Constitutional Law I

Yesterday in class, Hannah raised the question posed by then-Justice Rehnquist in his dissent in Philadelphia v. New Jersey : how was New Je...

A quick clarification about the doctrinal framework for analyzing dormant Commerce Clause problems. Yesterday, a couple of you asked this qu...

A number of students have raised questions since Monday's class concerning the appropriate analysis of Problem 5. That seems a fair indi...

President Barack Obama is said to have selected his first judicial nominee, one to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for ...

As if on cue for our class, the President yesterday issued his first signing statement in signing the omnibus budget bill (for fiscal year 2...

One of you asked a terrific question after yesterday's class: If Article I assigns the legislative power to Congress (and to Congress al...

I just received a few questions concerning the doctrine of standing. Here are my efforts at a few answers. QUESTION: Regarding mootness, for...