Ashley BakerMay 18, 2022Kavanaugh’s Administrative Law Opinions: Agencies Should Approach Major Issues With RestraintLiberty requires that when a statute lacks clear instructions for making rules or a clear grant of authority to promulgate such rules, feder
Ashley BakerMay 18, 2022Kavanaugh’s administrative law opinions should be given due deferenceThe power of the administrative state and the Chevron doctrine that enables it loom over the battle to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett K
Ashley BakerMay 18, 2022Why Should We Fear Russian Political Ads?Alarm bells rang in the media and on Capitol Hill last month when Facebook announced its discovery and removal of a new wave of malicious po
Ashley BakerMay 18, 2022Replacing Kennedy on the Supreme Court will set off political warfareIn the wake of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, announced Wednesday, three big questions loom: Who will President Tru
Ashley BakerMay 18, 2022Supreme Court’s travel ban decision sends a clear message to lower federal court judgesIn the age of judicial activism, making policy has become very tempting for certain judges. When a single district judge has the ability to
Ashley BakerMay 18, 2022Gorsuch's dissent in Carpenter has implications for the future of privacyIn a decision lauded by privacy advocates, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday that the historical cell phone location data used to convic
Ashley BakerMay 18, 2022Supreme Court Ruling in Cell Phone Case is a Victory for Our Privacy RightsIn an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court acknowledged that Fourth Amendment doctrines must evolve to account for “seismic shif
Ashley BakerMay 18, 2022Your email privacy will get a boost thanks to the omnibus spending bill (and that's a good thingIf the justices are forced to take on the nuanced task of modernizing the SCA in the face of Congressional inaction, it will be unfortunate
Ashley BakerMay 18, 2022Is the Supreme Court Set to Establish Major Precedent in Email Privacy?On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will decide whether tech companies that store our emails and other personal data on servers abroad can be...