Former President Donald Trump is making moves to halt the progression of civil lawsuits related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol Complex until the conclusion of his criminal case in the District of Columbia. In a joint status report filed in the Thompson v. Trump case, Trump’s legal team outlined their…
On this day, March 6, we commemorate a pivotal moment in American history: the infamous ruling of Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857. It was a legal battle that began as a quest for freedom but ended up shaping the course of the nation’s future. In 1846, Dred Scott, an enslaved Black man, and his…
In their legal case comment titled “Proper Parties, Proper Relief,” William Baude and Samuel L. Bray delve into the critical role of standing doctrine in contemporary U.S. law, particularly highlighted by recent cases at the United States Supreme Court. They examine various sources contributing to the centrality of standing, including procedural fusion, shifts in public…
The decision of the Supreme Court to review the immunity question in the Trump prosecution has brought forth the usual (and a couple not so usual) attacks on the integrity of the Court.
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear arguments regarding whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution, specifically in relation to charges linked to the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The court’s conservative majority issued a brief order setting oral arguments for April 22, potentially delaying the trial in…
A judge in Illinois has ruled that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from appearing on the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot due to his involvement in the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter sided with Illinois voters who argued that Trump violated the anti-insurrection clause of the U.S.…
In the wake of Justice John Harlan’s famous dissent in Plessy v Ferguson, wherein he coined the phrase “color blind,” the issue of affirmative action has been at the forefront of legal debates in the United States. The concept of affirmative action, particularly in government programs and educational institutions, has prompted a series of landmark…