…7 min read·Oct 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…6 min read·Sep 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…6 min read·May 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…2 min read·Jan 21, 2022----