Jonathan H. Adler
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Justice Alito Says Recusal in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County a "Difficult Judgment Call" (opens the original)
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Greg Stohr of Bloomberg reports on an interview with Justice Alito explaining the justice's last-minute decision to recuse in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, the major climate change preemption case the Supreme Court will hear on Monday. According to the story, Justice Alito said it was a "difficult judgment call." Although Alito took part when the court agreed to hear the case in February, he said Wednesday he decided to back out after looking more deeply at the case in the run-up to the argum
On FOI Requests and Other Benefits of Working at a Public University (opens the original)
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In 2025, after twenty-five years at Case Western Reserve University, I moved to William & Mary. Among other things, this meant moving from a private institution to public one. One consequence of moving to a state school has been greater clarity on what speech and expression is covered on campus. The First Amendment provides a firm constitutional floor on the level of speech protection state universities must provide. That is not so at private universities, and as I discovered at CWRU, even expre
As Suncor Approaches, Justice Alito Recuses (opens the original)
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One week from today, the Supreme Court will open its term with oral argument in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County. This case, concerning whether federal law or the constitution preempts state-law claims for damages allegedly caused by climate change, is almost certainly the most significant case of the Supreme Court's October sitting, and may be among the most consequential of the entire OT 2026 term. This morning, the Court delivered unwelcome news to the Suncor petitioners: Justice Alito is out.
Marijuana Contracts Are Not Enforceable in Federal Court (opens the original)
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Two-dozen states have legalized the adult possession of marijuana under state law. Many more have legalized the possession and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Yet marijuana distribution and possession remain illegal under federal law. The federal government may not devote significant resources toward enforcing federal marijuana prohibition, but the fact that marijuana is illegal under federal law can still have meaningful consequences (though fewer for gun owners than before, thanks to
Donald Trump's Unsustainable Presidential Administration (opens the original)
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The second Trump Administration has pursued an aggressive deregulatory agenda, with a particular focus on environmental regulation. From day one the Administration has sought to roll back regulatory burdens and curtail the regulatory reach of administrative agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency in particular. With a few notable exceptions, these deregulatory efforts have relied upon presidential unilateralism--a combination of executive orders, presidential directives, and agency actions
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