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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Supreme Court showdown exposes shaky case against birthright citizenship
Supreme Court will hear challenges to Trump's order ending birthright citizenship, testing the 14th Amendment's guarantee for babies born in America.
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Kneecapping Powell, Undermining the Rule of Law
Donald Trump and conservatives know the perils of lawfare all too well. Why subject Jerome Powell to the same thing?
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Limiting the Federal Government
Failure to consider the sponsors’ representations of the Constitution’s meaning seriously impairs the quality of interpretation.
