During the Obamacare case before the Supreme Court, the Independence Institute argued that the law’s provisions forcing the states to […]
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A federal appeals court has struck down a Montana law forbidding political parties from endorsing candidates in non-partisan judicial elections.
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NOTE: The photo shows the author at the sundial in James Madison’s garden at Montpelier, VA. On behalf of the
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To justify the huge growth of federal regulations over the last few decades, lawyers and judges frequently cite the Constitution’s
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The November 6 election outcome has many friends of the Constitution dispirited. As so often before, they hoped that by
From Montana come valuable lessons about campaign finance “reform.” Montana has a long history of adopting restrictive campaign laws. But
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If you are exposed to enough politics, sooner or later you’ll hear the old saw that the U.S. is “a
The Obama administration’s “American Jobs Act”—a token measure forgotten by all but a few—is back in the news. Just over
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In a recent posting, I wrote: [I]t is dubious whether the Constitution even gives Congress power to regulate the source
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Yesterday’s Parade Magazine, the Sunday insert, featured a cover article on former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. It was
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If you have any doubt about the ability of the political Left to set the agenda in this country, look
By granting certiorari in Fisher v. University of Texas, the Supreme Court has a chance to correct one of the
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