Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Alternative title: “the least democratic branch”

You tell me! Aside from the government, what with the unethical practices of many Departments of Motor Vehicles and the proliferation of license plate readers, not to mention the mass surveillance programs of the so-called National Security Agency, Facebook and … Continue reading →

Although Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have petitioned for Statehood multiple times, neither the House nor the Senate has acted on these petitions. Why not? In Senator Mitch McConnell’s case, the reason is probably some combination of racism … Continue reading →

Check out this New Yorker essay by Corey Robin about Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here is an excerpt: When [Justice Thomas] joined the bench, on October 19, 1991, the Soviet Union was a country, … Continue reading →

The full article by Zachary Crockett is available here.

If you have ever wondered what is the most famous (or infamous) crime that was committed in each one of our 50 States, check out this list compiled by NYT contributors Tina Jordan and Ross MacDonald.

Michael Huemer poses an important legal question in this blog post: Are Internet giants like Google and Facebook and popular websites like Twitter and Instagram “publishers” or “platforms”? In other words, should these Internet firms be legally liable for user-generated … Continue reading →

Although I have taught college and graduate-level courses in Constitutional Law since 1998, I had never thought about this question until now. Check out this footnote (pictured below) on pp. 87-88 of Cecilia Watson’s beautiful book on the history of … Continue reading →