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Lengthier opinions and shrinking cohesion: Indications for the future of the Supreme Court

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Harper (concerning the controversial “independent state legislature” theory of election law), United States v. Texas (concerning President Joe Biden’s immigration policies), and two cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina revisiting the issue of affirmative action in higher education.

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The Coup that Never Was: The Supreme Court Rebuffs “Power Grab” Theory

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For months, liberal law professors and pundits have filled the media with dire predictions that the Supreme Court was about to carry out a long-planned “coup” and “ power grab ” — one even wrote that the court could be on the brink of establishing “ one-party rule ” in the United States.

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

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The Christian Legal Society and Robertson Center for Constitutional Law , Concerned Women for America , and Judicial Watch, Inc. Three constitutional law scholars, Serena Mayeri, Melissa Murray, and Reva Siegel , argue that the Mississippi law violates the equal protection clause.

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Race and College Admissions: The Supreme Court’s Train Whistle Docket Just Got a Lot Louder

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: Last year, I wrote about the Supreme Court’s “train whistle” docket with cases on abortion, guns, immigration, and other issues barreling down the track. University of North Carolina. The two new cases could not be better suited for a major reframing of the law governing college admissions.

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