An old friend of mine gave me a call yesterday and timidly asked if he could write for the blog. Of course I told him that he was always welcome but it reminded me to make it very clear that this website has an open invitation to anyone who is interested in the Court and [...]

The Court just posted the transcript for Heller on its website here. You can find the audio on C-SPAN’s website here. More analysis to come.

The Court today handed down an opinion in Washington State Grange. Justice Thomas penned a majority opinion that upheld the right of a candidate to ‘declare’ a ‘party preference’ against that parties opposition. Justice Scalia wrote a dissent and was joined by Justice Kennedy.