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One First Unplugged — March 2023 Listen now (32 min) | The second installment of Karen and Steve's updated (and not very SCOTUS-themed) podcast includes updates from book-land and a fun…

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Mar 16

The Supreme Court may soon have an opportunity to weigh in on the growing practice of plaintiffs hand-picking the specific district judge who hears…

Mar 13

The second installment in my tour of favorite opinions by former Justices features then-Justice Rehnquist's concurring opinion in a 1982 decision that…

Mar 9

A dispute between Robert E. Lee's family and the federal government over a Civil War-era tax has had outsized influence in shaping the modern rules for…

Mar 6

A day in the (Disneyland) life, the hiring landscape for junior lawyers, and my upcoming half-marathon

Mar 2

February 2023

The student loan cases provide another opportunity for the Supreme Court to clarify when (and why) states are proper plaintiffs to challenge federal…

Feb 27

Kicking off a new bonus feature, the first review of a favorite opinion of mine by a former Justice involves a trick question answered in 1998 by…

Feb 23

In upholding President Lincoln's blockade of Confederate ports, the Supreme Court in March 1863 sustained his "dual theory" of the Civil War. But only…

Feb 20

One First Unplugged — February 2023 Listen now (24 min) | Karen and Steve debut a new monthly bonus feature—an updated version of their "In Loco Parent(i)s" podcast, with this month's…

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Feb 16

Justice Thomas has pushed the Court to consider whether social media platforms have too much power. Neither of the two complex cases the Justices are…

Feb 13

This week's bonus content features a sneak peek for paid subscribers of the video trailer for my upcoming book

Feb 9

Everyone agrees that the Supreme Court upended Second Amendment jurisprudence last June. Just how far the majority's new approach goes is something the…

Feb 6

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