Disenfranchisement Talk
Bruen, U.S. v. Bullock, and rethinking bar admission prohibitions in Mississippi I. Bullock and Bruen Since Bruen, federal courts have heard numerous Second Amendment…
Category: Constitutional Law
An Unexpected Consequence of Pardon Powers
How the Possibility of Executive Clemency Makes it Easier for Judges to Issue Harsh Decisions As a constitutional law professor, I especially enjoy teaching the…
All’s Fair in Love, War, and College Admissions
A Synopsis of the Recent Supreme Court Decision Overruling Affirmative Action Precedent “It has been 25 years since Justice Powell first approved the use of…
Renegade Removal
Will Fulton County Retain Control of the Case Against Former President Trump? “No man is above the law, and no man is below it.” Teddy…
Torres v. Texas DPS: The New War Powers Waiver to State Sovereign Immunity
Written by: James Tulp Following a deployment to Iraq and an honorable discharge, Captain Le Roy Torres sought to do something no one had ever…
A Rabbi’s Plea to Exercise Religion Through Abortion
Written By: Sean Turnipseed On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 142…
Freedom of Religion or Freedom from Religion: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Yields Triumph for Government Officials to Engage in Religious Observances in Schools
Written By: Riley Bridges On June 27, 2022, nearing the last day of the term, the United States Supreme Court clarified its Establishment Clause jurisprudence…
“Protecting” Religious Liberty During Executions: Ramirez v. Collier Provides a Small Win for Death Row Prisoners
Written by: Erienne Reniajal “RJ” Lewis At the end of 2021, the United States Supreme Court heard a case with a seemingly simple question: do…
You Have the Right to Remain Silent… and a § 1983 Claim? An Un-Mirandized Defendant’s Plea for Damages
Written By: Hunter Ransom We’ve all heard “that” set of warnings – “You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will…
“It’s like Liquid Fire Sneaking Towards the Heart” – American Prisons Turn to Un-Approved Drugs for Lethal Injection Executions
Written By: Kelsi Baldwin Although the debate on capital punishment spans generations, the conversation became more complex with the 1982 execution of Charlie Brooks Jr.,…
