constitutional law

Can My Car Be Stopped Based On An Anonymous Tip?

August 24, 2010 20:43

 I am working on a case in which a private citizen reported to the police that his neighbor had been drinking, got in an argument and left in his car. The tipster reported that the neighbor was drunk and driving. He gave the likely direction of travel and type of car. Cops notified by dispatch...

How Well Are Senate Confirmation Hearings Working?

July 02, 2010 17:33

Earlier this week, we discussed “advice and consent.”  Can Senators legitimately ask a Supreme Court nominee about a hot button issue and expect a direct answer? Do Senators have the right to vote up or down on a particular nominee for purely political reasons? Now we turn...

So What Does "Advice and Consent" Mean Anyway?

June 29, 2010 18:51

Supreme Court confirmation hearings have come in for a lot of criticism in recent years. They’ve been called a “Kabuki Dance” and a process which has “take[n] on an air of vacuity and farce.” Amid all the discussion of whether or not nominees have become more...

High Court Sides With Hastings in Religious Student Organization Debate

June 29, 2010 16:40

Yesterday, a divided U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the University of California, Hastings College of the Law’s right to condition official recognition of a Christian student group on the organization’s agreement to open eligibility for membership and leadership to all students –...

Texas Federal Court Rejects Religious Institution's Claim of Unconstitutional Denial of Degree Certification

June 23, 2010 22:42

In a controversial decision, a Texas federal district court recently rejected a religious institution’s statutory and constitutional claims arising from the denial of certification for a Master of Science degree. The Institute for Creation Research Graduate School (“ICRGS”)...