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First decision of the Supreme Court Term: a unanimous liberal result 0
- November 7, 2018
The statute is based on an overly-expansive definition of congressional power . . . But no member of the court wrote a concurring opinion to point that out . . .
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This Supreme Court term will show that there is no 5-4 “conservative majority”0
- November 3, 2018
The more traditional justices differ significantly in their legal methods and often reach liberal results.
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A spash of cold water: Kavanaugh probably won’t change much, but there are other options 0
- October 19, 2018
This article first appeared in Townhall.com. When Senator Susan Collins made her now-famous speech stating she would vote to approve the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a keystone of her argument amounted to, “He won’t change much.” She noted Judge Kavanaugh’s dedication to case precedent. She also noted that while the national
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New case shows the Supreme Court’s defense of constitutional federalism is only tepid 0
- September 12, 2018
. . . 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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New article shows how 18th century law helps us understand the Constitution 0
- July 10, 2018
“Living Constitutionalists” sometimes claim erroneously that recovering the Constitution’s original meaning is impractical.
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A Colorado Bill Uses “Levels of Scrutiny” to Protect Competition 0
- March 21, 2018
Judicial protection from most economic regulations — even grossly unfair and anti-competitive ones — is so weak as to be nearly non-existent.
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