Earlier this month, North Carolina’s voters considered six constitutional amendment proposals and approved four of them. Two of the approved amendments are straightforward textual changes with no immediate statutory impact,…
In 2016, Allen Michael Emigh was convicted of violating Section 113.291.1(b) of the N.C. General Statutes, which states, “No wild animals or wild birds may be taken … [w]ith the…
The latest print edition of National Review features a brief lament about federal judges who are unwilling to abide by the Constitution. It’s becoming increasingly clear that a disturbing number…
Jake Curtis isn’t waiting for Donald Trump’s inauguration to suggest at National Review Online that the new president nominate Diane Sykes for the U.S. Supreme Court. Among the list of…
Take your pick, they’re all good: George Will Jonathan Adler Elizabeth Price Foley Josh Blackman Yuval Levin Ilya Shapiro Roger Pilon Michael Cannon Oren Kerr But if you only have…
Thomas Donlan of Barron’s turns his attention this week to the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in the King v. Burwell case challenging Obamacare subsidies in states that lack state-run…
The clock is ticking for the Supreme Court to rule on King v Burwell. At issue is whether the plain text of the Affordable Care Act limits health insurance subsidies…
View in your browser. After keeping up on the post hoc commentary and reading through the transcript, it looks as if last week’s Supreme Court oral arguments in King v…
Last week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on King v Burwell unfolded as expected. While all justices must follow the golden rule that a statute cannot be interpreted in isolation but…
The initial self-serving lie — “The judges’ ruling rests on what is essentially a typo in the lengthy health care law” — about Halbig has been put to rest. Right,…
View in your browser. On Tuesday, two federal appeals court panels released different rulings as to whether Obamacare subsidies can be distributed to policyholders who have purchased health insurance through federal…
Tuesday’s court of appeals ruling on Halbig vs Burwell garnered some long-overdue media attention. The plaintiffs claim that the law clearly states that subsidies shall only be distributed to exchanges established…