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Murder, Corruption and RICO in Georgia: Fateful meeting I didn’t want to attend led to courtroom win
Never did I imagine that a murder case I prosecuted with many twists and turns—including a death threat against me—would lead to the use of…
One very busy weekend
On this day in 1953, Chief Justice Fred Vinson died unexpectedly of a heart attack at age 63, seven years after he joined the Supreme Court.At the CourtOn Sunday, the Trump administration again appealed a dispute over President Donald Trump’s executive order on...
The century-old fight to test birthright citizenship
As SCOTUSblog readers are well aware, on June 30, a majority of justices struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Much of this decision relied on the 1898 case of United States v. Wong Kim Ark , which (in the court’s...
Empower the Supreme Court’s supermajority on substantive matters
This is the seventh piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better.***In my last column, I suggested several ways in which the Supreme Court could provide more procedural protections for the court’s minority. These rules would necessarily...
The “born free and equal” clauses and same-sex marriage
This is the fourth of seven introductory articles on the relevance for constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the “born free and equal” clauses, which appeared in the Declaration of Independence and in six out of 12 state constitutions when the federal Bill of...
Record-setting drone showcases Army push to build critical parts at home
A drone with U.S.-built motors flew for nearly nine hours during a military ‘Game of Drones’ event.
Interesting Law Review Article Describes Innovator Liability as “Market Shift” Liability
The recent law review article by the always interesting and extremely prolific Lars Noah, “‘Market Shift Liability’ for Generic Drugs: Market Share Theory’s Eccentric New Cousin,” 13 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 1415 (Spring 2026), warrants...
Great news! Google’s AI tool DeepMind helping forecast hurricanes!
The NewYorkTimes.com reported about Google’s DeepMind that “Analysis by the company’s DeepMind unit suggests that an A.I.-enabled model delivers accurate forecasts a day or more before conventional models can.” The August 28, 2026 article...
Tuesday Tips: New and Noteworthy from SSRN
Dov A. WaismanForeseeability and Reasonableness in Promissory Estoppel AbstractThe law of promissory estoppel contains a little-noticed puzzle relating to the way in which the justifiability of the plaintiff’s reliance is determined in American courts. Many...