Writing separately in the transgender care case, Sam Alito injected the weird non-sequitur that “[t]he Court has also suggested that religion is a suspect class.” It turns out that was a preview of coming attractions, with Alito writing the majority in Mahmoud v. Taylor, officially ramming strict scrutiny into every situation where the most cloistered […]
According to internal data, the University of California’s faculty is 54.9% White and 22.2% Asian. Skews a little whiter than you’d expect based off of California’s demographics, but it doesn’t scream of racial bias happening in hiring. Still, the Department of Justice wants to investigate the school system to root out the spectre of race-based […]
Chicago is brimming with business opportunities for Biglaw firms, and it’s proving to be quite attractive for lateral moves and office openings alike. Unlike the majority of its sports teams’ records, it’s a winning city for the legal profession. But which firm is right for you? Thanks to Vault’s recently released regional rankings, we now know […]
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s request to partially pause rulings by three federal judges that had blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship – that is, the guarantee of citizenship to virtually anyone born in the United States. By a vote of 6-3, the justices repudiated the concept of […]
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a group of Maryland parents have a right to opt their elementary-school-aged children out of instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes. By a vote of 6-3, the justices agreed with the parents – who are Muslim, Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox – that the Montgomery County school board’s refusal to […]
Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that University of Florida law professor — Trump-appointed federal judge, by the way — John L. Badalamenti awarded the top prize in his course to a student on the strength of a paper arguing that the Constitution was written for white people and therefore we shouldn’t have […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [It’s] not surprising that a conservative judge who values the judiciary as an institution and its indispensable role in our system would hesitate to retire or take senior status. … I very much would suspect that a nomination like [Emil] Bove will gives judges […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from the US Marshals Service, how many threats have been logged against federal judges so far in fiscal year 2025? Hint: This year, 297 different judges have dealt with this problem, and the total number of threats is more than […]
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Milbank Fights Back Against Trump Order: Better late than never! Emil Bove III Speaks At Judicial Confirmation: He doesn’t have the strongest memory. Florida Law School Dean Misses The Point: The problem isn’t that he got an A, it’s that THE JUDGE THOUGHT THIS WAS A WORTHY PAPER. Vault Ranked The Best Summer Associate Programs: […]
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