Academic round-up
Although Chief Justice Roberts recently declared that legal scholarship is "largely of no use or interest" to the practice of law, his Court cites law review articles in nearly one-third of its decisions....
Although Chief Justice Roberts recently declared that legal scholarship is "largely of no use or interest" to the practice of law, his Court cites law review articles in nearly one-third of its decisions....
Professor James Pfander's proposed end run around qualified immunity....
Is the Solicitor General responsible for the Court's shrinking docket? ...
Do criminal defendants have a remedy for bad advice during plea bargaining if they are ultimately convicted and sentenced pursuant to constitutionally adequate procedures?...
Is the D.C. Circuit flouting the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene v. Bush? ...
Academics argue that there is room for improvement in the Court's case selection process....
American Electric Power v. Connecticut, argued earlier this week, spurs debate over the role of the courts in addressing climate change....
Did the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade polarize our politics? Linda Greenhouse and Reva Siegel argue that the Court's role has been exaggerated....
Wal-Mart v. Dukes is generating debate in advance of Tuesday's oral argument....
Academics weigh in on a bill authorizing retired justices to sub in for a recused colleague. ...