By Tejinder Singh* It is difficult to overstate the effect this election is likely to have on the composition of the Supreme Court. Prior to election day, the Democrats were favorites to win the White House and the Senate. Had they done so, the likely result would have been a five-Justice mostly-liberal majority that would have lasted for decades. The current vacancy likely (but not necessarily) would have been filled by Judge Garland during the lame-duck period; and Justices Ginsburg and …
LAURENCE TRIBE: The Trumpet Summons Us Again: A Post-Election Call To Action
I remember well how I felt as dawn broke the morning after Barack Obama’s election as president in 2008. My hopes were boundless, my expectations unrealistic. That President Obama did not succeed in mobilizing the deeply transformative political dynamic I dared to anticipate is no doubt true, especially in light of this year’s election results. But looking back, I remain enormously proud of my former student and chief research assistant. Obama achieved great things both domestically and …
A Proportional Response To Cyber Terrorism
by Laura Sanders* As the presidential election rages on, the Obama administration is quietly considering how to respond to an unprecedented foreign invasion. On October 7, the Obama administration publicly acknowledged for the first time that the Russian government was probably responsible for a cyber attack on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that resulted in the theft and disclosure of several thousand sensitive emails. Experts have noted that, unlike conventional espionage, the goal …
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