Elbert Lin

Essay

At the Front of the Train: Justice Thomas Reexamines the Administrative State

In his quarter-century as an Associate Justice, Clarence Thomas has been the most originalist, and arguably the most original, thinker on the Supreme Court. In the October 2014 Term, Justice Thomas set his sights on the administrative state. In five separate writings, Justice Thomas laid out an originalist understanding of the judicial and legislative powers that called for a reexamination...

Aug 2, 2017
Comment

Korematsu Continued . . .

112 Yale L.J. 1911 (2003) How far have America and her courts come since World War II? Even in the wake of September 11th, it seemed they would not again endorse racial intolerance on the level of wholesale internments. This Comment argues, however, that Dasrath v. Continental Airlines, Inc. indicates there has been limited progress since the internment camps and...

Apr 1, 2003