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Thursday, August 1, 2013

• Adler: Chen Confirmed, Millett Advances, New Nominees Named 8/1/13

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 31 7/31/13

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 30 7/30/13

Monday, July 29, 2013

• Whelan: Third Circuit Ruling Against Challenge to HHS Mandate 7/29/13
• Whelan: Ser Deg Senere! 7/29/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 29 7/29/13

Sunday, July 28, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 28 7/28/13

Saturday, July 27, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 27 7/27/13

Friday, July 26, 2013

• Simon: Ed Whelan on Fox News 7/26/13

Thursday, July 25, 2013

• Severino: There Wouldn't Be Enough Work to Go Around 7/25/13
• Whelan: Federal-Court Ruling Against Ohio’s Marriage Laws 7/25/13
• Whelan: Cornelia Pillard’s “Astonishingly Disingenous” Testimony 7/25/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 25 7/25/13

Monday, July 22, 2013

• Severino: Patricia Millett's Strained Relationship with Truth 7/22/13
• Whelan: D.C. Circuit Nominee Cornelia Pillard—Part 5 7/22/13
• Whelan: “The Cheaters Won” 7/22/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 22 7/22/13

Saturday, July 20, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 20 7/20/13

Friday, July 19, 2013

• Whelan: Mississippi Event on Marriage 7/19/13
• Franck: Hobby-Horse Journalism on Hobby Lobby, Part 2 7/19/13
• Franck: Hobby-Horse Journalism on Hobby Lobby, Part 1 7/19/13
• Franck: Rich Lowry's Lincoln Unbound 7/19/13
• Whelan: D.C. Circuit Nominee Cornelia Pillard—Part 4 7/19/13
• Whelan: D.C. Circuit Nominee Cornelia Pillard—Part 3 7/19/13
• Whelan: D.C. Circuit Nominee Cornelia Pillard—Part 2 7/19/13

Thursday, July 18, 2013

• Adler: Judiciary Committee Approves Fed Circuit Nominee 7/18/13
• Severino: Keanu Reeves Schools Senate Republicans 7/18/13
• Whelan: D.C. Circuit Nominee Cornelia Pillard—Part 1 7/18/13

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

• Whelan: Re: Crackheaded Ruling by Sixth Circuit 7/17/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 17 7/17/13

Monday, July 15, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 15 7/15/13

Sunday, July 14, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 14 7/14/13

Friday, July 12, 2013

• Adler: Wyoming AG Confirmed to 11th Circuit 7/12/13
• Simon: Fred Barnes on Republican State Attorneys General 7/12/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 12 7/12/13

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

• Simon: The Myth of a Pro-Business SCOTUS 7/10/13
• Severino: Brownback Gives [No Ground] 7/10/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 10 7/10/13

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

• Severino: Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action 7/9/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 9 7/9/13

Monday, July 8, 2013

• Clegg: Heritage to Host Review of Supreme Court Term on July 11 7/8/13
• Clegg: How Will Fisher Impact Employers? 7/8/13

Saturday, July 6, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 6 7/6/13

Friday, July 5, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 5 7/5/13

Thursday, July 4, 2013

• Clegg: Well, If You Put It That Way . . . 7/4/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 4 7/4/13

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

• Whelan: One-Year Obamacare Delay Doesn’t Affect HHS Mandate 7/3/13
• Whelan: Re: “Marriage”—A Question of Usage 7/3/13

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

• Whelan: Justice Kennedy’s Reading List 7/2/13
• Severino: Silly Attack on Judicial Selection in Kansas 7/2/13

Monday, July 1, 2013

• Franck: Thinking Outside the Box of Judicial Supremacy 7/1/13
• Whelan: The Final Act of the Anti-Prop 8 Farce 7/1/13
• Whelan: Mark Steyn on the Marriage Cases 7/1/13
• Whelan: “Marriage”—A Question of Usage 7/1/13
• Whelan: D.C. (and C-SPAN) Event on Marriage Rulings 7/1/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 1 7/1/13

Saturday, June 29, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 29 6/29/13

Friday, June 28, 2013

• Whelan: Re: Big Hobby Lobby Victory on HHS Mandate in Tenth Circuit 6/28/13
• Simon: Windsor and Hollingsworth’s Silver Lining 6/28/13
• Whelan: Eric Holder’s Supposed Vindication and “Courage” on DOMA 6/28/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 28 6/28/13

Thursday, June 27, 2013

• Whelan: Big Hobby Lobby Victory on HHS Mandate in Tenth Circuit—Part 1 6/27/13
• Franck: Victory for Hobby Lobby 6/27/13
• Whelan: Compare and Contrast 6/27/13
• Franck: A Round-Up of Reactions 6/27/13
• Whelan: Some Observations on DOMA Ruling 6/27/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 27 6/27/13

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

• Whelan: The Bigger Picture 6/26/13
• Arkes: Worse Than It Sounds, and It Cannot Be Cabined 6/26/13
• Whelan: The Prop 8 Case—Part 2 6/26/13
• Franck: The Struggle Continues 6/26/13
• Whelan: The DOMA Case — Part 2 6/26/13
• Bradley: A Pleasure Deferred 6/26/13
• Whelan: The DOMA Case — Part 1 6/26/13
• Whelan: The Prop 8 Case — Part 1 6/26/13
• Whelan: Today’s Rulings 6/26/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 26 6/26/13

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

• Whelan: Today’s Rulings 6/25/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 25 6/25/13

Monday, June 24, 2013

• Whelan: Is Congress’s Power Under the “Necessary and Proper” Clause a General Police Power? 6/24/13
• French: The Fisher Case: A Bonanza for Lawyers 6/24/13
• Severino: Re: Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 6/24/13
• Franck: "The Bulwark of a Limited Constitution" 6/24/13
• Whelan: Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 6/24/13
• Whelan: Today’s Rulings 6/24/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 24 6/24/13

Sunday, June 23, 2013

• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 23 6/23/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 29 6/23/13

Friday, June 21, 2013

• Gratz: Obama, Catholics, and Racial Politics 6/21/13
• Whelan: Jobs Report for Recent Law Grads 6/21/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 21 6/21/13

Thursday, June 20, 2013

• Clegg: Two More Reasons to End Racial Preferences 6/20/13
• Whelan: Today's Rulings 6/20/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 20 6/20/13

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

• Whelan: What’s at Stake 6/19/13

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

• Sullivan: Salinas v. Texas: Originalism vs. Judicial Policymaking 6/18/13
• Franck: The Great Treason Trial of 1807 6/18/13
• Franck: Marriage and Religious Freedom Stand or Fall Together 6/18/13
• Whelan: This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—June 18 6/18/13

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