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,…
Just over one hundred years ago—on November 11th, 1918—Germany signed the Armistice that brought World War I to an end. Propagandists’ high-flown rhetoric notwithstanding (“the war to end all wars,”…
In a Daily Caller piece last week, Philip Hamburger asked, “If Jeff Sessions steps down as attorney general, who will replace him?” With the President’s recent announcement that…
The quotation comes from a recently published opinion by North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge John M. Tyson. The judge’s opinion in North Carolina v. Ayers clears up…
Recently, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo accidentally self-reported a serious federal violation. He could face a $100,000 fine. See if you can spot it here: “One of the highlight…
The Pew Charitable Trusts has an encouraging study out on “The Changing State of Recidivism: Fewer People Going Back to Prison.” The study analyzes trends in recidivism…
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,…
When President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, I was thrilled. I had read and admired his opinions for years, and, when people asked me what I…
