Constitutional Law Prof Blog

"Tracks and analyzes cases, current developments, and scholarship in constitutional law, with a particular eye toward teaching constitutional law."

Author: Steven D. Schwinn is an associate professor of law at John Marshall Law School, Ruthann Robinson is a law professor at City University of New York School of Law, and Nareissa L. Smith is an assistant professor of law at Florida Coastal School of Law.

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Recent Posts from Constitutional Law Prof Blog

Dehli High Court Invalidates India's Sodomy Law: Analysis
Section 377 of the India Penal Code criminalizing sodomy has been declared unconstitutional by the Dehli High Court. In a lengthy 105 page opinion, available as download here, authored by Chief Justice Muralidhar, the Court…
Ohio Supreme Court Abortion ruling
Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in an interesting case - Roe v. Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio. The facts of this most intriguing case are these: Thirteen year-old Jane Roe and her 21-year old…
Franken is Minnesota's US Senator: The Minnesota Supreme Court distinguishes Bush v. Gore
The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued its decision regarding the Franken-Coleman election (from November 2008). With Coleman's concession, this ends the saga; Al Franken will be seated, giving the Democratic party a 60 person "super"…
Kennedy remained the "swing" vote in the 2008-2009 Term
Kennedy's reputation as the "swing vote" on the United States Supreme Court is substantiated by his performance during the Term that concluded today. According to the wonderfully informative "Super Stat Pack" by ScotusBlog, available here,…
Ricci Firefighters Race Discrimination Case: Preliminary Analysis
In a 5-4 decision, with the Court's opinion authored by Kennedy, the majority concludes that the city of New Haven violated Title VII, reversing the Second Circuit. Weighing in at 93 pages, the opinion is…
"Preventative Detention Model Act": Framework for Obama?
The likelihood of an Executive Order on "indefinite detention" is being widely discussed. For example, the Washington Post reported yesterday: Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the…
Report concludes Sotomayor's opinions lack strong ideological bent
The Congressional Research Service- a non-partisan body providing research services to both parties and both houses of Congress - released a 59-page report (available here) on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's judicial rulings, ideology, and methodolgy. First,…
Comparative Constitutional Law & Literature: Robson's Saturday Evening Review
"What is a Constitutional Epic?" Penelope Pether asks in her piece Comparative Constitutional Epics, 21 Law & Literature 16 (2009) and available on ssrn here. Pether (pictured below) is one of the leading lights of…
Judge Sotomayor as a Change Agent on the Court?
Shortly after Justice Souter announced his retirement, I opined that if President Obama wanted to change the Court quickly, he should "find a nominee . . . that not only shares Obama's legal views and…
Fourth Circuit Upholds Virginia "partial-birth" abortion ban
In an en banc decision, the Fourth Circuit vacates its earlier panel decision and a district court decision concluding the Virginia state law was unconstitutional. In Richmond Medical Center for Women [and Dr. William Fitzhigh]…