Published every September, the Cato Supreme Court Review brings together leading legal scholars to analyze key cases from the Court's most recent term, plus cases coming up. Now in its 13th edition, the Review is the only scholarly journal to critique the Court from a Madisonian perspective, grounded in the nation's first principles, liberty and ......
Topics & Contributors for the 2013-2014 CSCR FOREWORD - The Review's publisher examines the tension between constitutional principle and constitutional politics. By Roger Pilon CAMPAIGN FINANCE - McCutcheon v. FEC - Is the government justified in limiting the total amount that someone can donate to political campaigns if that person complies with each donation limit? By Allen Dickerson SATIRE, TRUTHINESS, AND ELECTIONS - Susan B. Anthony List v. Dreihaus - Ohio criminalizes making false statements about political candidates. By Ilya Shapiro OBAMACARE MANDATES & RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius - Can private businesses be forced to provide contraceptives that violate their owners' religious beliefs? By Richard A. Epstein SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE - Town of Greece v. Galloway - Can a town council open its sessions with a prayer? By Eric Rassbach NO-SPEECH BUFFER ZONES - McCullen v. Coakley - The First Amendment implications of a Massachusetts law restricting speech outside an abortion clinic. By Trevor Burrus RECESS APPOINTMENTS - NLRB v. Noel Canning - The dispute regarding appointments that Obama made when the Senate claimed it wasn't in recess. By Bryan J. Leitch AFFIRMATIVE ACTION - Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action - Can a state's voters outlaw the use of racial preferences in university admissions? By David E. Bernstein TREATY POWER - Bond v. United States - The denouement of a curious saga involving adultery, federalism, and chemical weapons. By Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz LABOR LAW - Harris v. Quinn - Can Illinois force home healthcare aides to join public sector unions solely because they're compensated by state Medicaid programs? By Jacob Huebert CELL PHONE SEARCHES - Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie - How far can police go in searching the information stored on cell phones? By Andrew Pincus SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS - In this written version of last year's B. Kenneth Simon Memorial Lecture, Judge David B. Sentelle examines this much-misunderstood part of the First Amendment. LOOKING AHEAD - Noted Supreme Court advocate Miguel Estrada and Ashley S. Boizelle outline and predict the 2014-2015 term.