Whether or not one admires the judicial conservatism that Justice Scalia advocated so fervently during his almost three decades on the Supreme Court, the Justice’s legacy also includes a contribution that Americans across the ideological spectrum should appreciate: a dedication to sharing his vision of the Court and the Constitution with the American people. A … Continue reading Justice Scalia—Bringing the Dead Constitution Alive →

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Evenwell v. Abbott, a voting rights case. Evenwell involves the one person, one vote standard the Court developed in the 1960s. In Reynolds v. Sims (1964), the Court held that voting districts that vary widely in population violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment … Continue reading What to Look For In Tomorrow’s Evenwell v. Abbott Oral Argument →

Next week promises to be a big week at the Supreme Court.  Two major cases are scheduled for argument, one a case involving voting rights, the other an affirmative action case. Each has potentially dramatic consequences.   Evenwel v. Abbott, which will be argued on Tuesday, December 8, revisits the one person-one vote principle that … Continue reading Looking Ahead to Next Week at the Supreme Court →

Guest Post by Nancy S. Marder, Professor of Law, Director of the Justice John Paul Stevens Jury Center, and Co-Director of the Institute for Law and the Humanities at IIT Chicago-Kent. On November 2, 2015, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Foster v. Chatman.  The petitioner in this case, Timothy Tyrone Foster, asked … Continue reading Race and Peremptory Challenges at the Supreme Court: Assessing Foster v. Chatman →