Friday, May 29, 2026

Supplemental Materials

After the jump are the additional materials (statutes, cases, readings, etc.) assigned throughout the semester, as indicated in the Syllabus. You will return to this post for those materials; it may help to bookmark, so you do not have to scroll through the entire blog when a document is assigned.

Maps:

Diagram of Federal Judiciary

US Courts Map

Federal Courts in Florida

Florida Judiciary Chart

Florida Judiciary Map 

 

Statutes and Rules:

Additional Statutes (I recommend printing this and having it with you)

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7901, § 7902, § 7903


Cases:

Trump v. CASA, Inc.

Florida v. California 

Texas v. California

Moore v. Harper  

GEO Group v. Menocal

Morrison v. National Bank of Australia

Shapiro v. McManus 

Noem v. Vasques Perdomo 

Sierra v. City of Hallandale Beach (Newsom opinion, pp. 42-47)

Biden v. Nebraska

Medimmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.

Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus

Biden v. Nebraska

Already LLC v. Nike, Inc.

Chafin v Chafin

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

Smith v. Bayer Corp. 

Royal & Sun Alliance

Bank Markazi v. Peterson

 

Documents:

Rodriguez v. MLB (Notice of Removal) 

State of Georgia v. Meadows (Notice of Removal)

MGM Resorts v. Acosta (Complaint)

Letter from Chief Justice John Roberts to Sen. Richard Durbin

 

Commentary

The Federalist, No. 78

The Federalist, No. 79

Kerr, The Different Meanings of Judicial Activism

Chervinsky, Chase Impeachment

Vladeck, Presidents and Justices 

Vladeck, The rise of certiorari before judgment

Vladeck, "Original" Jurisdiction and the Wyandotte Doctrine 

 

Proposed Legislation:

Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act

Reforming the Supreme Court

Segall, Eight Justices Are Enough

Wasserman, Alternatives to Term Limits

Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act

No Kings Act 

Cameras in the Courtroom Act 

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act

Shadow Docket Sunlight Act

Chief Justice Roberts Letter


Other:

The Techniques of Great Legal Writing