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THE MYTH OF PRESIDENTIAL REMOVAL POWER or THE ROAD TO AMERICAN DICTATORSHIP

With the recent firing or attempted firing of numerous government officials by President Trump the question of what power a president has...

Feb 21

Justice Thomas, Davis v. Smith, and the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act:

Why the Supreme Court Should Declare the AEDPA Unconstitutional Justice Clarence Thomas is not happy - again. David...

Feb 11

PLESSY v. FERGUSON and BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION: Defending the Indefensible

In Plessy v. Ferguson , 163 U.S. 537 (1896), the Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana statute requiring separate accommodations for persons...

Jan 23

TRUMP v. UNITED STATES A Question of Jurisdiction: Why the Supreme Court Should Have Declined to Rule on Trump's Claim of Presidential Immunity

On July 1, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Trump v. United States holding that a former president is immune...

Sep 13, 2024

Kansas v. Glover - PART I

How the Misuse of Probability Evidence Leads to Bad Decisions and Absurd Results A Douglas County Kansas Sheriff's Deputy stopped a...

Jun 19, 2024

NO "MASTERPIECE"

How the Supreme Court's Recognition of a Religious Exemption to Antidiscrimination Laws Could be a Small Step Toward Establishing an...

Apr 20, 2023

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