Here are the collected essays for our Balkinization symposium on Judith Resnik, Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy (University of Chicago

Press, 2025). [...]

Across the EU, asylum authorities are adopting AI tools for speed and cost savings. For instance, the EU Asylum Agency (EUAA) highlights remote registration and automated translation

as ways to “shorten … face-to-face time” and make registration more “cost-efficient.” A similar dynamic is evident in the introduction of AI tools in German [...]

In celebration of the European Convention on Human Rights on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, this essay highlights its contribution to European society as stated in Article

2 TEU. My contribution conceptualizes 73 years of European integration and the Europeanization of national societies. [...]

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is not only a human rights treaty, but a moral compass and a beacon of hope rooted in shared human values. It stands out as one

of the great moral and juridical triumphs of the twentieth century. [...]

In the 75 years of its existence, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has proven remarkable resilience as a safeguard for democracy, human rights and the rule of

law. The judicial conversation enriched (and sometimes prompted) by the ECHR is not only a European exchange, a dialogue and debate among judges and politicians, [...]

On November 20, 2025, the Indian Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion on substantial questions concerning the nature and extent of gubernatorial power over state legislation.

Although the Constitution clearly demarcates legislative powers between the Union and the states, state laws take effect only after receiving the Governor’s assent, [...]

We are now about a month out from oral argument in the tariff case. Costco filed suit the other day to get refunds. Surely other similar suits will follow. This prompts me

to reiterate that the Court needs to take care that there are no leaks of this opinion, as that will move markets. [...]

For the Balkinization Symposium on David Sloss, People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law (Cambridge University Press, 2025). Deborah Pearlstein          

Among its many contributions, David Sloss’s latest book is an early entrant in what I hope and expect will be a robust literature prompting us to think seriously [...]

For the Balkinization Symposium on David Sloss, People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law (Cambridge University Press, 2025). For the Balkinization Symposium

on David Sloss, People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law (Cambridge University Press, 2025). [...]

Driven by anti-immigration sentiment and supported by government policies, local governments in Poland are currently passing resolutions, targeting the relocation of migrants

under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The Polish managing authority and intermediate institutions of European funds responded quickly. [...]