A Look Inside the Law Review Sausage Factory — and Possible Evidence of Bias Against Conservatives
Are law review editors biased against conservative scholarship? Leaked emails written by law journal editors raise this possibility.
Quote of the Day: Justice Kennedy Likes Hawaii; Legal Education, Not So Much
Even Justice Kennedy has chimed in on the need for law schools to, uh, reevaluate their priorities...
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.
Quote of the Day: When You Set Aside the Text, It’s Off to the Races
It should not be surprising that the two dissents have sharply different views on how to read the statute. That is the sort of thing that can happen when statutory analysis is so untethered from the text. — Chief Justice John Roberts, benchslapping the dissents by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor in Chamber of Commerce v. […]
Quote of the Day: Masturbatory Musings
[M]asturbation is a form of “sexual activity” in the ordinary-language sense of the term, which judges use on occasion just as laypersons do. Masturbation is also a “sexual act” in that sense, but not in the statutory sense. — Judge Richard Posner, doing his best to take all the fun out of jerking off (via […]
Quote of the Day: Justice Ginsburg’s Subtle Benchslap of Tulane Law
On what basis can one be confident that law schools acquaint students with prosecutors’ unique obligation under Brady? Whittaker told the jury he did not recall covering Brady in his criminal procedure class in law school. Dubelier’s alma mater, like most other law faculties, does not make criminal procedure a required course. [FN21] [FN21] See […]
Quote of the Day: Oh, explanation is overrated.
That decision is as inexplicable as it is unexplained. It is reversed. — opinion of the Supreme Court in Felkner v. Jackson, benchslapping the Ninth Circuit through a unanimous, per curiam reversal of an unpublished memorandum disposition. (For more context, see Josh Blackman or read the SCOTUS opinion.)
USCIS shift to electronic payments: What immigration firms need to know
As of October 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requires electronic payments for filing fees. Learn key updates, exemptions, and how firms can prepare.
FantasySCOTUS: Predictions for Bilski, American Needle, Stop the Beach, PCAOB, Black, and Graham
The Supreme Court has yet to decide 56 cases for the October 2009 term. In this installment, we provide predictions for Bilski v. Kappos, American Needle Inc. v. NFL, Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Black v. United States, and Graham v. Florida. American Needle considers whether […]