The Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Trump v. CASA (the birthright citizenship case) contrasts with two of its opinions from a year ago, Fischer v. United States and Snyder v. United States, in at least the following way:...more
7/9/2025
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The recent whiplash regarding the validity of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)—it was enjoined just to particular parties, then enjoined nationwide, then un-enjoined, then enjoined again, while other courts let it...more
1/15/2025
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When President Biden pardoned his son Hunter over the weekend, he did not say he was doing so just because he cared about his son. Rather, he repeatedly invoked the rationale that Hunter was “selectively prosecuted” – treated...more
On November 25, Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss both federal cases pending against President Trump: the election-interference case pending in district court in Washington, D.C., and the case relating to classified...more