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Decision Points in Mahmoud v. Taylor
Edward Whelan
The Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case addressing parental rights in public schools. The lawsuit…
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National Review Online / May 10, 2025
Congress Should Keep California From Dictating Environmental Rules To The Whole Country
Michael Fragoso
Repealing Biden-era California waivers is an appropriate exercise of congressional powers against executive misinterpretation of the law.
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The Federalist / May 6, 2025
UK Supreme Court Rules That ‘Woman’ in Equality Act Means Woman
Edward Whelan
In a unanimous opinion today (in For Women Scotland v. Scottish Ministers), a five-justice panel of the Supreme Court of…
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National Review Online / May 1, 2025
How Activist Judges Could Hasten the Filibuster’s Demise
Michael Fragoso
When I interviewed to work for then-Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2021, he told me that we’d have one…
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City Journal / April 24, 2025
The Supreme Court Yells Stop
Michael Fragoso
The Supreme Court finally stood athwart the single-party district courts running riot and yelled “STOP!” In a case involving the…
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National Review Online / April 20, 2025
Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In.
Edward Whelan
Trump critics say we are in a constitutional crisis. The White House says that’s hysterical. What do our top legal minds say?
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The Free Press / April 20, 2025
Diane Sykes: A Model Judge
Michael Fragoso
The chief judge of the Seventh Circuit is an example for others to follow — including in her decision to retire.
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National Review Online / April 11, 2025
The Future of the Seventh Circuit
Michael Fragoso
Chief Judge Diane Sykes stepping down from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, this leaves a hole…
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National Review Online / April 8, 2025
No, The Senate Shouldn’t Let Even More Unaccountable Bureaucrats Decide What The Law Says
Michael Fragoso
Senate Republicans obviously shouldn’t outsource their legislative prerogatives to the parliamentarian.
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The Federalist / April 4, 2025
How Justice Antonin Scalia Interpreted the Constitution
Edward Whelan
He embraced textualism as the proper method of interpreting all legal texts.
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Wall Street Journal / March 31, 2025
The Supreme Court Case That Could Determine DOGE’s Future
Michael Fragoso
Washington is in a tizzy over Donald Trump‘s sweeping assertions of executive power, often at the behest of Elon Musk, an influential…
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Newsweek / March 31, 2025