Liberty
Promoting the Importance of Originalism
Ramesh Ponnuru recently spoke about the merits of originalism. It turns out that it is not beyond human wit to apply that understanding to novel situations that arise even after…
Judicial interpretation
Elections & Public Integrity
N&O misrepresents previous voter ID ruling ‘with almost surgical precision’
I cringed when reading the following sentence in this morning‘s Raleigh News & Observer: But that 2013 law was later struck down in federal court, after challengers proved the legislature…
Law & Public Safety
Barrett has protected Americans’ rights
Hans von Spakovsky explains for the Daily Signal how Judge Amy Coney Barrett has issued opinions favoring Americans’ civil rights. In her rulings on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals,…
Law & Public Safety
Scalia sets out details of his judicial standards
Peter Wehner of Commentary details on the “Contentions” blog U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia‘s efforts to detail his approach to judicial interpretation. Justice Scalia is on a media tour…
Liberty
If the Source is Correct . . .
A judge appears to have ruled that system-wide exceptions are not system-wide exceptions.
Law & Public Safety
An Eminent Domain Amendment Likely To Accomplish Nothing
The new House eminent domain amendment almost certainly will accomplish nothing. There’s no teeth to the amendment for it to take a bite out of eminent domain abuse. The amendment’s…
Law & Public Safety
An Eminent Domain Amendment Likely To Accomplish Nothing
View in your browser. The new House eminent domain amendment almost certainly will accomplish nothing. There’s no teeth to the amendment for it to take a bite out of eminent…
Liberty
A couple rhetorical questions regarding Sonia Sotomayor
In the expression “wise Latina woman” isn’t the word “woman” redundant? If Sonia Sotomayor is not willing to accept the plain meaning of her own words how can we ever…
Liberty
The “Living Constitution” v. Original Intent
Recently, Justice Scalia gave a speech at the Helms Center explaining why he holds to his philosophy of interpreting the Constitution according to the intent of the framers. The debate…
Liberty
Re: Homeowners ruling
Michael, I believe our separate readings of today’s ruling are compatible. Your blog touches on a key part of the ruling: In the same way that the powers of a…
Liberty
When is a weapon not a weapon?
A Detroit judge rules a Sikh kirpan, a quite wicked-looking knife, is not a weapon, any more than a Star of David is a weapon, if worn for religious purposes.…
Liberty
Inhale, exhale
From the New York Times: Over three days of testimony, between declining to answer questions on specific cases and legal issues, Judge (John) Roberts made clear that his approach to…