The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

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Law, memoir, and the mystery of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s writing The Supreme Court justice memoir, so lucrative for its authors, tends to be a less than illuminating genre. Justice Neil Gorsuch’s A Republic, If You Can Keep It reiterated the […]

My latest article on SCOTUSblog discusses the contrast between Justice Kennedy's writing in his memoir with the rhetoric in his judicial opinions.

www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/law-...

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The cover of Robert H. Jackson: A life in Judgment

"It must have been daunting to write the biography of such a beautiful stylist, even for a legal historian and biographer as accomplished as White."

Rodger D. Citron on G. Edward White’s new book: lareviewofbooks.org/article/robert-jackson-l...

How We Wrote About the Administrative Law Revolution While It Was (and Still Is) Occurring Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger Citron discusses the evolving state of administrative law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023–24 term, which significantly curtai...

Thanks to Rodger Citron for this enlightening discussion of how he and his colleagues wrote their new “Learning Administrative Law” book drawing on @shalevroisman.bsky.social and mine piece “Pictures of A Revolution” verdict.justia.com/2025/09/08/h...

"White makes it abundantly clear why Jackson continues to be such a compelling figure today."

Rodger D. Citron on the historical resonance of G. Edward White’s new biography of Robert H. Jackson: lareviewofbooks.org/article/robert-jackson-l...

Navigating the “Political Thicket”: A Conversation with Professor Ruth Greenwood on Gerrymandering and the Future of the Voting Rights Act Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger Citron explores the current legal and political challenges surrounding partisan gerrymandering and the future of the Voting Rights Act...

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By: Rodger Citron on Wednesday, November 5, 2025

My review of G. Edward White's biography of Justice Robert H. Jackson is below.

lareviewofbooks.org/.../robert-j...

Thank you to John Q. Barrett and Bill Petersen for sharing their thoughts on prior drafts of the review along the way.

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Vladimir Putin enjoys a huge windfall from the Iran war But the sugar high may not last

Before the Iran war it had seemed as if Russia’s oil revenues—and its economy—were at last sinking. That may be changing

Every Element of Stephen Miller's Immigration Agenda Is Designed for Ethnic Cleansing He is effectively engaging in regime change to demographically purify America

When my colleague David Bier at a Senate hearing yesterday defended his statement that DHS has promoted ethnic cleansing, some conservatives reacted with anger. But Stephen Miller's deportation plan does indeed fit the description of ethnic cleansing, argues Kyle Varner at @theunpopulist.net. /1

Berk v. Choy: A Conversation about the Erie Doctrine Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger D. Citron —along with fellow civil procedure professors Laura Dooley, Deseriee Kennedy, and John Quinn—discusses the Supreme Court’s 20...

Rejoice, Civil Procedure fans! I did a podcast on Berk v. Choy and Erie doctrine with my colleagues Laura Dooley, Deseriee Kennedy, and John Quinn. Link to the summary (which has a link to the podcast):
verdict.justia.com/2026/02/27/b...

Five Ways of Looking at Presidential Pardons Touro Law professor Rodger D. Citron examines five different aspects of presidential pardon power in the context of recent actions by Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump, including traditional uses....

Five Ways of Looking at Presidential Pardons | Rodger Citron | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia verdict.justia.com/2025/01/22/f...

Judge Wilkinson’s Dualist Opinion in Abrego Garcia v. Noem: Judicial Review of Executive Branch Action in a Transformative Time Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger D. Citron examines Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson’s recent Fourth Circuit ruling in the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, situating....

JUSTIA VERDICT 4/23/25
By ROGER CITRON

"Quite simply, Trump has invoked the president’s powers under Article II more expansively than any other president in our history to fundamentally restructure the federal government."

verdict.justia.com/2025/04/23/j...

Congress, the President, and Tariffs: Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump at the Supreme Court YouTube video by Touro Law Center

While we're waiting for the Supreme Court to decide the tariffs case, here is a podcast with Professor Susan Morse (Texas) that we did before the case was argued back in November.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iIM...

My review of Justice Anthony Kennedy's memoir, Life, Law & Liberty: verdict.justia.com/2026/01/20/a...

Opinion | Yulia Navalnaya: Dictators are coming for the lawyers The persecution of my husband’s lawyers shows how authoritarian power eliminates dissent at its source.

"Lawyers are the necessary intermediary between citizens and their governments," writes Yulia Navalnaya, a Russian opposition leader and the widow of Alexei Navalny.

"That is why every dictatorship, from China to Tanzania, tries to tame them — or to break them. Russia is trying to do both."

The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

I'll take it under advisement

Elise Stefanik ends bid for N.Y. governor and won’t run again for House Stefanik’s move came after Trump ally Bruce Blakeman entered the Republican primary for New York governor.

Elise Stefanik ends bid for N.Y. governor and won’t run again for House www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Which NBA player is each Supreme Court justice? Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff, especially when it comes to the NBA. For court fans, October […]

You've seen the justices compared to heavy metal bands, but what about NBA players? Rodger Citron celebrated the start of the term and the NBA season by doing just that.

Law in Literature: The Case of Hollow Spaces YouTube video by Touro Law Center

Thank you to Victor Suthammanont, writer and attorney, for discussing his first novel, Hollow Spaces, on this Touro L Rev podcast. The novel explores race and racism, the legal system and the search for truth, and, more than anything else, the bonds of family.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FPd...

Great conversation on Cook v. Trump. Particularly appreciate the recognition that we are talking about a real person—Lisa Cook—who is a highly respected scholar and committed public servant. I would add: then there’s the guy on the other side of the “v”

@justiaverdict.bsky.social

Drawing the Lines: Gerrymandering and Election Law YouTube video by Touro Law Center

Thank you to Ruth Greenwood, Assistant Clinical Professor and the Director of the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, for doing a Touro Law Review podcast on political gerrymandering and election law. Here's the link:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zibe...

"Cook v. Trump: The President and the Federal Reserve" YouTube video by Touro Law Center

Cook v. Trump raises fascinating legal issues:
What constitutes legal "cause" for the President to remove a Federal Reserve Governor?
What process is required?
Is judicial review available?
Beau J. Baumann discusses the issues in this Touro L Rev podcast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbQP...

How We Wrote About the Administrative Law Revolution While It Was (and Still Is) Occurring Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center professor Rodger Citron discusses the evolving state of administrative law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023–24 term, which significantly curtai...

My latest article for Justia discusses how my administrative law textbook co-authors and I wrote about the ongoing revolution in the Supreme Court's administrative law jurisprudence while still meeting our publisher's deadlines.

verdict.justia.com/2025/09/08/h...

Touro Law Center’s Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy is calling for proposals to participate in this year’s symposium on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.

Please contact Professor Rebecca Feinberg at rfeinber2@touro.edu if you're interested in submitting a proposal.

Trump v. CASA: The Case of Universal Injunctions Touro Law Review Podcast · Episode

Thank you to Boston University's Jessica Silbey for discussing the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, involving the validity of universal injunctions, on the Touro Law Review podcast at the link:

open.spotify.com/episode/5VgY...