Bruce Ackerman and Jennifer Nou have an interesting piece on Slate about that Indiana voting rights case. 24th Amendment intrigue–including the suggestion that originalist interpretations can only claim to work if you’re willing to consult all the relevant text.
(Correction: In my original post I had only attributed the piece to Bruce Ackerman. Call it LJST-03 [...]

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I’m sorry to do this, but it’s getting to be the time of year when the US Supreme Court hands down most of its decisions for the term… I know that Supreme Court opinions aren’t much fun to read, but that’s a pity, because with the judiciary as political as it’s become, some of the [...]

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As usual, the best political commentary this week took place on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Of course, we’re talking about this whole “bitter/cling” flap, and the emergent accusations of Barack Obama’s “elitism.” John Stewart’s take (at 7:25) is precise and priceless. To the presidential candidates: “If you don’t actually think you’re better [...]

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