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Hemani: proving the reason, not just naming it Original
Ratio DecidendiCommentary (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) It’s not often that opinions written by Justices Neil Gorsuch, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Samuel Alito agree on how to decide a Second Amendment case. In United States v. Hemani they did, though each took a slightly different road to get there. The majority looked to the justifications behind Founding-era historical analogues. Jackson would have used means-end scrutiny.
Knowing when to say no: assessing the merits before acting
A A A By and - May 08, 2026 8:25 am AEST Snapshot Solicitors have a duty to protect clients’ interests even if that means telling them their case is doomed to fail. Doomed to fail means that, on the information available, the solicitor considers there is no arguable claim or defence, and no reasonable prospect that position will change if more information is obtained.
Church autonomy returns to SCOTUS
Skip to main content Welcome Tell us a bit about yourself and choose what you’d like to hear from us. You can change any of it any time in your account. Job title (optional) Company (optional) Ratio Decidendi (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Ratio Decidendi is a recurring series by Stephanie Barclay exploring the reasoning – from practical considerations to deep theory – behind our nation’s most consequential constitutional decisions.
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