Reinventing the staid field of legal academic writing Some argue that writing is a lawyer’s most important skill. When in Law School, a good article can get you a high grade, a good law review position or a coveted clerkship. Once you’re practicing it can influence the opinions of judges, Read more…
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of Justice D.C. Circuit Holds That OLC Is Not Required to Publish its Formal Opinions. I found this article in the Harvard Law Review regarding the role of the Office of Legal Counsel. Specifically, how we can preserve the separation Read more…
Second Circuit Holds that Acts of Genocide by Sudanese Government Are Not Afforded Act of State Doctrine Deference. Recent Case : 925 F.3d 53 (2d Cir. 2019) I found this article in the Harvard Law Review regarding the subject of International Law. Specifically, the “act of state”doctrine, which bars U.S. Courts from Read more…
I found this article in the Harvard Law Review by Professor Mila Sohoni, who has written a few impactful articles on administrative law. This article is an argument that national injunctions are not recent inventions, instead they are in conjunction with the long-established practices of federal courts. The issuance of Read more…