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Under English common law, citizenship was determined by where one was born. That principle, which was known as “jus soli” or “law of the soil,” became the norm throughout the…
That’s a line from a recent blogpost by consitutional scholar Randy Barnett. Here’s another excerpt: Columbia Law School Professor Philip Hamburger has an important essay this weekend on the Wall…
Quin Hillyer offers the Washington Examiner suggestions for enlightening reading in the new year. If you are like me, you have more books on the shelves than you can ever…
After almost 18 years on N.C. airwaves, Carolina Journal Radio airs its final program this weekend. Andy Jackson explains how state lawmakers can take steps to prevent state agencies from…
Editors at the Washington Examiner discuss the link between gun ownership and popular efforts to abolish police. “My whole adult life, opponents of private gun ownership have insisted that an…
Last week I quoted glowing endorsements of Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh by seven legal experts from across the ideological spectrum. Today, I want to add two more endorsements, one…
That tweet by Randy Barnett is all too true.
Randy Barnett tweets:
Public school districts across North Carolina waged a successful campaign to delay new state class-size requirements for a year. Terry Stoops analyzes the issues for the next edition of Carolina…
Many of today’s hot-button political debates stem from a longstanding dispute about the nature of the U.S. Constitution. Some see a democratic document that focuses on the majority’s will. Others…
Libertarian Georgetown law professor Randy Barnett‘s latest book, Our Republican Constitution, faces scrutiny from Jeremy Rozansky in the latest Commentary magazine. Barnett frames American legal history as a contest between…
Arizona Public Media reports that: Goldwater Institute lawyer Clint Bolick was named to the Arizona Supreme Court Wednesday by Gov. Doug Ducey. Bolick’s … served for the last nine years as…