How Much Misconduct Is Jeanine Pirro Willing To Do To Save Her Job?
Judge Jeanine Pirro (Photo by MIKE THEILER/AFP/Getty Images) Jeanine Pirro’s tenure as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has been a never-ending shitshow debacle. From the no bills for protesters, to the quashed subpoenas, to the doomed effort…
Justice Alito isn’t going anywhere
When Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testified before the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees in July to request an increase in the court’s security budget, some members of Congress had other topics front of mind, such as ethics…
NJ Supreme Court Strikes a Blow Against Daniel's Law
A New Jersey Supreme Court ruling finding no mens rea requirement for ordinary liability under Daniel’s Law is a shot in the arm for those challenging the law on First Amendment grounds. …
The States Respond to DOJ Regarding the Still-Pending SCOTUS Mail-In Ballot Application
From the letter: …if defendants believe a stay of that preliminary injunction is warranted, the proper course is to seek a stay in that case and to give those plaintiffs an opportunity to respond. That is especially true in light of the distinct legal…
Alabama’s Primary Drew 5 Percent Turnout Thanks To Supreme Court Destroying Voting Rights Act
Alabama ran a primary yesterday. It supposedly ran one in May — and many people voted in it! — but it never counted. If that sounds confusing… it was! So much so that turnout bottomed out around 5 percent. To put that in context, almost 23 percent turned…
SCOTUS has issued its decisions. Now Congress has the floor.
Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. A healthy federal government depends on an ongoing conversation between the branches. But that…
The Supreme Court and the Indian nations
This article was adapted from an essay that first appeared in the essay collection America Unfinished: 250 Years of Law and Governance (MIT Press, 2026). *** Indian nations occupy two distinct places in American history and law. American Indians are…
“Milton, Mill, and (Maybe) Aristotle on Why Hearing Horrible Speech Makes You a Better Person,” by Andrew Koppelman
The article is here; here’s the part of the Introduction that summarizes the core of the argument: How do you sell the idea of free speech to people who worry that words hurt? In the last few years, there have been increasing demands, most…
Court Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Constitutional Challenge to Epstein Files Transparency Act
From Judge Loretta Preska (S.D.N.Y.) in yesterday’s Giuffre v. Maxwell: On March 18, 2016, the late Judge Sweet issued a protective order … barring Plaintiff Virginia Giuffre, Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell, and their attorneys from sharing…
Milbank offers early start date for new associates
Home Daily News Milbank offers early start date for new associates Law Firms Milbank offers early start date for new associates August 6, 2026, 10:22 am CDT Citing high demand from clients, Milbank told its incoming first-year associates Tuesday that…