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The AU Legislation & Policy Brief

A Publication of The American University Washington College of Law

Supreme Court

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 […]

Corporate Personhood After Hobby Lobby

August 23, 2014October 5, 2014 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

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 […]

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 […]

Government Sponsored Prayer Revisited

October 7, 2013October 8, 2013 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Reginald Augustus Is it time for the Supreme Court to strike down all government-sponsored official invocations?    If not, what limitations should the Court re-emphasize based on the limited exception […]

Supreme Court Invalidates Key Section of Voting Rights Act

July 2, 2013July 3, 2013 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Carolyn Appel As we commemorate the 4th of July this week, we celebrate not only our independence but our common right of equality before the law.  In one of […]

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