Supreme Court – Charles van Heck's Woodhull Journal

22.09.2025

Cabals: How Things Work

This past Friday morning, Verdict: Legal Analysis and Commentary From Justia arrived in my mailbox. I subscribe to it for insights into the workings of the judiciary. The article I delved into was by Marci A. Hamilton titled “Déjà, the Supreme Court’s Cabal, and the Trump Administration’s Secret Maneuvers.” She is currently a Professor of

The Unitary Executive Theory

Part II: The President, the Ghost of Justice Scalia and the Ghostbusters Have you ever thought about the word all? This simple word, used either as a noun or an adverb, when used for emphasis, is easily taken for granted. Over these past few weeks, I have found the word to be the focus

THE UNITARY EXECUTIVE THEORY

PART ONE: ON MONARCHY On February 11th, Justice Sonia Sotomayor reminded faculty and students at a Florida college that, “Our founders were hellbent on ensuring that we didn’t have a monarchy, and the first way they thought of doing this was to give Congress the power of the purse.” Her words brought to mind a