Introduction Political actors who seek to change the law are often stymied by restrictive legal rules. The Constitution requires that statutes pass through bicameralism and presentment,[1] that international treaties be approved by two-thirds of the Senate,[2] and that presidential appointments of judges and principal government officers receive Senate consent.[3] The Senate filibuster creates a de […] Continue Reading >
Introduction When the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade[1] in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,[2] the Justices in dissent warned that other substantive due process rights were in jeopardy.[3] The dissenters wrote that “no one should be confident that this majority is done with its work” and pointed “to other settled freedoms involving bodily […] Continue Reading >