legal scholar

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The legal scholar Prof Colin Murray says the court has "radically narrowed" the range of cases in which Article 2 can be applied.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“It took almost a decade, but Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court finally found a way to stand up to President Donald Trump’s executive power overreach,” writes legal scholar Noah Feldman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Edward H. Levi, a respected legal scholar who served as Ford’s attorney general, began working to mend the department from within, which included limiting the scope and power of the FBI.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

“I can foresee countries slapping travel and trade restrictions on the U.S. It’ll affect millions of Americans,” said Lawrence Gostin, a legal scholar at Georgetown University.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

As legal scholar John A. Powell once commented, only half in jest, “It’s actually better to be exploited than marginalized, in some respects, because if you’re exploited presumably you’re still needed.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander