Law Talk’s 2025 Supreme Court Recap
From nationwide injunctions and the scope of presidential power, to parental rights, transgender medicine, and age verification laws, the trio dives deep into the constitutional, structural, and political implications of the Court’s major decisions and what it all means for American governance.
Law Talk
Trump v. Everyone: War on Drugs, War on Courts, War on the Fed
A new episode of Law Talk featuring Richard Epstein, John Yoo, and Charles C.W. Cooke.
Constitutionalism
Amicus Brief: Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey in Support of Petitioners
Former AGs Barr and Mukasey Cite Civitas in a SCOTUS Brief
Rational Judicial Review: Constitutions as Power-sharing Agreements, Secession, and the Problem of Dred Scott
Judicial review and originalism serve as valuable commitment mechanisms to enforce future compliance with a political bargain.
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State Courts Can’t Run Foreign Policy
Suncor is also a golden opportunity for the justices to stop local officials from interfering with an industry critical to foreign and national-security policy.
Supreme Court tariff ruling should end complaints that justices favor Trump
John Yoo writes on the Supreme Court’s decision on President Trump’s tariff case.
The Government Schools Persist in Mandating Gender Ideology
The volume and pace of federal litigation on these policies indicate there is no softening of the collective mind on transgenderism within the education industrial complex.
The Temptation of the Inferior “Imperial Judiciary”
This status quo is not sustainable. Either the President will retain his role as the chief of the executive branch, or he will not. Either the Supreme Court will retain its position as the Supreme Court, or it will not.
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