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The Constitutional Question for Obamacare

Oral arguments were heard two weeks ago on whether the minimum coverage provision of the Health Care Reform Act, passed by congress during the Obama presidency, is constitutional. (Find oral arguments here). Constitutional on…

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Citizens United panel in Boston on April 11

Below is the press release for the panel hosted by BC Law students (including myself) being held April 11 in Boston.

Citizens United Forum Presented by Students of Boston

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The Words of Justice Thomas

This post first appeared on the Money, Politics and the Law blog.  For more on that project, click here.

Justice Thomas

Since we likely won’t be hearing from Justice Clarence Thomas in oral…

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Miami Heat: Field Notes from Immigration Spring Break

Within ten minutes after reporting for work, we were busily racing through the streets of downtown Miami, struggling to keep up with Brother Mike, a grey-haired monk from North Dakota who was our supervisor for…

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On Comedians and Super PACs

This post first appeared on the Money, Politics and the Law blog

ColbertEarlier this year, Stephen Colbert’s super PACraised $1 million. The host of the satirical news show The Colbert Report has been using…

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Two Constitutional Law Developments To Close Out February

As February comes to a close (one day later than usual), I wanted to post on a couple constitutional law developments this month that both happen to pit the American Civil Liberties Union against Barack Obama…

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