Here are 206 wicked corporations to boycott
Will their next brief urge the court to dispense with republican government and declare a monarchy?
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The verdict is in: We do not have a “conservative Supreme Court”
The Supreme Court term just over certainly confirmed what I wrote shortly after it started: The constant refrain that the current bench is a “conservative Supreme Court” with a “conservative majority” is flat wrong.
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New SCOTUS case does more than pave the way to reverse Roe v. Wade
Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurrence probably received the most media attention. It is an essay on when the Supreme Court should follow precedent or overrule it. It helps lay the basis for reversing Roe v. Wade . . . .
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The Supreme Court re-affirms Indian treaty originalism
Why do many judges and commentators abandon standard interpretative methods when addressing some parts of the Constitution? The answer is clear.
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What would America look like with an originalist Supreme Court?
Originalism is the prevailing method of interpreting almost all legal documents. An originalist is simply a person who believes we should use the same principles to interpret the Constitution
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Justice Ginsburg’s possible incapacity and the case for term limits
A better constitutional amendment would be one permitting each justice a single long term—for example, 16 years—without possibility of re-appointment.
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Still more proof: the Supreme Court is not “conservative”
Yet, true to form, some media outlets continue to claim the court has a “conservative majority.”
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A spash of cold water: Kavanaugh probably won’t change much, but there are other options
This article first appeared in Townhall.com. When Senator Susan Collins made her now-famous speech stating she would vote to approve
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New case shows the Supreme Court’s defense of constitutional federalism is only tepid
. . . Those who adopted the Constitution understood that governance of recreational activities, such as sports, was reserved to the states. Regulation of in-state gambling, like other moral issues, similarly was outside the federal sphere.
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With due respect to the Supreme Court, some campaign finance laws are unconstitutional
But Citizens United included a second decision, one rarely mentioned. In this part of the case, the court upheld federal laws requiring contributors to political ads to publicly reveal their names. Unlike the first ruling, the second was a constitutional mistake. Although the court has since reaffirmed its position, it should promptly reconsider.
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How the New York Times Misrepresents the Supreme Court
A recent New York Times story, titled “A Polarized Supreme Court, Growing More So,” illustrates how left-of-center media distort perceptions
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Three New Supreme Court Cases Show in Some Areas, the Constitution No Longer Matters
Note: This article originally appeared at CNS News. An earlier version included unauthorized editing and should be disregarded. Three recent
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