Term Limits for the Supreme Court?
This article first appeared in the American Thinker. Term limits are among the reforms being proposed by advocates of curbing […]
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A "Prestige Journal" Effort to Rebut Rob
Most of the “prestige” law journals have shown no interest in publishing my articles, including those that later turned out
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The Legal Case for Federal Land Disposal is Much Stronger than Critics Think
The American Lands Council is a Utah-based organization that argues that the federal government should transfer part of its massive
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Wisdom From A Framer on Federalism, Guns, and the Amendment Process
This article was first published on CNS News. A newly published speech by one of our Framers offers important clues
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Although Chief Justice Roberts’ Dissent in the Arizona Legislature Case Cited My Research, I Actually Agree With the Majority!
In my last post, I discussed the effect on Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) of the Supreme Court’s ruling
The Supreme Court Uses Magna Carta to Curb Federal Property Grabs
This article was first published at CNSNews. The Fifth Amendment provides that “private property” shall not “be taken for public
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The Underselling of Magna Carta
This article first appeared at CNSNews. The exhibition on Magna Carta at the British Library in London is certainly worth
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The Necessary and Proper Clause Grants Congress No Power
In a recent post, I pointed out that, despite superficial appearances, the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause—clarifying that Congress has
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Evidence on the Powers the Constitution Leaves Exclusively to the States
This column also appears at CNSNews. The Constitution enumerates the powers of the federal government. But has anyone listed the
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New Origination Clause Article Now Published
The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy has now published my article on the Origination Clause. That’s the article
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Obamacare’s Constitutionality and the Origination Clause: New Evidence
This article originally appeared at the American Thinker. One of the constitutional disputes triggered by the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare,
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The Principles of the Common Law
Although the Constitution is not, strictly speaking, a common law document, it was written against the backdrop of common law.
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