Law & Public Safety
Deja vu all over again?
I hope I’m wrong, but the anti-ICE riots in LA and other cities are distrubingly similar to the anti-police riots that did so much harm in 2020. With that in…
Living Constitution
U.S. Constitutional interpretation
Liberty
Democrats Want to ‘Save Democracy’ by Destroying SCOTUS
David Harsanyi of the Federalist pans one of the latest bad ideas percolating on the political left. It’s difficult to sit here and make substantive arguments against the Democrats’ Supreme…
Elections & Public Integrity
Republicans Make Surprising Strides in NC Judicial Races
Election season this year has been like no other. Americans are still raising questions about the presidential race, and control of the US Senate hangs in the balance of one…
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
More thoughts about the judicial races in North Carolina
Prior to the election, I emphasized the importance of the upcoming judicial races in North Carolina and urged voters to “choose wisely.” Judging by the results, I think they did.…
Elections & Public Integrity
Don’t Overlook Judges on Your Ballot
North Carolina is in the midst of the election season. While much conversation is focusing on executive elections like president and governor or legislative races like those for the General…
Law & Public Safety
Taking back the federal courts
Thomas Jipping and John Malcolm write for the Daily Signal about the Trump administration’s impact on federal courts. Our system of government and the liberty it provides are compromised when…
Law & Public Safety
Barrett could extend Scalia’s legacy
Ed Whelan writes for National Review Online about the potential long-term impact of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, if she wins confirmation to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “His…
Law & Public Safety
Barrett and judicial ‘consequentialism’
Isaac Schorr writes at National Review Online about the latest Supreme Court nominee’s impact on a major judicial debate. While Republicans generally appoint jurists who interpret the Constitution according to…
Law & Public Safety
Scalia’s rhetorical skills remembered
Mona Charen devotes a National Review Online column to a new collection of speeches from the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Antonin Scalia was not just a great…
Law & Public Safety
Leef pans Obama’s Supreme Court nomination in latest Forbes column
George Leef’s latest Forbes column explains why the U.S. Senate would be wise to take a pass on President Obama’s latest Supreme Court nominee. President Barack Obama’s nominee to succeed…
Law & Public Safety
We Shall Not Look Upon His Like Again
View in your browser. If constitutional government survives in this country, much of the credit will go to one man — Antonin Scalia, who died on February 13th having served…
Law & Public Safety
Remembering Scalia in North Carolina
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at age 79 offers an opportunity to revisit an interesting presentation he made in 2007. CARY — Confirmation battles are inevitable…