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Immigration Is Not an “Invasion” under the Constitution

The claim that a large increase in the number of migrants gaining entry at the southern border is an “invasion” is constitutional nonsense.
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Congress Can Curb Abuse of the Presidential Pardon Power

Congress can impose consequences for presidents abusing the pardon power by increasing oversight and imposing transparency requirements.
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Two Supreme Court Cases Could Shape the Future of AI and Content Moderation

The Supreme Court’s decision in the social media cases will shape the kinds of arguments that labs can make against AI regulations.
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The Biden Impeachment Inquiry: A Heedless Descent into Constitutional Anarchy

House Republicans are embracing a world where every presidency and every congress is consumed by impeachment.
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Resolving Carpenter’s Third-Party Paradox (Part II – The Solution)

Part II of a series discussing the digital-privacy paradox emerging from a Fourth Amendment revolution in Carpenter v. United States.
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The Just Security Podcast: A Fourth Amendment Privacy Paradox

The third-party paradox has massive implications for privacy rights and raises important questions about how to challenge the government’s request for information that might…
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Resolving Carpenter’s Third-Party Paradox (Part I – The Paradox)

Part I of a series discussing the digital-privacy paradox emerging from a Fourth Amendment revolution in Carpenter v. United States.
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Racial Justice Without Affirmative Action: Embracing International Law after SFFA v. Harvard

The Biden administration should finally acknowledge that progress on racial equity is legally – not just morally – required, and then it should creatively leverage its power…
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John Roberts Takes Control on Voting Rights

Despite some positive developments, it is likely that ongoing and future civil-rights litigation will be contoured to satisfy, not an audience of nine, but a Chief Justice whose…
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Missouri v. Biden Raises More First Amendment Questions Than It Answers

The interactions at the heart of Missouri v. Biden implicate many speech interests: those of the platforms, independent entities researching misinformation, the government, and…
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The Just Security Podcast: Free Speech and Content Moderation in Missouri v. Biden

To unpack the initial decision in Missouri v. Biden, and what it means for the First Amendment, we have Knight Institute Fellow Mayze Teitler.
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Restricting the Government from Speaking to Tech Companies Will Spread Disinformation and Harm Democracy

Invoking the First Amendment, a single district court judge effectively issued a prior restraint on large swaths of speech, cutting short an essential dialogue between the government…
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