Articles by Vikram Amar

Judge samuel A. Alito Jr.’s 1985 application for a high-level Justice Department job not only offers a glimpse into his legal thinking, it also lays out the probable course of his confirmation hearings in January. Read more

When a judge tosses out a popular legislative act because it conflicts with the Constitution, or if she abandons an earlier misinterpretation of the document, she is simply doing her job – complying with the highest expression of democratic will, the Constitution. Read more

With the country anxious about war and the economy, a Republican president, elected with less than half the popular vote, publicly expresses support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that aims to entrench a conservative social policy preference that seems to have national support. Read more

As a robot searched for explosives in a car driven by one of three men of Middle Eastern descent suspected of being terrorists, federal and state law enforcement officers watched from a safe distance. Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court is emerging as a major issue in this presidential campaign because the next president could have as many as three, perhaps even four court vacancies to fill. Read more