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The AU Legislation & Policy Brief

A Publication of The American University Washington College of Law

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Wellness International Network v. Sharif: A Return to a Formalist Reading of Article III?

October 29, 2014October 29, 2014 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

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

August 30, 2014October 7, 2014 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

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 […]

Florida’s “Game of Thrones”

July 1, 2014October 7, 2014 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

Gerrymandering lawsuit may force state legislature to redraw district maps By: Mehreen Rasheed A coalition of voting rights groups has sued Florida lawmakers over the redrawing of congressional districts, arguing […]

Bond v. United States: The Unintended Consequences of a Chemical Weapons Treaty

March 3, 2014March 2, 2014 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: James Gossmann How often does an act of infidelity lead to a Supreme Court case questioning century old precedent on the legislative powers of Congress? And what are the […]

The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 5’s Key Civil Rights Provision Must Be Urgently Preserved

March 18, 2013March 18, 2013 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Carlos Garcia “[O]ne of the most monumental laws in the entire history of American freedom” (http://millercenter.org/president/speeches/detail/4034) and a landmark piece toward the civil rights of every American, the Voting […]

Amicus Briefs from Unlikely Sources Submitted in Same-Sex Marriage Cases

March 15, 2013March 25, 2013 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Cody Perkins When the Supreme Court announced on December 7, 2012 that it would take up two prominent same-sex marriage cases in its next session, Hollingsworth v. Perry and […]

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