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Could Trump Make Pre-Emptive SCOTUS Nominations?
Does a president need to wait for a vacancy to send names to the Senate? Could Biden tie Trump's hands by doing so during the lame-duck session?
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Ilya Shapiro
Confessions of a Reformed NeverTrumper
Or, how I stopped worrying and learned to live with The Donald.
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Ilya Shapiro
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Defending Free Speech, Religion, and Education
I filed three briefs this week that highlight the bleeding edge of our culture wars.
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Ilya Shapiro

October 2024

With SCOTUS, the Statistics Belie the Vibe
The Left laments a political Supreme Court, but it’s the liberal justices who vote in lockstep.
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Ilya Shapiro
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Debating Originalism
It's not often that I get to go back to first principles, perhaps appropriately so in the First State, Delaware.
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Ilya Shapiro
"We expected Hamas to kill Jews. We didn’t expect Americans to celebrate it."
There's no closure yet on the one-year anniversary of the attack.
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Ilya Shapiro
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I have spent the last year angry at Jews.
What if Jews don't wake up?
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The Biden Administration's Assault on Women and Girls -- and Due Process
I recently filed a couple of briefs supporting lawsuits challenging new Title IX regulations, with more to come.
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Ilya Shapiro

September 2024

Book Update: New Table of Contents and a Snazzy Cover!
LAWLESS is now available for pre-order.
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Ilya Shapiro
Whom Should Trump Put on the Supreme Court?
The former/maybe future president keeps promising a new list. Whether he releases one or not, these are the people he should consider for the next high…
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Ilya Shapiro
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A Trumpian Appeal for New York Business
Forget the criminal prosecutions for a moment: the civil suit against the Trump Organization represents a real threat to investor confidence.
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Ilya Shapiro
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August 2024

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