Congress, the Supreme Court, and Enemy Combatants: How Lawmakers Buoyed Judicial Supremacy by Placing Limits on Federal Court Jurisdiction
By Neal Devins. Full text here. By turning a statute limiting court jurisdiction into a delegation of power by Congress to the Supreme Court, the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld opinion is a political masterstroke. This Essay explains why “the least dangerous branch” felt empowered to ignore congressional limits on its authority, repudiate presidentially created military tribunals, and…
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By Kevin R. Johnson & Bernard Trujillo. Full text here.
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By Fionnuala Ní Aoláin. Full text here.
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By Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar. Full text here.
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By Mark Tushnet. Full text here.
Continue ReadingIntroductory Essay, Political Constraints on Supreme Court Reform
By Adrian Vermeule. Full text here.
Continue ReadingThe Police Power Revisited: Phantom Incorporation and the Roots of the Takings "Muddle"
By Bradley C. Karkkainen. Full text here. Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. exposed a deep flaw in regulatory takings doctrine. Lingle rejected the Agins holding that if a regulation does not “substantially advance a legitimate state interest,” it is a compensable taking. That formulation, Lingle said, was based on substantive due process precedents and is better…
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