Tag Archives: rights

Allow Me to Retort

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Harry Katz

Elie Mystal thinks the US Constitution is trash. In Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution he makes a solid case.  Mystal is justice correspondent for The Nation and a graduate of Harvard Law School. Allow … Continue reading →

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How Rights Went Wrong

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Harry Katz

How did you feel on June 24, 2022, when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and struck down the constitutionally protected right to abortion? Did you feel victorious? Elated? Vindicated? Did you feel that a terrible injustice had … Continue reading →

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: A Giant Leap Backwards

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Harry Katz

Something is missing from the US Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in which the Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion first recognized nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade. Women. Reading … Continue reading →

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Carpenter v. United States

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Harry Katz

Today, instead of a book review, I’m going to take a plunge into law review. I want to look at the decision of the United States Supreme Court in a case called Carpenter v. United States announced on June 22. … Continue reading →

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