UPDATED (May 30, 2024): As the Supreme Court rules on these cases, we will update this article accordingly. The 2023-2024 Supreme Court term will be remembered as one that redefined the rules by which Americans interact online. It features eight cases that will have far-reaching implications for the ways we interact online, both with elected…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education will conduct a full-scale review of its Federal Student Aid office, following a chaotic rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. On Thursday, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona…
(Photo by Staci Zaretsky) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I’ve made peace with my blindness. But I’m concerned about the Supreme Court’s apparent disregard for the principles of judicial restraint that distinguish the unelected judiciary from the two elected branches of government—and about what that might mean for our…
The Supreme Court reaffirmed the bedrock First Amendment principle that a “government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech on her behalf.” Those words were written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor for a unanimous Court on Thursday. And they precisely describe the claims at issue in National Rifle Association v. Vullo. The NRA argued…
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on May 31, 2024 at 2:58 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court cleared out quite a bit of its backlog of relisted cases at last week’s conference….
Todd Blanche and Donald Trump (Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images) In fairness, Todd Blanche absolutely knows how lawyering works. Before he gave up his cushy Biglaw job to stand behind Donald Trump and glower, Blanche served as a federal prosecutor and a staple of the white-collar defense team at Cadwalader. He’s sat on both sides…
A new project by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) explores how states fund community colleges based on the enrollment for their students. Dr. Walter G. Bumphus“There is no national data set that reflects the true scope of community college enrollments and curriculum,” said Dr. Walter G. Bumphus, president and CEO of the American…
A new white paper, released by the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, details an outgrowth of a coordinated campaign to generate a backlash against academic institutions. Dr. Irene Mulvey“Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education” describes well-funded, widespread political attacks on higher education,…
Right before Stephen Miller decided to sue Macy’s for discriminatory hiring around the only time that people actually care about the department store, he had his sights on NYU’s Law Review. He launched a class action for straight white males who were being haunted by big bad WOKE. If you weren’t caught up on it…
Tess FeldmanSouthwestern Law School is collaborating with the Los Angeles LGBT Center in launching the Asylum Law Clinic to better equip future lawyers in providing legal support to asylum seekers in the LGBTQIA+ community. “The Asylum Law Clinic is a huge step in training law students to advocate effectively for marginalized groups,” said Andrea Ramos,…