Publications
The road to bad policy is often paved with good intentions.
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019, otherwise…
The Supreme Court has a penchant for drama. Much like many past terms, the Court entered its final week of this term with several high-profile decisions left undecided. Past terms tackled issues such…
June 3, 2019
Candidate for President of the United States:
We the undersigned write to congratulate you on your
candidacy for president of the United States. Our nation’s current…
If there were a vacancy in the Supreme Court before the 2020 election, should the Senate fill it?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says yes. Democrats say such a decision is hypocritical,…
This month, Alabama passed the strictest abortion law in
the country, which offers
few exceptions for the procedure and possible prison sentences for doctors who
perform them. Also this month,…
AIN Update
A recent poll conducted by Quinnipiac University found that 71 percent
of young Americans, ages 18 to 34, believe that the Supreme Court is
“mainly motivated by politics.”…
From Overlawyered:
New resource: database of all Supreme Court nomination hearing transcripts that are yet available (with Kavanaugh’s still to come) [Shoshana Weissmann and Anthony Marcum, R…
On May 14 the Legislative
Branch Capacity Working Group and the American Institutions Network launched a panel discussion to answer the
question: What can the House and Senate do to fix the courts?…
From American Constitution Society:
For the last half century, Brown has been universally praised by nominees to the federal bench, irrespective of the president who nominated…
Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado is the latest candidate to enter the crowded Democratic presidential primary race. Yet he is already facing heavy criticism for his Senate record, not on…