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134. The Attempted Assassination of Justice Field
The too-strange-for-fiction story of how Justice Stephen Field was almost assassinated in 1889 and the important Supreme Court presidential power…
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Steve Vladeck
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First One: March 23, 2025
A weekly sneak-peek audio companion to the "One First" newsletter
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Bonus 133: Due Process and the Rule of Law
Too many Americans don't understand, at a basic level, *why* the Constitution requires due process when the government deprives anyone of their life…
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133. Birthright Citizenship (Sort of) Reaches the Court
The Trump administration's emergency applications in three birthright citizenship cases are a cynical effort to mitigate the effects of an inevitable…
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First One: March 16, 2025
A weekly sneak-peek audio companion to the "One First" newsletter
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132. Five Questions About Trump's Alien Enemy Act Proclamation
A quick take on some of the questions raised by President Trump's ... dubious invocation of a 1798 statute as a basis for arresting, detaining, and…
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Bonus 131: Introducing "First One"
Starting this Sunday, folks with paid subscriptions will have access to a weekly audio companion to the newsletter—including a preview of coming…
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131. Five Questions About the Khalil Case
The government's arrest and detention of a pro-Palestinian Columbia student (and green card holder) raises difficult questions about both technical…
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130. The Trump Administration Goes After Bivens
An unusual cert.-stage amicus brief helps to drive home how difficult the Supreme Court has made it to obtain damages for constitutional violations by…
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Bonus 129: What Really Happened in Worcester v. Georgia?
President Jackson's famous quote about Chief Justice Marshall is almost certainly apocryphal. Understanding the specific context in which it (allegedly…
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129. Untangling the Foreign Aid Ruling
There's a lot going on in the Court's cryptic, 5-4 ruling in the foreign aid funding cases. Here's my (very) quick attempt to unpack some of the most…
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128. Impeaching Federal Judges
Congress has used its power to impeach and remove federal judges only sparingly. Calls from Elon Musk and Republican lawmakers to impeach judges who…
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