Richard Shugrue

Supreme Court Security

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 06/22/2022 - 1:00am

More than a half century ago, Creighton invited Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas to address the university community and I, as chair of the Poli Sci Department, was asked to pick him up at the airport.

Examining The Second Amendment

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 06/08/2022 - 12:15am

Barking either side of this statement, “The Second Amendment Should be Repealed,” out loud can start a bar fight in many parts of the U.S. since passions are so strong on the issue of gun control.

Alito’s Draft Leaves More Questions Than Answers

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 05/25/2022 - 12:00am

The leaked draft opinion by Justice Alito in the Dobbs case foretells the end of Roe v. Wade’s protection of the right to choose to have an abortion for American women and is huge in the constitutional galaxy.

But it raises many side questions which are intriguing to us con law nerds and I’d like the share two with you:

Altering the Constitution

Published by jason@omahadail... on Sun, 05/01/2022 - 10:47pm

“…and if you don’t like it, you can change it,” the Founders of this nation said (paraphrasing the somewhat stuffy parlance of the 18th century contained in the fifth article of the Constitution).

Commentary: There Are A Lot Of Surprises In The U.S. Constitution For Those Who Don’t Keep Their Noses To The Document

Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 2:00am
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Recently, new focus has been aimed at an obscure section of the Fourteenth Amendment which could keep such office holders as Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona (a double Creighton alum) off the ballot in his battle to get back into Congress.

The Ethics of the US Supreme Court

Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 04/05/2022 - 11:17pm

Whatever happened to the new Ethics Code for the U.S. Supreme Court “promised” to Congress nearly three years ago by Justice Elena Kagan?

Appointment to Federal Bench Pretty Much Top Job in the Law

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 02/25/2022 - 12:00am

Most lawyers agree that becoming an Article III judge — such as on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska — is to reach the top of the profession.

Political Prognostications

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 01/06/2022 - 12:00am

Here’s hoping you had a very Happy New Year and you’re off to a great start in 2022!

State Attorney General’s Office Not Quite the Steppingstone It’s Sometimes Imagined to Be

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00am

Merry Christmas to all and may your families be safe and happy at this wonderful time of the year!

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Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson is stepping down after two terms in office.

Stare Decisis is Very Fluid and Not Necessarily Ideological

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 12:00am

So long, Roe and Casey!

That’s the main take away from last Wednesday’s Supreme Court argument in the Mississippi abortion case testing the constitutionality of a 15-week limit after which the state bans most pregnancy terminations.

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