Ed Whelan

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2013—Senate Democrats expedite a confirmation hearing for President Obama’s controversial D.C. Circuit nominee, left-wing Georgetown law professor Cornelia Pillard, whom one former colleague descri…

In a ruling today in Consumers’ Research v. FCC, the en banc Fifth Circuit ruled by a vote of 9 to 7 that the multi-billion dollar Universal Service Fund tax levied by the Federal Communications Commission rests on an unconstitutional combination of delegations and subdelegations of Congress’s legislative power. Judge Andrew Oldham wrote the majority opinion for nine judges. Judge Jennifer Elrod and Judge James Ho each wrote short concurring opinions. Judge Carl Stewart wrote the principal dissent for all seven dissenters. Judge Stephen Higginson also wrote a dissent.

In a ruling today in Consumers' Research v. FCC , the en banc Fifth Circuit ruled by a vote of 9 to 7 that the multi-billion dollar Universal Service

1973—In the midst of the Vietnam War, federal district judge Orrin Grimmell Judd issues an injunction (in Holtzman v. Schlesinger) ordering the military to refrain “from participating in any way in…

The peril and promise of another term.

SG Prelogar’s argument rests heavily on her contention that “overwhelming evidence establishes that appropriate gender-affirming treatment with puberty blockers and hormones directly and substantia…

I take a leap into the present and draw heavily from a piece of mine in the forthcoming issue of National Review (now online here) that addresses how legal conservatives should view the prospect of…

In order to try to sneak a big victory out of its many defeats, the Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court (both in the Tennessee case and in the other cases) to stay the injunctions inso…

The Middle Ages, spanning roughly from the 5th to the late 15th century AD, was a period marked by the rise and fall of kingdoms, the spread of religions, and significant social and political upheaval.