The Supreme Court has wide discretion to choose the cases it will decide. But how does the
Court exercise this discretion? The Supreme Court's rules explain that it may hear any case …

The United States has reached a moment in its constitutional history when the Supreme
Court has asserted itself as not only one of, but the exclusive, audience to ask and answer …

State constitutional law is in the spotlight. As federal courts retrench on abortion, democracy,
and more, state constitutions are defining rights across the nation. Despite intermittent calls …

This Article argues that the rise of the modern state was a necessary condition for the rise of
the business corporation. A typical business corporation pools together a large number of …

The Justices of the Supreme Court increasingly claim to be originalists. Yet close
examination reveals that the Court's actual reliance on originalist analysis is highly selective …

Jurisdiction stripping is seen as a nuclear option. Its logic is simple: By depriving federal
courts of jurisdiction over some set of cases, Congress ensures those courts cannot render …

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health
Organization, 1 reproductive justice advocates have repaired to state courts, seeking to …

The shadow docket3 has become a hot topic. 4 The term is a" catchy" 5 name for the set of
truncated procedures that the Supreme Court uses to simplify and expedite its decision …

In the vast majority of federal cases, interpretive decisions by the US Courts of Appeals are
never reexamined by the US Supreme Court. Over time, the circuit courts may also come to …

Calls for court expansion are in the air. On the floor of Congress, speakers insist that the
Supreme Court has disgraced itself and that if the Court will not respect the rights of the …