Constitutional Law I

The hot Supreme Court news of the day has been, not so much the President's sharp words for the Court about Citizens United , but the re...

QUESTION: At the Prop 8 trial, there seem to have been many arguments from both sides about the prejudices and/or political power gays and ...

QUESTION: If I'm understanding the discussion from yesterday's class correctly, Scalia's opinion in Lujan rejects the ability o...

QUESTION: I'm wondering about cases for declaratory relief and how this fits the "case or controversy" requirement and how r...

QUESTION: I know we discussed the idea of why the Supreme Court did not agree with Congress's "citizen-suit" provision because...

QUESTION: I feel like I am missing something on the McCardle case as it relates to the last line of the opinion, "...But this is an er...

QUESTION: I'm not sure I understand what we're supposed to take from Ex parte McCardle . I think I understand some things about the...