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What would America look like with an originalist Supreme Court?0
- March 18, 2019
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 0
- February 11, 2019
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”0
- December 23, 2018
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 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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With due respect to the Supreme Court, some campaign finance laws are unconstitutional 0
- July 17, 2017
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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