Archive - Divided Argument

Things to Read This Week (8/3/26)

Fact Avoidance. Why didn’t the Court want to grapple with the dubious factual predicates in Learning Resources or Illinois v. Trump? (Or, could one…

7 hrs ago • William Baude

July 2026

New Episode: The Based Direction

TM v. U. Md. Medical System

Jul 27 • William Baude

Justice Kagan Can See Two Things At Once

Justice Kagan recently made widely reported remarks at the Ninth Circuit judicial conference.

Jul 24 • Richard M Re

Things to Read This Week (7/20/26)

The Prehistory of the Interim Docket, by Bray and Bamzai.

Jul 20 • William Baude

On "A Court of Two Crises"

An HLS Volume Celebrates the Declaration's 250th Anniversary

Jul 16 • Richard M Re

Things to Read This Week (7/13/26)

some older pieces with a systematic theme

Jul 13 • William Baude

Equivocations in Mullin v. Doe

Does the Ruling Map onto Doctrine?

Jul 13 • William Baude and Richard M Re

New Episode: Norway-Sweden Worshippers

Mullin v. Doe and Mullin v. Al Otro Lado

Jul 13 • William Baude

Extremism in Defense of Stability is No Vice

Maximalism in Barbara and Cook

Jul 9 • Richard M Re

Is Chief Justice Roberts Moderating From the Front?

A SCOTUSblog Cross-post

Jul 8 • Richard M Re

New Episode: Smart Microwave

Jul 6 • William Baude

On Seeing Two Things At Once

Or, What to Make of Polarized SCOTUS Commentary

Jul 6 • Richard M Re

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