Alan B Morrison

December 14, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Association of American Law Schools could provide what students really need: a guide that gives applicants a balanced view of what different law schools offer and a discussion of what matters and why.

By Alan B. Morrison

5 minute read

November 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

Law school rankings have made headlines recently - when the numbers game turns into satire.

By Alan B. Morrison

7 minute read

May 24, 2022 | National Law Journal

Although the leaked opinion also debunked equal protection as a basis for protecting abortions, that approach has a much stronger basis for protecting the other rights that may also come under attack.

By Alan B. Morrison

6 minute read

May 16, 2022 | National Law Journal

The bottom line is that, if Roe is overturned, there is no chance that this court will find that any state has gone too far in eliminating a women's right to an abortion.

By Alan B. Morrison

6 minute read

March 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

"The DOJ's interest in the outcome of the immunity issue in these cases is not limited to future presidents. The outcome will impact its own decisions about what, if anything, it will or perhaps can do, regarding Trump's own responsibility for the January 6 insurrection."

By Alan B. Morrison

5 minute read

February 04, 2022 | National Law Journal

"What's wrong with the current system of life-time appointments? The fact that no other democracy in the world has life tenure for the judges of their highest courts ought to be a warning why it's bad for democratic governments."

By Alan B. Morrison

7 minute read

December 10, 2019 | National Law Journal

Each act that a president takes provides him some political gain. But 'How much is too much?' is a quintessentially political question.

By Alan B. Morrison

4 minute read

May 31, 2019 | National Law Journal

Ever since the special counsel began his Russia investigation, President Donald Trump, backed by his Justice Department, took the position that a sitting president could not be indicted and that impeachment is the only remedy if he committed a crime such as obstruction of justice.

By Alan B. Morrison

5 minute read

November 16, 2018 | National Law Journal

The requirement of Senate confirmation is a vital check on presidential power, and what better time to rely on it than when the president is seeking to avoid Senate confirmation and thereby prevent a criminal investigation into alleged wrongdoing by him, his family, and his political supporters.

By Alan B. Morrison

6 minute read

March 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

OPINION: A wine bar's lawsuit argues the president's ownership unfairly tilts the playing field.

By Steven L. Schooner & Alan B. Morrison

9 minute read