Aprons, Pins, and Precedent: How a Starbucks Coffee Bar Case Explains Everyday Labor Law
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Hellfire, Custody, and the Constitution: How One Maine Family’s Dispute is Headed to the Supreme Court
By lowering the legal bar to a simple "best interest" standard, Maine courts have created an urgent federal question for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Religious Discrimination Claim Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Fourth Circuit ruled that an employee's individually discerned belief that her body is a temple is protected…
The Clancy Case and the Limits of Empathy
Framing the killing of a children through the lens of maternal autonomy and emotional distress echoes extreme extensions…
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The Fracturing of Reynolds: Why America’s Oldest Marriage Precedent Is on Shaky Ground
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Public Funds, Public Scrutiny: The Constitutional Case Against AB 2624
Why shielding state-funded operations from the public eye represents a dangerous retreat for civil liberties.
Can the International Criminal Court Arrest Americans or Foreign Leaders in the United States?
The recent grandstanding by Mayor Mamdani illustrates the danger of performative politics, especially when they collide with constitutional law.
The Tyranny of the Phony Poll
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The Sabbath Stand-Off Outside a Jerusalem Café
Outside an alley espresso counter near Mahane Yehuda, a dispute over weekend caffeine lays bare the fractured state of Israeli civic identity.
The Table-Turner’s Foreclosure: Why Jesus Wasn’t Just Losing His Temper
We’ve all seen the dramatic Sunday school depictions: Jesus, eyes wild, braiding a whip in a sudden fit of rage, sending coins flying and doves…