1966—In a 5-4 ruling in Miranda v. Arizona, Chief Justice Warren’s majority opinion declares that a voluntary confession made during custodial interrogation will be conclusively...
Eminent public figures have been brought low because they associated with Epstein, while Democratic candidates’ past lives are apparently out of bounds.
Workers began removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of the iconic performing arts venue's operations.
The federal courts have been delivering a consistent verdict for the past two years: Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs built on racial and gender quotas violate the same civil rights law they claim to enforce. The cases aren’t close. The verdicts aren’t small. And the legal standard being applied is 60 years old. The legal […]
Over 100 years ago, German sociologist Werner Sombart famously asked, “Why is there no socialism in the United States?” For Sombart, the answer was America’s unusual prosperity, social mobility, and weak class consciousness. It is that weak class consciousness that truly separates America from much of the rest of the world. Like any nation, the […]
Most constitutional arguments happen in law schools and appellate briefs. This one happened in my clients’ portfolios. Moore v. United States, decided by the Supreme Court in June 2024, asked a question that sounds technical and isn’t: can the federal government tax income that has never been received? The case involved Charles and Kathleen Moore, […]
Michael Rubin’s case against Azerbaijan is a tidy one: Baku is spending billions on weapons, trades with Iran, and helps Russia evade sanctions — so it must be arming to invade Armenia, and waiving Section 907 only rewards a coming aggressor. It is a convincing argument, right up until you open a map. Azerbaijan is […]