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Justice Kennedy’s Majority Opinion in the Fisher Affirmative Action Ruling Muddles Even as It Illuminates

30 Jun 2016, 9:02 pm by Vikram David Amar

opinions in this field are never going to ring very true.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

Reflections on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Recent Invalidation of Non-Contiguous State Legislative District Lines, With Special Attention to the Ruling’s Relevance, If Any, to the Independent State Legislature Theory

1 Jan 2024, 9:02 pm by Vikram David Amar

Harper.Follow @prof_amar Vikram David Amar is a Distinguished Professor [read post]

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Can Government Prevent Hostile Listeners from “Shouting Down” Controversial Speakers?

4 Oct 2017, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

Follow @prof_amar Vikram David Amar is the Iwan Foundation Professor [read post]

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A Backward- and Forward-Looking Assessment of the Supreme Court’s “Faithless Elector” Cases: Part One in a Two-Part Series

13 Jul 2020, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

future prospects for presidential election reform.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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When the Supreme Court Overrules a Prior Constitutional Case, Has the Meaning of the Constitution Itself Changed? A Georgia Abortion Dispute Raises the Question

1 Dec 2022, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Michael Schaps

surprised to see the trial-court decision reversed.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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What Will the Supreme Court Do in the False Campaign Speech Case, Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, Argued This Week?

24 Apr 2014, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

Vikram David Amar, a Justia columnist, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law [read post]

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Why the North Carolina Berger Voter ID Case Pending in the U.S. Supreme Court Would Benefit from Certification to the State High Court: Part Two in a Series

10 May 2022, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Jason Mazzone

Carolina legislature will have only itself to blame.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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“Casing” Brett Kavanaugh: Why Senate Hearings Can and Should Explore His Views on Past Supreme Court Cases, and at the Very Least His Views on Applying Originalism Where It Would Lead to Progressive Results

12 Aug 2018, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

these areas any less than other constitutional realms.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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The Constitutional Issues Driving the Events in the Hit Movie, The Post

24 Jan 2018, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

a crucially important episode in American history.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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Advice for the Law School Class of 2016: Ten Suggestions for Incoming Law Students

29 Aug 2013, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

Vikram David Amar, a Justia columnist, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law [read post]

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Is ALEC’s Draft “Equal State’s Enfranchisement Act,” Concerning U.S. Senate Elections, Constitutional?

5 Dec 2013, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

Vikram David Amar, a Justia columnist, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law [read post]

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Senator Bob Menendez’s Indictment Shines an Interesting Spotlight on New Jersey’s U.S. Senate Vacancy-Filling Procedures

9 Oct 2023, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Ethan Yan

—for the Murphys and Democrats more broadly.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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“Most Favored-Nation” (“MFN”) Style Reasoning in Free Exercise Viewed Through the Lens of Constitutional Equality:

20 May 2021, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

mandated exemptions from a virtually identical law.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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Musings on the Supreme Court’s Handling of its Emergency (“Shadow”) Docket, and Other, Related Procedural Shortcomings in the Court’s Work in the 2024-25 Term

22 Jul 2025, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

conclusively resolve certain questions on the merits.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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Assessing the Challenge to Maine’s Ranked-Choice Voting System for Congressional Elections

29 Nov 2018, 9:00 pm by Vikram David Amar

direct democracy regulation of federal elections.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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Judge Cannon’s Ruling Dismissing the Trump Case Suffers From Constitutional Myopia in Interpreting the Appointments Clause (and Appropriations Clause): Part Two in a Two-Part Series

24 Jul 2024, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

that happens, courts should be wary to interfere.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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Response to Baude/McConnell on ISL

16 Oct 2022, 9:02 pm by Vikram David Amar

no merit, readers can consult a recent law review article I co-wrote with my brother Professor Akhil Amar [read post]

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The Supreme Court to Consider When Threats Can Be Punished Consistent with the First Amendment

9 Oct 2014, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

Vikram David Amar, a Justia columnist, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law [read post]

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Recent Headlines Confirm the Inadequacy of the Supreme Court’s Reasoning in Trump v. Anderson

11 Apr 2024, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

actually defended satisfactorily by the Justices.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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The Court Should Approach the Nondelegation Questions Posed by the FCC Case on its Docket in Recognition of the Fact that Delegations to the President (or Entities He Controls) Are Distinctively Problematic

30 Jan 2025, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar

considering the nondelegation questions on the merits.Follow @prof_amar Vikram [read post]

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