Berkeley Deals Another Blow to Free Speech -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On February 1, 2017, the UC Berkeley College Republicans invited Milo Yiannopoulos to talk on campus. The event was widely publicized in the San Francisco Bay area and was Habib Olapade 7 May 2017
Troubled by Trump’s Tomahawks? Think Again -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On April 6, 2017, at 8:40 PM EST, U.S. warships stationed in the Eastern Mediterranean fired fifty-nine Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Shayrat military airfield in Syria. Habib Olapade 24 Apr 2017
Nuclear Option? No Problem -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On March 23, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced his intention to filibuster Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Schumer’s decision forced Senate Republicans to Habib Olapade 9 Apr 2017
Much Ado About Nothing: Trump’s Justice Department Layoffs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On March 3, Attorney General Sessions fired forty-six Obama-appointed United States Attorneys across the nation. Chaos ensued among liberal outlets shortly after the announcement. The New York Times characterized Habib Olapade 26 Mar 2017
Originalism is Dead, Long Live Originalism -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Stanford Political Journal’s Brett Parker recently offered [https://stanfordpolitics.com/the-troubling-legal-philosophy-of-neil-gorsuch-409d77783373#.kp9vhnwgr] his objections to Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Despite Judge Gorsuch’s Habib Olapade 25 Feb 2017
Why the Senate Should Confirm Neil Gorsuch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On January 31, 2017, Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch for a seat on the United States Supreme Court. President Trump announced his selection during a highly suspenseful affair in Habib Olapade 6 Feb 2017
Gotta Catch a ’Case’? Pokémon Go has added nearly 8 billion dollars to Nintendo’s total market capitalization since its debut in early July 2016. Indeed within the short span of two months, the Habib Olapade 31 Aug 2016
Celebrating 56 Years on the Bench and Bar From Great Dissenter to Constitutional Defender: A Document Oriented Tribute to the Text-Centric Jurisprudence of Antonin Scalia Life Before the Court On February 12, 2016, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia passed Habib Olapade 14 Apr 2016
Restoring the Role of Substantive Due Process in the Gay Marriage Debate The Conservative Case for Obergefell v. Hodges with Small Comments on Meta-Textualism in Fourteenth Amendment Jurisprudence The fourteenth amendment’s ratification in 1868 drastically changed federalism in the United States Habib Olapade 21 Jan 2016