Fourteenth Amendment

Selective-prosecution argument in Trump falsified-records case is ‘long shot’ that may still resonate

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Home Daily News Selective-prosecution argument in Trump falsified-records… Criminal Justice Selective-prosecution argument in Trump falsified-records case is ‘long shot’ that may still resonate By Debra Cassens Weiss March 22, 2023, 10:56 am CDT Former President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, in November 2022. Photo by Andrew Harnik/The Associated Press. Former President Donald Trump may … Read more

Embryo decision citing slavery law is ‘reprehensible and offensive,’ law prof says

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Home Daily News Embryo decision citing slavery law is ‘reprehensible… Trials & Litigation Embryo decision citing slavery law is ‘reprehensible and offensive,’ law prof says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 17, 2023, 3:15 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. A judge’s decision last month allowing a divorced woman to pursue use of frozen embryos is raising … Read more

More than a quarter of Louisiana prisoners have been held past their release dates since 2012, DOJ says

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Home Daily News More than a quarter of Louisiana prisoners… Criminal Justice More than a quarter of Louisiana prisoners have been held past their release dates since 2012, DOJ says By Debra Cassens Weiss January 30, 2023, 9:11 am CST Image from Shutterstock. There is reasonable cause to think that Louisiana is violating the constitutional … Read more

Is debt limit unconstitutional? Answer is yes, some argue, based on the 14th Amendment’s public debt clause

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Home Daily News Is debt limit unconstitutional? Answer is… Constitutional Law Is debt limit unconstitutional? Answer is yes, some argue, based on the 14th Amendment’s public debt clause By Debra Cassens Weiss January 25, 2023, 11:57 am CST The possibility that the United States will default on its bills has resurrected arguments that the debt … Read more

Justice Jackson uses originalism to undercut ‘conservative juristocracy’

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Home Daily News Justice Jackson uses originalism to undercut… Legal Theory Justice Jackson uses originalism to undercut ‘conservative juristocracy’ By Debra Cassens Weiss December 13, 2022, 8:59 am CST Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Chief Justice John Roberts stand on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. (Photo by Collection of the Supreme Court … Read more