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Puerto Rico Votes For Statehood
Yesterday Puerto Rico held a plebiscite on its political status. A whopping 97% of the voters favored statehood. The remainder of the vote was split between the other two options, independence and continuation of the island’s status as a US territory.
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Ira Ryk-Lakhman on Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark
Friend of Letters Blogatory Ira Ryk-Lakhman comments on the Supreme Court’s most recent arbitration decision. On May 15, 2017, the US Supreme Court decided Kindred Nursing Centers, L.P. v. Clark. The question before the Court was whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts a state law contract rule that singles out arbitration by requiring a……
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Cert. Watch: Sudan v. Harrison
I’m tracking Sudan’s petition for certiorari in Republic of Sudan v. Harrison, a case we’ve covered twice before (first decision, second decision). Here was my description of the case:
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It’s Not Just Trump
This is not a post about President Trump’s shortcomings. It’s tangentially a post about a problem with American society that is apparent these days on the right, and perhaps particularly among Mr. Trump’s voters. That problem is loss of belief in the idea of knowledge and expertise. Here is a recent quote from Wayne LaPierre,……
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The Supreme Court, Service of Process, and Legal History: Part 2 of a Letters Blogatory Polemic
This is part two of my series on legal history and service of process. You should start by reading Part 1. I could start the discussion of the Supreme Court’s cases with Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.S. 714 (1878), but I think it is better to start with International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S.……