Free Speech and Justified True Belief Law often prioritizes justified true beliefs. Evidence, even if probative and correct, must have a proper foundation. Expert witness testimony must be the product of reliable principles and methods. Prosecutors are not permitted to trick juries into convicting a defendant, even if that defendant Read more…
Of Synchronicity and Supreme Law The Constitution identifies three forms of supreme law — the Constitution, laws, and treaties — and specifies procedures for their adoption. Yet it says little about timing. It does not seem to address whether the chambers of Congress must act on bills in close proximity Read more…
Lawrence Lessig, a professor at Harvard Law School, has filed a lawsuit that says the New York Times defamed him with a sensationalized clickbait headline that read: “A Harvard Professor Doubles Down: If You Take Epstein’s Money, Do It in Secret.” The defamation continued, Lessig argues, with a lead that read: 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…
Presidential Control Over International Law