You and your skilled, careful, legal analysis have certainly influenced the way I see American culture. As much as I sometimes resent viewing so many cultural flash points through the lens of whether something will survive an argument at the Supreme Court, I find that I am more thoughtful about the arguments. (Not sure I would have paid much attention to a NYT article on a gun rights misquote made by the late Justice Antonin Scalia a few decades ago. Oh, for the days when Blackstone was just another dead White guy.)
I'm also much less wary of interviewing legal scholars then I was a few years ago… whether that's a good or a bad thing.
A “teaching moment,” he wrote, isn’t about trying to convince anyone to agree with you; it’s about explaining the history, the policy concerns on both sides,
That advice is the reason I first stumbled upon this substack. I am not a lawyer and I am definitely not young but I have a thirst for learning and it started in a class about the Supreme Court in a class for those of us more advanced in age. Each October I looked forward to new information and it went on for several years until, like Covid did, it forced us to stop. But I continue to learn from you and try to see the other side if/when it is given to us in the written decisions. Thank you for all the work you put into this and please keep it coming.
Congratulations on 4 years and Happy Anniversary to you both on 15 years!!
Your newsletter has been fascinating and helpfully informative from the first day I discovered it. Thank you for illuminating the often obscure ways the court works. Proud to be a subscriber.
Happy anniversary of both your marriage and your Substack! I very much appreciate your in-depth analyses of the Supreme Court. I haven’t decided where I fall on what reforms are necessary; you make many excellent points about accountability in particular, and I hope your prediction that they self-adjust comes to fruition. I do see a benefit to adding some seats, if done in a carefully constructed way; but I’m more supportive of term limits and enforceable ethics constraints, as well as requiring justifications for any shadow docket rulings, which together seem more possible to achieve, and could solve a lot of the current issues. But without this newsletter, I’d be far less able to form an educated opinion!
Congratulations on your 4 year newsletter anniversary and your 15 years of marriage. Yesterday, my wife and I were going through our discretionary spending and she asked whether I could do without my One First subscription. I responded with an emphatic "No," ending that discussion. Reading your newsletter is one of the great pleasures of my week. I look forward to many more.
Thank you for continuing to teach via your informative newsletters......written with quite a sense of humor, I might add. I'm sure I speak for many people here when I say that we appreciate all you do to help us to understand the SC better and to keep us informed about its actions.
Congrats! Just celebrated 15 of marriage and 10 of teaching law full time. Great description of the job & always glad to learn from your writing style and substance.
Thank you!
Congratulations!
Congratulations and even if I don’t always agree with you I have become so my more educated because of you. Thank you
One First is a treasure - for its even-handedness and clear-eyed presentations of all sides. Thank you.
And thank you!
You and your skilled, careful, legal analysis have certainly influenced the way I see American culture. As much as I sometimes resent viewing so many cultural flash points through the lens of whether something will survive an argument at the Supreme Court, I find that I am more thoughtful about the arguments. (Not sure I would have paid much attention to a NYT article on a gun rights misquote made by the late Justice Antonin Scalia a few decades ago. Oh, for the days when Blackstone was just another dead White guy.)
I'm also much less wary of interviewing legal scholars then I was a few years ago… whether that's a good or a bad thing.
Happy double anniversary!
A “teaching moment,” he wrote, isn’t about trying to convince anyone to agree with you; it’s about explaining the history, the policy concerns on both sides,
That advice is the reason I first stumbled upon this substack. I am not a lawyer and I am definitely not young but I have a thirst for learning and it started in a class about the Supreme Court in a class for those of us more advanced in age. Each October I looked forward to new information and it went on for several years until, like Covid did, it forced us to stop. But I continue to learn from you and try to see the other side if/when it is given to us in the written decisions. Thank you for all the work you put into this and please keep it coming.
And a most happy birthday to Karen.
Thank you so much, and congratulations, on the 4 and especially on the 15!
Congratulations on 4 years and Happy Anniversary to you both on 15 years!!
Your newsletter has been fascinating and helpfully informative from the first day I discovered it. Thank you for illuminating the often obscure ways the court works. Proud to be a subscriber.
Happy anniversary of both your marriage and your Substack! I very much appreciate your in-depth analyses of the Supreme Court. I haven’t decided where I fall on what reforms are necessary; you make many excellent points about accountability in particular, and I hope your prediction that they self-adjust comes to fruition. I do see a benefit to adding some seats, if done in a carefully constructed way; but I’m more supportive of term limits and enforceable ethics constraints, as well as requiring justifications for any shadow docket rulings, which together seem more possible to achieve, and could solve a lot of the current issues. But without this newsletter, I’d be far less able to form an educated opinion!
Great, thoughtful post. Thanks, Steve and Karen.
Congratulations on your 4 year newsletter anniversary and your 15 years of marriage. Yesterday, my wife and I were going through our discretionary spending and she asked whether I could do without my One First subscription. I responded with an emphatic "No," ending that discussion. Reading your newsletter is one of the great pleasures of my week. I look forward to many more.
Thank you for continuing to teach via your informative newsletters......written with quite a sense of humor, I might add. I'm sure I speak for many people here when I say that we appreciate all you do to help us to understand the SC better and to keep us informed about its actions.
Congrats! Just celebrated 15 of marriage and 10 of teaching law full time. Great description of the job & always glad to learn from your writing style and substance.
Happy anniversary to you and Karen. Thanks for educating us.
Ahh, perfect. Thank you!