April 08th, 2026 | Online Edition
On January 31, 2026, in a stunning three-page order by Judge Fred Biery, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas granted habeas relief to five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias—who had been detained by ICE. Some critics, law professors among them, have claimed that Judge Biery’s order […]
January 08th, 2024 | Issue 1 Volume 102
Introduction In Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and its companion case, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina (collectively, “SFFA”),[1] the Supreme Court held that the university–defendants’ race-conscious admissions policies violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of […]
November 15th, 2017 | Issue 1 Volume 96
The Supreme Court addressed rules affecting forum-shopping incentives in three cases during its 2016–2017 term.[1] This Essay focuses on one of those cases—TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC.[2] In TC Heartland, the Court narrowly interpreted the patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), to restrict where patentees can file infringement suits. The case […]