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R. Shep Melnick

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R. Shep Melnick is the Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College, and author of The Crucible of Desegregation:  The Uncertain Search for Educational Equality (Chicago, 2023).

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The Myth of Milliken

Constitutionalism
December 3, 2025
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Civitas Outlook
Obamacare Should No Longer be SCOTUScare

Whatever one makes of the Supreme Court’s “why bother” attitude to its prior statutory rulings, Republican leaders in Congress should accept the invitation to provide a legal fix to Obamacare.

Michael Toth

Constitutionalism

December 10, 2025

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“Brazenly Partisan” Judges Scrutinize Trump’s Mind, But Refuse To Explain Themselves

Josh Blackman investigates how, when it comes to rooting out judicial misconduct, federal judges hide behind a veil of ignorance.

Josh Blackman

Politics

December 11, 2025

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