CONSTITUTION - Supreme Court - Independence Institute

Here’s What a Truly Conservative Supreme Court Would Do 0
- January 9, 2023
A truly conservative-activist majority would strike down a range of state and federal economic regulations as violating due process. Gone would be minimum wage laws, maximum hour rules, price controls of any kind.
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New Study Finds Administrative State Unconstitutional 0
- December 26, 2022
When the framers and ratifiers used the phrase “regulate Commerce” they meant “regulate trade.” Both “regulate commerce” and “regulate trade” meant to administer the body of jurisprudence known as the law merchant.
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The real Commerce Clause—as the Founders knew it 0
- December 16, 2022
During the Founding era, the phrase “regulate Commerce” had a very specific meaning
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Understanding the Constitution: Originalism was not invented by partisan Republicans 0
- September 23, 2022
In constitutional law, the methods applied by “progressives” are the new, partisan inventions. Originalism is the standard bequeathed by the ages.
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Will the Supreme Court stretch the Commerce Clause even more?0
- September 7, 2022
Some claim that when the word “Commerce” is applied to Native Americans, it magically balloons in scope, allowing Congress to regulate just about anything.
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One reason judges make mistakes about the Constitution 0
- August 27, 2022
Sometimes judges must rely on biased, untrained people for information on how to interpret our Constitution.
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