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The Supreme Court Is Watching Out for the Courts, Not for Trump

How the court reaffirmed the proper role of the federal courts within our constitutional system.

28.06.2025 10

The New York Times

Samuel Bray

Three Notes on National Injunctions

24.01.2025 2

Reason.com

Samuel Bray

The Truth of Erasure?

Samuel Bray | 11.7.2024 4:06 PM If you have been following the debate about universal or nationwide remedies, you know that a lot of attention is...

08.11.2024 10

Reason.com

Samuel Bray

Interpretation, Context, and "the Region Currently Under Strain"

Samuel Bray | 11.5.2024 11:14 AM Here's a quotation from Richard Rorty about context, and the last two sentences are instructive for legal...

05.11.2024 5

Reason.com

Samuel Bray

The Party Line

Samuel Bray | 10.24.2024 8:45 AM Chief Justice Marshall: It is also objected that some of the Defendants in error do not show a complete legal...

24.10.2024 2

Reason.com

Samuel Bray

Three Thoughts on the Stay Denial in West Virginia v. EPA

Samuel Bray | 10.16.2024 6:37 PM Today the Supreme Court denied the application for a stay in West Virginia v. EPA, a challenge to an EPA rule...

17.10.2024 10

Reason.com

Samuel Bray

Ghost Guns and the Mischief Rule

Samuel Bray | 10.9.2024 12:32 PM Yesterday's argument in  Garland v. VanDerStok was about a statutory interpretation by the Bureau of Alcohol,...

09.10.2024 2

Reason.com

Samuel Bray

Thoughts on the Lackey v. Stinnie Oral Argument

Samuel Bray | 10.8.2024 1:53 PM The Court's argument this morning in  Lackey v. Stinnie showed some fractures among the justices. My prediction is...

08.10.2024 2

Reason.com

Samuel Bray

Today's Argument in Lackey v. Stinnie: Attorneys' Fees and Preliminary Injunctions

Samuel Bray | 10.8.2024 9:08 AM This morning the Supreme Court will hear argument in  Lackey v. Stinnie , a major case about attorneys's fees and...

08.10.2024 4

Reason.com

Samuel Bray

Lackey v. Stinnie: What, Exactly, Is a Preliminary Injunction?

Samuel Bray | 10.4.2024 4:26 PM Next week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in  Lackey v. Stinnie , a case that presents two questions...

05.10.2024 10

Reason.com

Samuel Bray