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The University of San Diego School of Law is pleased to announce the third annual Blue Brief, a faculty review of eleven carefully selected rulings from the most recent Term of the United States Supreme Court . USD has an extraordinarily distinguished law faculty, and I believe that you will enjoy reading their assessments of cases across various important topics, including affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, the First Amendment, Native American law, personal jurisdiction, trademark law, the dormant commerce clause, and internet platform liability

In addressing critical issues, the Justices often rely on the insights of our faculty, and this past Term was no exception In his opinion in Students for Fair Admissions, Justice Clarence Thomas cited an article by Professor Michael Rappaport and an amicus brief co-authored by Professor Gail Heriot .  In Haaland v. Brackeen, Justice Thomas cited an article co-authored by Professor Michael Ramsey

This was another momentous Term in many respects . It was the first term of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a distinguished jurist who served as a judge on the United States Court of