Morning Bell: Obamacare Is A Cancer That Must Go
Fellow Americans: It has been two years this week since the passage of Obamacare, and the firestorm it ignited has not abated but only spread… Read More
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Scribecast: Voter ID Proponents Launch Counteroffensive Against DOJ
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is currently blocking implementation of voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas. It’s the latest battle in the fight… Read More
Strategy Memo Details Liberal PR Plan to Promote Obamacare
The White House and its liberal allies are planning a comprehensive public-relations campaign for the second anniversary of Obamacare and the Supreme Court oral arguments… Read More
Morning Bell: A Troubling Trend in the Courts
Should judges act based upon reasoned legal arguments, or based upon their personal feelings and media coverage? A controversial recent “statement” made by Justices Ginsburg… Read More
The Way to Stop Discrimination Is to Stop Discriminating
In what is most likely a positive development, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Fisher v. University of Texas, a lawsuit filed by Abigail… Read More
Landmark Supreme Court Ruling on Technology and the Fourth Amendment
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued an important ruling on the subject of surveillance in light of today’s technologies. Its opinion in United States v…. Read More
First Amendment Does Not Protect Camping, as Park Service Claims
Testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the National Park Service made clear its legal position for declining to enforce laws against camping on federal land… Read More
Is the Supreme Court Obliged to Follow Its Own Precedents?
Certain Supreme Court cases haunt the American people. When particular issues land on the Court’s docket, some Americans proclaim that, of course, the Court will… Read More
Supremes Shut Down Judicial Activism Over Voting Maps
Today, the Supreme Court tossed out the work of a district court that attempted to force its own electoral maps on the state of Texas, while… Read More
Have You Been Negatively Affected by Regulatory Overreach? Tell Us About It
Stories are powerful. They help us relate to other individuals and communicate complex issues. They are an essential ingredient to making policy change in Washington…. Read More
Obamacare Litigation: More “Golden” Reasons Why Justice Kagan May Need to Recuse Herself
An internal memorandum from the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) reveals that Justice Elena Kagan “substantially participated” in a health care case in San… Read More
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Supreme Court Decision in Hosanna-Tabor a Major Win for Religious Freedom
Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision that resoundingly affirms the freedom of religious groups to choose their own ministers. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran… Read More
Sackett v. EPA: Supreme Court Takes Up Property Rights Case
Today the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Sackett v. EPA, one of the most important property rights cases to reach the Court in… Read More
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Scribecast: How One Couple Took on EPA and Ended Up at Supreme Court
Mike and Chantell Sackett just wanted to build their dream home in the Idaho panhandle. Instead, they’re headed to the U.S. Supreme Court in a… Read More
Revisiting the Supreme Court’s Rebuttal of Voter ID Detractors
The Justice Department’s lawsuit against South Carolina has rekindled political war over state voter identification laws. While the merits of the suit will surely be hashed… Read More
ADF Seeks Supreme Court Review for Christian Student Groups
Last week the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) requested review by the U.S. Supreme Court in Alpha Delta Chi v. Reed, a case involving two Christian… Read More
Obamacare Set for Oral Argument
Today, the Supreme Court released the oral argument schedule for the consolidated Obamacare challenges. The Court will hear oral argument on March 26, 27 and… Read More
VIDEO: As Obamacare Support Falls, Lawmaker Offers Patient-Focused Plan
Support for Obamacare sunk to 29 percent in the latest Associated Press poll. The widespread dissatisfaction with President Obama’s signature achievement is one reason Rep…. Read More
The Growing Evidence that College Preferences Harm Minority Students
Once upon a time, those who favored racial and ethnic preferences in college admissions at least admitted that their goal was to help certain minority… Read More
The Hunt for a Missing Government Witness In a Criminal Prosecution
Critics of the Supreme Court of the United States sometimes say that the Court is hopelessly divided on the issues and does not mean what… Read More
Arizona’s Immigration Law Gets to the Supremes
In a decision that should cheer those who believe in the rule of law and want to see our federal immigration laws enforced (despite all… Read More
‘OCCUPIED’ Constitutional Amendment Would Eliminate Due Process for Corporations
A constitutional amendment offered in the House of Representatives would strip American companies of all protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. While the amendment… Read More
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Obamacare Oral Argument: What the High Court’s Order Suggests
When the Supreme Court agreed this month to hear the Obamacare constitutional challenge, it didn’t surprise most Court watchers, but the amount of time it… Read More
Court To Hear Obamacare Challenge: What It Means
It’s official. The Supreme Court will consider challenges to Obamacare stemming from the Eleventh Circuit decision striking down the law’s individual mandate. In that case,… Read More
The Individual Mandate: A Step Closer, but the Fight Against Obamacare Must Continue
As expected, the Supreme Court has decided to take up the court cases challenging Obamacare’s individual mandate and the question of whether the whole law… Read More
Supreme Court Takes Up Obamacare
The Supreme Court today granted review in related cases that raise the question whether Congress had the power to adopt the Patient Protection and Affordable… Read More
Dixon Gives Up the Ghost – And It’s Admissible
In a case decided yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously reversed a judgment of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth… Read More
Suppose Joseph Story Had Been Right, and Brutus Had Been Wrong?
The Supreme Court’s term has barely begun, and yet speculation already abounds regarding when the Court will hear and how it will decide politically controversial… Read More
Religious Freedom under Attack in Supreme Court Today
Today the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in what the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is calling “the most important religious liberty case in twenty… Read More
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Is Religious Freedom Just for Churches?
On October 5, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a very important case concerning religious freedom. Several religious freedom cases have been in… Read More
