Stephen I Vladeck’s faculty profile
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Yahoo! News May 10, 2021
Justice Thomas says ex-West Point cadet should be able to sue over alleged rape
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MSNBC May 5, 2021
Republicans say court packing is ‘unconstitutional.’ They’re wrong.
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Government Executive April 24, 2021
Are reforms to the federal vacancies act still needed under President Biden?
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CNN April 23, 2021
Supreme Court ruling will make it easier to sentence juveniles to life sentence without parole
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CNN April 21, 2021
Supreme Court tosses out another Republican 2020 election challenge
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New York Times April 15, 2021
The Supreme Court is making new law in the shadows
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MSN News April 8, 2021
Religious liberty law firm praises SCOTUS shadow docket in bid to take down California’s COVID restrictions
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The Guardian April 5, 2021
Why aren’t we calling the Capitol attack an act of treason?
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Reuters March 23, 2021
The ‘shadow docket’: How the U.S. Supreme Court quietly dispatches key rulings
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CNN March 22, 2021
Supreme Court agrees to review Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty case
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CNN March 5, 2021
House impeachment manager Eric Swalwell sues Trump and close allies over Capitol riot in second major insurrection lawsuit
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Business Insider February 9, 2021