Legal News
A “right” without constitutional foundation
This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. A preview of the case is here. Helen Alvaré is the Robert A. Levy Endowed Chair in Law and Liberty at Antonin Scalia Law
By IG
Dec 1, 2021
Dobbs and the undue burdens of pre-viability abortion bans
This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. A preview of the case is here. Maya Manian is a visiting professor at American University Washington College of Law. The Supreme Court is poised
By IG
Dec 1, 2021
We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to
More than 140 amicus briefs were filed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the potentially momentous abortion case concerning a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The briefs come from professors, politicians, s
By IG
Dec 1, 2021
“I’m stuck!” “What do I do?” “I’m baffled!”: Court struggles with Medicare payment technicalities
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument on a Medicare case that will have significant financial consequences for safety-net hospitals and could have implications for the Chevron doctrine, a core principle of administrative law. At its core, the c
By IG
Dec 1, 2021