Sveen v. Melin: The Retro View of Revocation on Divorce Statutes

June. 23, 2018 Sveen v. Melin, 584 U.S. ___ (2018) (Kagan, J.). Response by Naomi Cahn Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2017) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Sveen v. Melin: The Retro View of Revocation on Divorce Statutes The Supreme Court rarely considers domestic relations or probate cases; nonetheless, when state statutes...
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Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co.: Respect but Verify: Foreign Government Statements of Foreign Law Do Not Get Conclusive Deference

June. 21, 2018 Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co., 585 U.S. ___ (2018) (Ginsburg, J.). Response by Donald C. Clarke Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2017) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co.: Respect but Verify: Foreign Government Statements of Foreign Law...
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Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: A Troublesome Application of Free Exercise Principles by a Court Determined to Avoid Hard Questions

June 7, 2018 Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colo. Civil Rights Comm’n, 584 U.S. ___ (2018) (Kennedy, J.). Response by Ira C. Lupu & Robert W. Tuttle Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2017) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: A Troublesome Application of Free Exercise Principles...
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SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu: The Statute is Hereby Clear

May 7, 2018 SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, 584 U.S. ___ (2018) (Gorsuch, J.). Response by Andrew C. Michaels Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2017) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu: The Statute is Hereby Clear Before the Law stands a doorkeeper . . . . From hall to hall there is...
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Sessions v. Dimaya: Refusing to Leave “judges to their intuitions and the people to their fate,” Gorsuch Positions Himself as Scalia’s Jurisprudential Heir in Deportation Case

Apr. 27, 2018 Sessions v. Dimaya, 584 U.S. ___ (2018) (Kagan, J.). Response by Cori Alonso-Yoder Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2017) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Sessions v. Dimaya: Refusing to Leave “judges to their intuitions and the people to their fate,” Gorsuch Positions Himself as Scalia’s Jurisprudential Heir in Deportation Case On...
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