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
Former United States Attorneys General Bill Barr and Michael Mukasey cited the work of Civitas in a brief filed at the Supreme Court. The brief appeared in the case of Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a closely-watched case with major implications on current energy policy and government contracting of all kinds. The former attorneys general point to an article that Civitas fellow Michael Toth wrote in March describing how trial attorneys are targeting the energy industry in this case.
Constitutionalism
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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Amicus Brief: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
Civitas Research Fellow Michael Toth's work was cited in a Supreme Court brief.
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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 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.
Major Questions Doctrine and Its Bipartisan History
Administrative law is important because it provides the framework for so many significant fights about policy. Unfortunately, it is also often misunderstood.
