The Supreme Court has been featured prominently in a number of mainsteam media publications and the legal blogosphere. Adam Liptak, at the New York Times, reports on a study conducted by Northwestern and Chicago law schools. The study notes that business interest cases have occupied a greater piece of the Supreme Court’s docket [...]
Dean and CockleBur Contributor Erwin Chemerinsky recently conducted an interview about his new book on SCOTUS Blog. The book, entitled "The Conservative Assault on the Constitution" can be purchased here and the interview can be found here.
The original goal of The CockleBur was to provide articles on the law in addition to articles about life in general. In the first few months we have been heavy on law with only a sprinkling of non-law subjects. That will soon change. In effort to accomodate law school students and potential students, [...]
The Xerox company is sponsoring a cool program to support the troops in Afghanistan. They have a site that allows you to prepare customized postcards which are sent to the troops. It takes all of about 60 seconds of your time and is completely free. You can visit the site and send the troops your [...]
Federal District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson ruled on Monday that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate requiring citizens to purchase health care insurance amounts to an unconstitutional expansion of the Commerce Clause. The historic 42-page ruling can be found here. If the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms this decision and other courts find [...]