Blue Brief 2025-2026

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Introduction

Mullin v. Doe: Closing the Courthouse Doors to TPS Recipients Louisiana v. Callais: Letting Partisan Bias Hide Racial Bias 8 Dancing with the Elephant: Gun Rights Again (United States v. Hemani and Wolford v. Lopez) 11 Monsanto v. Durnell: Curtailing State Tort Suits for Herbicides and Pesticides 14 The Court’s Hamiltonian Moment: Trump v. Cook and Trump v. Slaughter 17 Chiles v. Salazar 20 Unanimous Win for the SEC in Preserving One of Its Most Significant Remedial Tools in Sripetch v. SEC 23 Trump v. Barbara and Constitutional Birthright Citizenship 26 Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump: A Cross-Ideological Majority Rejects Presidential Tariffs Under Emergency Powers Law 29 Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State v. Republican National Committee et al. — Mail-In Ballots Arriving After Election Day 32 Chatrie v. United States 35

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................... 4 By Robert Schapiro , Dean and C. Hugh Friedman Professor of Law I. Mullin v. Doe: Closing the Courthouse Doors to TPS Recipients . . . . . . . . . . ........... 5 By Justin Brooks , Professor of Practice II. Louisiana v. Callais: Letting Partisan Bias Hide Racial Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 8 By Laurence Claus , Professor of Law III. Dancing with the Elephant: Gun Rights Again (United States v. Hemani and Wolford v. Lopez) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 11 By Donald Dripps , Warren Distinguished Professor of Law IV. Monsanto v. Durnell: Curtailing State Tort Suits for Herbicides and Pesticides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................. 14 By Natalie Jacewicz , Assistant Professor of Law V. The Court’s Hamiltonian Moment: Trump v. Cook and Trump v. Slaughter . . . . ...... 17 By David McGowan , Lyle L. Jones Professor of Competition and Innovation Law VI. Chiles v. Salazar : Free Speech and the Limits of State Bans on Conversion Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................. 20 By Miranda McGowan , Professor of Law VII. Unanimous Win for the SEC in Preserving One of Its Most Significant Remedial Tools in Sripetch v. SEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 23 By Caley Petrucci , Associate Professor of Law; Director, Center for Corporate and Securities Law VIII. Trump v. Barbara and Constitutional Birthright Citizenship . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 26 By Michael Ramsey , Warren Distinguished Professor of Law IX. Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump: A Cross-Ideological Majority Rejects Presidential Tariffs Under Emergency Powers Law . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 29 By Michael Rappaport , Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Professor of Law; Director, Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism X. Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State v. Republican National Committee et al.: Mail-In Ballots Arriving After Election Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 32 By Maimon Schwarzschild , Professor of Law XI. Geofence Warrants Trigger the Fourth Amendment After Chatrie v. United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................... 35 By Erin Sheley , Professor of Law

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