II files unique Supreme Court brief in Obamacare case
We have just filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the Supreme Court arguing that (1) under […]
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Some Questions for “Progressives” Carping about the Citizens United Campaign Finance Case
The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC has generated a great deal of uninformed, and sometimes hypocritical, whining.
II submits brief to protect states from Obamacare bullying
II is submitting not merely one, but two separate brief to the U.S. Supreme Court opposing Obamacare. One will show
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Is it a “tax” or not a “tax”? The original understanding
On September 8 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed two suits challenging Obamacare without ever reaching
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The greatly misunderstood Chief Justice John Marshall
One of the most enduring myths in American constitutional history is that Chief Justice John Marshall was a judicial activist
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A Victory for the Tenth Amendment in the Supreme Court
Two years ago, I posted an item on the Tenth Amendment Center website entitled, “It’s the People’s Right.” My point
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Is health insurance “Commerce among the States?”
Behind the current constitutional debates over ObamaCare, there is an assumption that Congress has power to regulate health insurance as
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Supreme Court’s New First Amendment Decision Unrelated to the First Amendment
Commentators and journalists sometimes describe the current U.S. Supreme Court as “conservative.” But that’s not true if your definition of
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How Can Congress Spend All that Money? – Part II
In my last post, I explained that Congress obtains authority to spend money from its enumerated powers. All of those
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How Can Congress Spend All that Money? – Part I
[For more info on this topic, see Rob’s book, The Original Constitution, or listen to the interview, What in the
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