by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
Justice James Wilson died on this day in 1798. This summer, Jesse Wegman published a biography of Wilson, highlighting, among other things, his time in debtors’ prison.At the CourtLast Friday, the Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to pause a lower-court...
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
Analysis of the Supreme Court’s decisions most often focuses on the opinions and votes of the justices. Sometimes, though, strategic decisions by lawyers about how to argue a case may play a significant role in what the justices decide. When those strategic decisions...
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
I’ve spent two decades mining Supreme Court opinions for writing techniques that can inspire advocates, too. The best examples rarely feature the snarky or witty lines made for social media. Instead, they model how to navigate the toughest problems in legal reasoning:...
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
It is no secret that, thanks to Justice Antonin Scalia, originalism is on the rise. This is true not only on the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in general, but among state judiciaries as well.Yet, although there is more and more scholarship on the original...
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
The stars of the “Bob and Moe BBQ Show” joined the base commander behind the serving line at the Commodore Matthew C. Perry General Mess at Yokosuka Naval Base south of Tokyo.
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