The Supreme Court’s recent—and sweeping—Indian Law cases: part I
One reason the votes in these cases were so close is that the law of tribal sovereignty is chaotic.
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A successful convention of states: The 100th anniversary of the Colorado River Commission
by Rob Natelson This year is the centennial anniversary of the Colorado River Commission, the “convention of states” that negotiated
The Montana Supreme Court’s Anti-Firearms Decision was Wrong
Mass shootings tend to happen in so-called “gun free zones” where law-abiding people are disarmed. . . . [Yet] all the justices on the court voted for this misguided decision.
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The new Supreme Court: not conservative, but no longer liberal
The court’s decisions upholding state vax mandates gave us a hint that it was about to overturn Roe.
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Why overturning Roe v. Wade causes so much rage
For the pure political operative, the truth of a statement or its value as public policy is entirely irrelevant. For the pure political operative, issues are just weapons.
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The deeper significance of Justice Thomas’s 2nd amendment opinion
Justice Thomas’s opinion affirms that the scope of the right to keep and bear arms is fixed by the words of the amendment. The law is reflected in those words, not in some judge’s idea of what is important.
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The Supreme Court’s ‘American Hospital’ case: A view of the DC swamp
The case is a small victory against the administrative state.
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University toxicity: America should stop nursing the viper
Middle Americans are the givers. The professors and bureaucrats . . . are the takers. Gratitude is a rare commodity: It is human nature for the takers to resent the givers
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State over federal power: The 100th anniversary of the Colorado River Commission
The Colorado River Commission was one of the most successful conventions of states ever held. Its achievement debunks uninformed claims that interstate conventions are “unprecedented” or cannot follow a pre-set agenda.
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The Founders and the Twitter Mob
As the Founders recognized, the human impulse toward mob behavior is not going to disappear. But reforms can limit its influence.
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Constitutional Originalists Love America
Being an originalist is not a good career move [but] we do it out of love.
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Fact Check: No, overruling Roe v. Wade would not endanger other rights
Overruling Roe would have no effect on any of these other cases.
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