Originalism and State Immunity: Ex parte Pinkard
Today, we’ll discuss an important Alabama Supreme Court decision involving the doctrine of state immunity: Ex parte Pinkard. State immunity is not as well known to the general public as other…
Today’s Decision in Carson v. Makin
This morning, the Supreme Court decided a case that many on both sides of the aisle had been watching: Carson v. Makin. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 (along…
Can the Federal Government Ban Abortion?
Now, for the question we’ve been waiting for: can Congress ban abortion altogether? I think under Congress’s Fourteenth Amendment power to enforce the Equal Protection Clause, the answer is yes.…