Illinois Law dean Vikram David Amar and California civil litigator Michael Schaps consider the strength of San Francisco’s lawsuit against the Trump Administration arising out of its identity as a “sanctuary city.” Amar and Schaps discuss both the ripeness of the claim, a threshold procedural matter, and also the merits of San Francisco’s arguments.
R.I.P. Julie Hilden
With great sadness we announce that Verdict’s Editor Emeritus Julie Hilden has passed away. Julie was instrumental in the creation and success of Verdict, and its predecessor Writ, and will be dearly missed. Each current Verdict columnist who knew Julie will include an individual commemorative note in Julie’s honor as part of their next column.
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Vikram David Amar
Vikram David Amar is the Dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Illinois Co... more
Neil H. Buchanan
Neil H. Buchanan is an economist and legal scholar and a Professor of Law at The George Washington U... more
Sherry F. Colb
Sherry F. Colb is Professor of Law and Charles Evans Hughes Scholar at Cornell University. Colb tea... more
Michael C. Dorf
Michael C. Dorf is the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell University Law School. He has w... more
Joanna L. Grossman
Joanna L. Grossman is the Ellen K. Solender Endowed Chair in Women and Law at SMU Dedman School of L... more
Marci A. Hamilton
Marci A. Hamilton is one of the country’s leading church-state scholars and the Fox Professor of Pra... more
Joseph Margulies
Mr. Margulies is a Professor of Law and Government at Cornell University. He was Counsel of Record... more
Anita Ramasastry
Anita Ramasastry is the UW Law Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of... more
Ronald D. Rotunda
Ronald D. Rotunda is the Doy & Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence... more
Lesley Wexler
Lesley Wexler is a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law. Immediately prior... more
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