Pamela Dorian

April 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

A pair of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court will shape the future of social media content. Both cases—Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton—present novel questions about the free speech protections available to social media platforms under the First Amendment.

By Stephen A. Miller and Pamela Dorian

4 minute read

February 01, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court will once again consider the issue of gerrymandering in Merrill v. Milligan. The litigation centers on the congressional districts drawn along the southern half of Alabama, known as the Black Belt due to its fertile dark soil.

By Stephen A. Miller and Pamela Dorian

5 minute read

January 04, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judicial challenges to federal elections have become commonplace, most notably in former President Donald Trump's efforts to circumvent the popular vote in 2020. One species of those frequent challenges involves the invocation of the Independent State Legislature theory.

By Stephen A. Miller and Pamela Dorian

4 minute read

April 13, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Does the First Amendment allow a state to prohibit voters from wearing “political” apparel, such as T-shirts and buttons, in the voting booth on Election Day? The U.S. Supreme Court will address this question in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, setting up a clash between a state's interests in an intimidation-free polling place versus an individual's freedom of speech.

By Stephen A. Miller and Pamela Dorian

5 minute read

April 03, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Collins v. Virginia, the Supreme Court will decide whether police need a warrant to search a motor vehicle close to a person's home. The justices will try to balance powerful Fourth Amendment pressures on both sides—the traditionally strong protection of privacy interests at a person's home weighted against the traditionally low protection for privacy interests in automobiles.

By Stephen A. Miller and Pamela Dorian

6 minute read

January 11, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Fourth Amendment provides a consistent stream of litigation to the U.S. Supreme Court. This term is no exception.

By Stephen A. Miller 
and Pamela Dorian

5 minute read

January 09, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Fourth Amendment provides a consistent stream of litigation to the U.S. Supreme Court. This term is no exception.

By Stephen A. Miller 
and Pamela Dorian

5 minute read