Elizabeth Slattery
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Past articles by Elizabeth:
Amy Coney Barrett, in Her Own Words
Amy Coney Barrett discusses clerking for Justice Scalia, her Catholic faith and the law, and raising seven kids. → Read More
Meet the President’s Latest Nominee to the DC Circuit
At age 38, Justin Walker is on the younger end of Trump’s judicial nominees. But history has seen plenty of young nominees to the appeals courts. → Read More
SCOTUS 101: Social Distancing SCOTUS Style
Elizabeth and Tiffany talk about how courts are practicing social distancing and what may happen with the delayed SCOTUS cases. Elizabeth also recently chatted with Benjamin Beaton, a card-carrying Fed Soc member who clerked for the Notorious RBG. Tune in for Supreme Trivia—Learned 6th Edition. Elizabeth tries to stump Benjamin on his knowledge of his “home court,” the 6th Circuit. → Read More
SCOTUS 101: The Strategerist's Interview with Neil Gorsuch
Please enjoy the George W. Bush Presidential Library's interview with Justice Neil Gorsuch. Check out other episodes of the Strategerist podcast here. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @scotus101 and send comments, questions, or ideas for future episodes to scotus101@heritage.org. → Read More
Revisiting Third-Party Standing in the Context of Abortion
On March 4, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear a challenge to Louisiana’s law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. The Court decided another case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt,REF concerning a similar Texas law in 2016. → Read More
Abortion, Separation-of-Powers Cases Go Before Supreme Court
Cases at the Supreme Court involve hospital admitting privileges for abortion doctors and a separation-of-powers question at the nation's consumer agency. → Read More
SCOTUS 101: The Mardi Gras Episode
Laissez les bon temps rouler! Elizabeth Slattery and Tiffany Bates talk about upcoming SCOTUS arguments and the release of Justice Scalia's papers. Elizabeth also chats with Fifth Circuit Judge Kurt Engelhardt about his quest to find the best king cake in New Orleans. Stay tuned for Supreme Trivia—Mardi Gras edition! → Read More
The Senate Impeachment Trial: 8 Things You Need to Know
If the Senate follows the general pattern of President BIll Clinton's trial, it would first vote on a motion to dismiss the impeachment. → Read More
New Supreme Court Ruling May Start Checking Power of Federal Bureaucrats
Seminole Rock and Auer give the government a benefit that no court would ever afford a private party: the ability to decide what a vague or ambiguous legal rule means. → Read More
What Supreme Court’s Mixed Verdict on 2 Indiana Abortion Laws Means
Justice Clarence Thomas notes how the Indiana case “highlights the fact that abortion is an act rife with the potential for eugenic manipulation.” → Read More
SCOTUS 101: From Robbing Banks to Teaching Criminal Law
In this week’s episode of SCOTUS 101, Elizabeth Slattery briefly hits SCOTUS headlines before diving into a recent interview with bank-robber-turned-law-professor Shon Hopwood. He shares about his experience writing cert. petitions from prison, clerking for Judge Janice Rogers Brown, and meeting Kim Kardashian. → Read More
2 Key Cases the Supreme Court Will Hear in April
Conversations about the Supreme Court this spring have been dominated by discussion of conspiracy theories about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health, → Read More
2 Key Cases the Supreme Court Will Hear in April
We're nearly at the end of this Supreme Court term, but two more pivotal cases remain. → Read More
Students Who Want to ‘Kick Kavanaugh Off Campus’ Should Take a Hike
The outrage mob at George Mason should not deprive law students of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of studying under a sitting Supreme Court justice. → Read More
Here Are 4 Egregious Ways the Left Wants to Transform American Politics
The left is increasingly willing to cast aside any rule, any constitutional provision, and any political norm if they think it will lead to short-term partisan gains. → Read More
Supreme Court Is Back in Session. Here’s What's on the Docket.
The court will address gerrymandering, racial bias in jury selection, and whether courts should defer to federal agencies in interpreting regulations. → Read More
Supreme Court Halts Louisiana Abortion Law—for Now
Only one doctor in Louisiana had been unable to gain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and no clinics had closed due to the new law. → Read More
Supreme Court to Hear First Gun Rights Case in Nearly a Decade
It’s well past time for the Supreme Court to provide more guidance on the Second Amendment and regulating firearms. → Read More
The Supreme Court Signals It May Rein in Abusive Property Seizures
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that may rein in abusive property seizures by state and local governments through... Read More → Read More
3 Upcoming Supreme Court Cases to Watch
Among the issues that the court will address are whether half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation, excessive fines, and double jeopardy. → Read More