I’ve very happy to announce that my second book, Supreme Pressure: The Rejection of John J. Parker and Birth of the Modern Supreme Court Confirmation Process, will be released February 16, 2026 by Palgrave Macmillan.
Supreme Court
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What do John Fogerty and Kobe Bryant have in common?
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There have been several instances in our history where one person served as a kingmaker — or, in this case, a President maker.
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Samuel Tilden lost the 1876 Election by one vote.
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In honor of my tenth anniversary at the ABA Journal, I’ve compiled a list of my law and pop culture features:
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I’ve talked about the coins I didn’t buy at the ANA World’s Fair of Money. So what about the ones I did buy?
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PoliticsThe Coin Blog
Arkansas Centennial Half Dollar (Joe Robinson Version): A Forgettable Coin for a Forgotten Senate Giant
When we think powerful Senate Majority Leaders, it’s usually Lyndon Johnson, Robert Taft, Mitch McConnell or Harry Reid. Why not Joe Robinson?
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In light of Ted Cruz’s threat to shut down the government if Obamacare isn’t repealed, I figured I’d post the article I wrote in 2011 about his Senate campaign. Even then, …
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This was originally going to run in the October issue of The American Lawyer, but it got killed for reasons unknown. I liked the story, though, and thought it would have been a good one, so I figured I’d post it here:
In Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court decided the 2000 Election.
It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.
Also from ABA Journal: an image gallery (complete with factoids) about several major themes in Nixon in New York.
For something that comes around once a decade (unless you’re in Texas), it’s no surprise that redistricting generates a ton of litigation.