Claims on the Past in Constitutional Argument over Originalism, Civil War/Reconstruction, and MAGA

Claims on the Past in Constitutional Argument over Originalism, Civil War/Reconstruction, and MAGA

Abstract Excerpted From:  Reva B. Siegel, History or Memory?: Claims on the Past in Constitutional Argument over Originalism, Civil War/Reconstruction, and MAGA, 36 Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities 479 (2026) (193 Footnotes) (Full Document)   We are typically requested in the identify of patriotism to overlook the deserves of this fearful battle, and…

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Clean energy’s winning argument is the one it refuses to make

Clean energy’s winning argument is the one it refuses to make

Conventional knowledge holds that the United States can solely preserve its financial primacy in the dawning age of synthetic intelligence if we construct new electrical energy technology on an unprecedented scale. That obligation to our nationwide competitiveness and safety has led to an unfamiliar political battleground — American households’ utility payments. How we fulfill these…

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The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause is not trapped in amber: a reflection on oral argument

The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause is not trapped in amber: a reflection on oral argument

While I’ve written multiple posts for SCOTUSblog on birthright citizenship, a substantial a part of my follow is litigating Second Amendment claims. In gentle of that have, I used to be struck when listening to the Trump v. Barbara argue that the challengers’ counsel Cecillia Wang repeatedly insisted that the exceptions to birthright citizenship (equivalent…

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