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A Whole New Kind of Ghostwriting

In this edition of KLJ Blog, Volume 108, Austin Stevenson discusses the Supreme Court reversal of a 9th Circuit decision because it was authored by a judge that died prior to the case being rendered.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorJune 25, 2019Appeals, Appellate Court, Ghostwriter, Judge Reinhardt, Ninth Circuit, R- Austin Stevenson, Rizo v- Yovino, Supreme Court

As Justice Should be Blind, So Should We: Analyzing the Federal Judicial Center’s Reports on Cameras in the Courtroom and an Argument in Favor of Keeping Cameras Out of the Supreme Court

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor John Austin Hatfield argues why video camera footage of judicial hearings in the U.S. Supreme Court should be unnecessary.

The KLJ Blog, UncategorizedCommunications EditorOctober 23, 2018cameras, courtroom, federal, John Austin Hatfield, Justice Kennedy, Justice Scalia, Supreme Court, U-S- Supreme Court, video recording

“Protect the Jury or Eliminate Racial Bias? How to Proceed After Peña-Rodriguez”

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Spencer Eastwood analyzes exceptions to the Supreme Court's "no-impeachment rule" for juries following the decision in Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorApril 18, 2018Jury Deliberations, No-Impeachment Rule, Pena-Rodriguez, Sixt Circuit, Spencer Eastwood, Supreme Court, Tanner v- United States, United States v- Robinson

Partisan Gerrymandering: A Consideration for State Legislatures, Not the Supreme Court

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Stephanie Renzelman analyzes the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering and considers the judiciary's role in dealing with questions and processes traditionally subject to political branch control.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorJanuary 19, 2018Equal Protection Clause, gerrymandering, Gill v- Whitford, Redistricting, Stephanie Renzelman, Supreme Court, Vieth v- Jubelirer

Eliminating the Chase: Fourth Amendment Implications of Warrantless Use of Cell-Site Simulators to Search for Criminal Offenders

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Katie Monin reviews records demonstrating that the federal government utilizes cell site simulators as a form of electronic surveillance, and considers the fourth amendment implications of this practice.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorNovember 28, 2017Cell Site Simulator, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Information Act, Katie Monin, Riley v- California, Supreme Court

Are Administrative Law Judges Unconstitutionally Appointed?

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Roger K. Morris questions the constitutionality of administrative law judge appointments, and examines the impact such appointments have on federal agencies.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorOctober 5, 2017Administrative Law, Appointment Clause, Article II U-S- Constitution, Bandimere v- Sec- & Exch- Comm'n, Freytag v- Comm'r Internal Revenue, Roger K- Morris, Securities and Exchange Commission, Supreme Court

Google, Inc.: The Death of a Trademark?

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Nicole Pottinger examines the issue of verb appropriation in trademark law, and considers the difficulties companies, such as Google, may face in maintaining their registrations.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorSeptember 28, 2017Elliot v- Google Inc-, Horizon Mills Corp- v- Qvc- Inc-, Kraft Foods Holdings Inc- v- Helm, Lanham Act, Nicole Pottinger, Pilates Inc- v- Current Concepts, Star Indus- v- Bacardi & Co-, Supreme Court, trademark, Verb Appropriation

The Curious Disconnect Between the Rhyme and Reason of TC Heartland

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Abby Clark examines the ramifications of the Supreme Court's recent decision in TC Heartland v. Kraft, focusing specifically on how the holding could impact patent trolls moving forward.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorSeptember 8, 2017Abby Clark, Patent Law, Patent Trolls, Supreme Court, TC Heartland v- Kraft, VE Holding, Venue Shopping

Beached Whale: The Supreme Court’s Sad Suffocation of Public-Sector Unions

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Notes Editor Brandon Magner provides his insight on the Supreme Court's handling of Janus v. AFSCME, as well as the state of public-sector unions moving forward.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorMay 19, 2017Abood v- Detroit Board of Education, first amendment, Friedrichs v- California Teachers Ass’n, Janus v- AFSCME, Justice Samuel Alito, Public-Sector, Supreme Court, Unions

Whitford v. Gill: Has Partisan Redistricting Finally Gone Too Far?

In this final edition of the Volume 105 KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Andrew Watkins describes recent developments in the fight over the legality of partisan gerrymandering.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorApril 23, 2017Drew Watkins, gerrymandering, Partisan Gerrymandering, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

Jiggery Pokery: What the Constitution Says about Selecting Justice Scalia’s Replacement, and What Republicans and Democrats Should be Saying Instead

In this special edition of the KLJ Online Blog, Senior Staff Editor Nate Fowler discusses the constitutional issues surrounding the death and replacement of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.

The KLJ BlogOnline Content ManagerFebruary 29, 2016Antonin Scalia, Elizabeth Warren, Justice Scalia, Kevin Nathaniel Troy Fowler, Mitch McConnell, President Obama, Senate, Supreme Court