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Fifth Circuit Allows 2021 Texas Election Integrity Law To Finally Go Into Effect

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Surrogacy Contracts, Abortion, and Peonage

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 13, 1788

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 12, 1795

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NH Federal Court Provisionally Certifies Class Of Pregnant ISIS Brides Seeking Birthright Citizenship For Their Children

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I Say No To SubStack, And Chief Justice Roberts Says Yes

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New In SCOTUSBlog: The court should hold oral argument outside of the capital

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How Many More Jason Ardays Are There?

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 11, 1942

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"A Tale of Two Chiefs"

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 10, 1993

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Some Tentatively Final Thoughts on Substack

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 9, 1974

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009

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What Will The "Apolitical Proceduralist" Do With The East Wing Case?

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 7, 2010

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Trump Calls Roberts's Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 6, 1792

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The Justices Should Hold Regular Press Conferences

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 5, 1974

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The En Banc 11th Circuit Granted Relief In Drag Show Case Where Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett Did Not

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The Fifth Circuit Websites Gets A Glow-Up!

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 4, 1961

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 3, 1994

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 2, 1923

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 1, 1942

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 31, 2018

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Cooking Up A Blue Plate Special

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A Response To National Review's Editorial on Justice Barrett

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The Fauci Diaries and the Cult of Judicial Celebrity

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Some More Or Less Tentative Thoughts on Substack

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 30, 1956

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Cert Denied, Cert Delayed, Cert Granted

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Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack

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Judge James C. Ho's Speech On "Judicial Courage" and Judicial Selection

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 29, 1942

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Updating The Wall of Receipts For President Trump's Three Appointees

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Eliminate the Summer Recess

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The New York Times On Heritage Foundation 2.0

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 28, 1880

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Justices Kagan and Barrett on the SCOTUS Leaks

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Justice Kagan Understands The Conservative Legal Movement

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My Interview with Judge Altman on Anti-Semitism, Israel, and Judging

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 27, 1929

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 26, 1892

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 25, 1965

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 24, 1997

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 23, 1936

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 22, 1937

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Fired U.S. Attorney In Washington Files Case That Should Overrule Whatever Remains Of Morrison v. Olson

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