Adam D. Chandler
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How (Not) To Bring an Affirmative-Action Challenge
A little-known fact about the biggest Supreme Court case of the Term is that it is botched beyond repair. This Essay describes a series of grave defects in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the potentially momentous affirmative-action case, that should prevent the Supreme Court from reaching …
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The Solicitor General of the United States: Tenth Justice or Zealous Advocate?
121 Yale L.J. 725 (2011).
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Slow and Steady: David Souter's Life in the Law
David Souter stepped down from the Supreme Court one year ago, making way for the carefully choreographed nomination and confirmation of his successor, Justice Sonia Sotomayor. This summer will feature a similar transition dance as Elena Kagan, the nominee for Justice Stevens’s now-vacant seat, appe…