Tagged: Constitutional Law

June 2016 Term: Oh How We Miss Justice Scalia!

The Supremes took on some of our most pressing social issues this term: abortion, affirmative action, corruption, and immigration. While there were disappointments (a tie in the immigration case leaves us all wanting for a ruling on executive power, and puts many immigrant families at risk of eventual deportation), there were decisions that I cheered. […]

Getting through.

There are times in my job when I feel like I am pounding my head against the wall. I wonder why I bother. One example would be class the Monday morning after the Super Bowl. I could be tap dancing on the ceiling, and most of my students would have the same blank stare on […]