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The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy has just published a symposium issue on the birthright citizenship debate. The…

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s stories include: The House’s near-unanimous vote on a…

From U.S. v. California, decided yesterday by Judge Christina Snyder (C.D. Cal.): “A state law or regulation impermissibly discriminates against…

Last week I wrote about Jodi Kantor’s latest report that Chief Justice Roberts requires Court staff (but probably not the…

The Super Bowl halftime show does not normally offer much in the way of educational value. But Sunday’s performance by…

New York City sent “warming buses” to help the homeless stay warm and get food during a recent cold snap.…

There are downsides to insulting and threatening friends and acting like a Mafia don slapping around his goons. You risk…

The United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) went on strike on Monday, shutting down the San Francisco Unified School District’s…

From Kohls v. Ellison, decided today by Eighth Circuit Chief Judge Steven Colloton, joined by Judges James Loken and Duane…

Each fall, I teach a seminar called Recent Books on the Constitution. I initially designed this course when I visited Georgetown…

Over the past 20 years, the Super Bowl halftime show has featured performances by the Rolling Stones, the Who, Coldplay,…

From Mytych v. National Park Service, decided Thursday by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.): David Mytych helps run a volunteer nonprofit…