Notes on the Harvard / UNC decisions

     Yesterday’s affirmative action decisions were long (237 pages) and extensively critiqued by others. So I’ll try to keep this short.      Here is the bottom line: Technically, Chief Justice Roberts does not quite overrule Grutter (although Justice Thomas can’t...
On Twitter

On Twitter

I have loved Twitter over the last 13 (!) years. Maybe too much. I have loved the organic and idiosyncratic communities; the real-time reporting; the ability to reconnect with far-flung friends with shared interests; the memes and humor; and — yes, I confess — even...

Law in a time of coronavirus

This has been a scary week, as we all scramble to stock our pantries, keep our families safe, and figure out what comes next. As everyone continues to grapple with the growing COVID-19 crisis, it is worth keeping an eye out for some of the legal issues that are likely...

Fair Use for Artists

Fair use has long been essential to artistic expression. That is a core theme of a brief we filed today on behalf of The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and the The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in Google v. Oracle. The litigation, which is hailed as the...

On Guantanamo

After nearly two years of litigation, we are pleased to have reached a favorable resolution in a constitutional challenge involving the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. Schnapper-Casteras PLLC represents Mr. Richard Kammen, a prominent member of the Indiana Bar, who...