Main Thursday, September 11, 2025RFK, Tylenol, and AutismLast April, HHS Secretary RFK committed to finding the cause of autism by September. Well, here we are, and the closest he’s come is a claimed link between autism and Tylenol use during
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JOTWELL: Carroll on Wilf-Townsend on unenforceable contract terms
Main Thursday, September 11, 2025JOTWELL: Carroll on Wilf-Townsend on unenforceable contract termsThe new Courts Law essay comes from Maureen Carroll (Michigan) reviewing Daniel Wilf-Townsend, Deterring Unenforceable Terms, 111 Va. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2025), on the procedural problems and…
Lyons, standing, and the Shadow Docket
Main Tuesday, September 09, 2025Lyons, standing, and the Shadow DocketWe wil discuss the shadow (or emergency or interim or Voldemort*) docket in Fed Courts today, the first time it has been included in the book and the first time I…
Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard
On Getting Things Wrong
Thoughts on Harvard
Main Monday, September 08, 2025Thoughts on HarvardI finally had a chance to read the district court opinion granting summary judgment and a permanent injunction to Harvard and its AAUP chapter on First Amendment retaliation, unconstitutional conditions, and Title VI…
John Oliver, Trump v. Higher Education
Main Monday, September 08, 2025John Oliver, Trump v. Higher EducationIncludes all of my favorites: Northwestern, Wesleyan President Michael Roth, and calling out Columbia’s cravenness. Posted by Howard Wasserman on September 8, 2025 at 09:01 AM in Culture, First Amendment…
Civil-Military Relations in Youngstown
Main Monday, September 08, 2025Civil-Military Relations in YoungstownOn Tuesday, Judge Breyer issued an opinion concluding that the National Guard deployment to LA violated the Posse Comitatus Act. Breyer’s analysis used Justice Jackson’s Youngstown concurrence in a novel way. Let me…
Justice Barrett Gets the Bible Wrong
VAPs and Fellowships 2025-2026
Main Sunday, September 07, 2025VAPs and Fellowships 2025-2026A spreadsheet for candidates to track information about VAPs or similar fellowships (for example, the Climenko and Bigelow) for the 2025-2026 hiring cycle is now available. In the spreadsheet, you can enter…