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Kavanaugh’s opinion is comprehensive and clears up some issues re standing law that needed clarifying. It will be a go-to source for quotes in the future.

Schrödinger's dumpster

Loper is such a head fake on the constitution. It starts out like it’s going constitutional, then it goes statutory. Then in part IV it looks like it’s going to follow the erie playbook by raising stare decisis. But it then again bails on the con law question.

I wonder if Northwestern will argue associational standing should be overturned

Ironically, the immunity decision shares important features with Roe. A constitutional decision establishing three categories not found anywhere in the text of the constitution.

A great thread about bad assumptions based on where statutes appear in the us code. Meta rules about statutes are important and often unknown.

Serious question: could congress make it an impeachable offense to serve as a justice for more than x years?

A great quick read that raises the important question of how a methodology can be right when it depends on resources (or tech) that aren’t available.

It was such a pleasure to work with the UChicago Law Review editors. They were so careful and thorough, and made the article much better!

Roger Taney?

Anything that Woolhandler says on standing is must read material. Her standing work is deservedly often cited by the Court.

my unfinished paper watching me scrolling twitter

Standing again! The Supreme Court Program UNC School of Law filed an amicus yesterday, arguing that redressability should be significantly reworked. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/2…

A good illustration of the court ditching originalism when it is inconvenient. Common law courts historically recognized actions on the case for violations of codified rights.

What are the worst legal doctrines--with "worst" defined in no particular way? The intelligible principle doctrine gets my vote this morning. "You can't legislate, full stop---except we will let you legislate"

Per the discussion that the 22d amendment has a loophole for vice presidents: the constitution has lots of loopholes. The one in the 22d is not particularly big compared to some of the others.

AI just told me that Alexander Bickel was a judge on the second circuit . . . 😞

Charles II smiles.