October 27, 2021

2020-2021 ACS Supreme Court Review


The fifth edition of the American Constitution Society Supreme Court Review features a series of critical essays, penned by the nation’s top legal scholars and advocates, on the most important cases and themes from the U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2020 Term. Click on the images below to download a full PDF version, or follow the links in the table of contents to read individual articles online.

Table of Contents:

The New Supreme Court—A Brief Inimicus Curiae

Garrett Epps

Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee: Whitewashing the Voting Rights Act

Davin Rosborough

Fourth Amendment Review 2021

Ekow N. Yankah

Ford Motor Co.: The Murky Doctrine of Personal Jurisdiction

Linda Sandstrom Simard, Charles W. “Rocky” Rhodes, Cassandra Burke Robertson

The First Amendment Adrift?

Alan K. Chen

Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid and Judicial Expansion of the Takings Clause

Brianne J. Gorod, Dayna J. Zolle

Arthrex and Collins: The Roberts Court and Presidential Authority

Alan B. Morrison

Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe and Cargill, Inc. v. Doe: The Twists and Turns of the Alien Tort Statute

Oona A. Hathaway

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act After Van Buren

Paul Ohm

Constitutional Culture, Partisan Politics, and the Failed Campaign to Topple the Affordable Care Act

Nicholas Bagley

The Radical Uncertainty of Free Exercise Principles: A Comment on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

Ira C. Lupu, Robert W. Tuttle