The catchy phrase is as important in academic writing as it is in popular writing. In motivating their constitution-making stage in The Calculus of Consent, James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock assumed “that the individual is uncertain as to what his own precise role will be...
Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) has dropped out as President Trump’s choice to lead the White House office of National Drug Countrol Policy, the president tweeted Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. An investigation by the Washington Post and “60 Minutes” showed how Marino helped steer legislation...
Like the rest of the population, lawyers can find themselves spending considerable amounts of time online and on social media platforms. Additionally, like all of us, they can make serious mistakes on these platforms, including malpractice, ethical breaches subject to discipline, breach of fiduciary duty,...
The wasted days in county jail eroded his sense of hope, but when Roderick Marshall wrapped up his pending assault case in March, he thought he had finally spotted an end in sight. The 49-year-old Houston man hung his hope for release on a court plea—not...
Yesterday the Supreme Court added four cases to its merits docket for the current term. Amy Howe has this blog’s coverage, which first appeared at Howe on the Court. The most high-profile grant was in United States v. Microsoft Corp., which asks whether the government...
The National Football League, amid the controversy over whether players should take a knee during the national anthem, is throwing its weight behind another cause in the debate over racial inequality: criminal justice reform. An NFL spokesman said that the league is endorsing a bill...