Archive - Divided Argument

The Great Snail Debate

Or, Justice Breyer Wins Again

11 hrs ago • Richard M Re

Beyond the Purcell Principle

Jun 3 • Samuel Bray

Things to Read This Week (6/1/26)

Origin Stories in Property Law, by Jose Argueta Funes.

Jun 1 • William Baude

The Supreme Court’s Common Sense Problem

A Cross-post from SCOTUSBlog

Jun 1 • William Baude and Richard M Re

May 2026

Multifactor Tests Are Everywhere and Nowhere

A narrative explanation for multifactor tests?

May 29 • Samuel Bray

Things to Read This Week (5/25/26)

Revisionist histories for Memorial Day

May 25 • William Baude

New Episode: Ninja Court Packing

The latest episode of Divided Argument, Ninja Court Packing, is up:

May 20 • William Baude

Callais: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Supreme Court’s recent re-interpretation of Section Two of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v.

May 19 • William Baude

Things to Read This Week (5/18/26)

Form, Function, and the Fourth Amendment

May 18 • William Baude

Problems With Boerne v. Flores

Four objections for originalists

May 15 • William Baude

Things to Read This Week (5/11/26)

Clarity and Shadows

May 11 • William Baude

New Episode: Majordoma

The Callais episode is up

May 8 • William Baude

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