“As a first-term Democratic Congresswoman from New York, Elizabeth Holtzman recalls being the only one willing to ask President Gerald Ford tough questions about the most controversial act of his administration. One month to the day after becoming the first person ever to occupy the Oval Office without having been Read more…
The Lost History of the “Universal” Injunction The issuance of injunctions that reach beyond just the plaintiffs has recently become the subject of a mounting wave of censorious commentary, including by members of Congress, a Supreme Court Justice, the Solicitor General, the Attorney General, and the President. Critics of these Read more…
4 lessons we can learn as a profession from the pandemic In the seventh week of the pandemic lockdown, I went on a solo walk in the rain. A soggy pile of books on a Brooklyn sidewalk caught my eye. One lay open to a page with the title “Object Read more…
State and local governments are proving that higher minimum-wage standards are good for workers. Congress should take the lesson. Opponents of minimum-wage laws have long argued that companies have only so much money and, if required to pay higher wages, they will employ fewer workers. Now there is evidence that 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…
State and local governments are proving that higher minimum-wage standards are good for workers. Congress should take the lesson. Opponents of minimum-wage laws have long argued that companies have only so much money and, if required to pay higher wages, they will employ fewer workers. To continue reading click here.