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
When I first deployed during the troop surge in Iraq, I was a 20-year-old with just a high school diploma—no one could have mistaken me for a legal scholar.
From Slate • Dec. 3, 2025
But even when an individual is not convicted, the process of defending against charges can itself be a form of punishment, as renowned legal scholar Malcolm Feeley pointed out almost 50 years ago.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 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
