A Judicial Dilemma: Cash Bail and Its Imperfect Alternatives
Last summer, I worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Truman Morrison, a Senior Judge in the District of Columbia and former Chair of the Board of Directors at […]
Judicial System
Wellness International Network v. Sharif: A Return to a Formalist Reading of Article III?
By: Jeff Elkin The constitutionality of bankruptcy courts is a recurring and thorny issue implicating the limits of Congress’s power to delegate the judicial power of the United States. This […]
D.C. Circuit Disregards Supreme Court Precedent, Incentivizing Unethical Attorney Conduct and Endangering Employee Rights
By: Jeff Elkin In 1981, the Supreme Court held in Upjohn Co. v. U.S. that a communication between a corporation’s lawyer and its employees would be protected by the corporation’s […]
Corporate Personhood After Hobby Lobby
By: Nor Powanda The Supreme Court issued 144 opinions this term and the Justices ruled unanimously in 65% of the 72 cases, the highest such percentage since the 1940s. But […]
The Privacy Debate: Does Obtaining Historic CSLI Require a Search Warrant Under the 4th Amendment?
By: Cynthia Anderson From cell phone searches to databases filled with internet-based communications, citizens’ privacy rights have been a hot topic in the United States recently. This has led […]
The Recess Appointments Clause: A Weapon or a Tool?
By: Chelsea Morin On Thursday, June 26, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on a constitutional matter that had never before seen the steps of the Supreme Court. In National Labor […]