US GOV: The Judiciary Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Sat, 13 Jun 2020 08:42:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Supreme Court Rulings 2010-11 https://daniellazar.com/2011/06/30/supreme-court-rulings-2010-11/ Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:01:00 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=2507 The US Supreme Court is rendering rulings on the cases from this year’s docket. There are several interesting cases. Here are all of the slip opinions. Here is some top-notch editorializing on the rulings from Slate’s Dalia Lithwick who, in my humble opinion, offers remarkably insightful yet accessible court journalism.

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]]> Justice Breyer: The Court, The Cases And Conflicts https://daniellazar.com/2010/10/21/justice-breyer-the-court-the-cases-and-conflicts/ Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:20:22 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=2233 n Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer outlines his ideas about the Constitution and about the way the United States legal system works. Breyer, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Clinton in 1994, explains that he interprets the Constitution as a living document, in opposition to some … Continue reading Justice Breyer: The Court, The Cases And Conflicts →

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]]> Explaining The American Filibuster https://daniellazar.com/2010/02/13/explaining-the-american-filibuster/ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:57:37 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=2009 If high-school government class taught us anything, it’s that getting bills passed through Congress is a game of numbers: The bill with the most votes wins. Turns out it’s not that simple. These days, the polarized state of American politics means that major bills need at least 60 votes to avoid an inevitable filibuster by … Continue reading Explaining The American Filibuster →

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]]> 1st Amendment: The Supreme Court mauls the law banning animal-cruelty videos https://daniellazar.com/2009/10/12/the-supreme-court-mauls-the-law-banning-animal-cruelty-videos/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:09:34 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=1847 Witness the American deputy solicitor general in his natural habitat—the Supreme Court. As Neal Katyal roams softly across the cool marble chamber, he has no idea what awaits him. He is here to protect his tribe—the U.S. government—which, in 1999, passed a statute making it a crime to create, sell, or possess “any visual or … Continue reading 1st Amendment: The Supreme Court mauls the law banning animal-cruelty videos →

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]]> The high court looks again at religious symbols on public lands https://daniellazar.com/2009/10/12/the-high-court-looks-again-at-religious-symbols-on-public-lands/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:07:45 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2009/10/12/the-high-court-looks-again-at-religious-symbols-on-public-lands/ There’s just one person at oral argument in Salazar v. Buono this morning who really wants to talk about whether a 5-foot cross on federal government land in the Mojave National Preserve violates the Constitution’s Establishment Clause. But Justice Antonin Scalia really, really wants to talk about it. He looks particularly queasy when Peter Eliasberg—the … Continue reading The high court looks again at religious symbols on public lands →

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]]> The 2008 Docket https://daniellazar.com/2008/10/06/the-2008-docket/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:39 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=1220 The NY Times offers a sneak peek of the Supreme Court Docket here

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]]> Interviews with Supreme Court Justices https://daniellazar.com/2007/10/07/interviews-with-supreme-court-justices/ Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:01:58 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2007/10/07/interviews-with-supreme-court-justices/ 1. Charlie Rose with Former Cheif Justice William H. Rehnquist in 1998 2. Charlie Rose with Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in 2002 3. Charlie Rose with O’Connor and Stephen Breyer 4. Charlie Rose with Stephen Breyer 5. Fresh Air Interview with Jeffrey Tooblin on his book “Nine Inside the Robes” Fresh Air Interview with … Continue reading Interviews with Supreme Court Justices →

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]]> Supreme Court Justice Breyer on 'Active Liberty' https://daniellazar.com/2007/09/14/supreme-court-justice-breyer-on-active-liberty/ Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:19:42 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2007/09/14/supreme-court-justice-breyer-on-active-liberty/ In a new book Justice Stephen Breyer, often at odds with Scalia and Thomas, outlines his judicial philosophy, and makes the argument that his is in fact a more democratic philosophy. The book is called Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution. “I say ‘active liberty’ because I want to stress that democracy works if — … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Breyer on 'Active Liberty' →

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]]> The Marshall Court https://daniellazar.com/2007/09/08/the-marshall-court/ Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:49:51 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2007/09/08/the-marshall-court/ Marshall Cases Reading Marshall Cases Response Grid DBQ on Marshall Cases DBQ Hints

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