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SCOTUS considers Facebook rants in free speech case
on December 02, 2014
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How "free" is free speech? We're about to see a new standard come down.
SCOTUS Skeptical of Sarbanes-Oxley Prosecution Over…Fish?
on November 06, 2014
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“What kind of a mad prosecutor would try to send this guy up for 20 years?”
SCOTUS Blocks Key Parts of Texas Abortion Law
on October 15, 2014
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Admitting-privileges and ambulatory surgical center requirements on hold for now.
Judge tosses out Texas Voter ID as U.S. Supreme Court blocks Wisconsin Voter ID
on October 10, 2014
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Two setbacks for Voter ID this cycle.
Hobby Lobby wins in 5-4 decision over Obamacare contraception mandate
on June 30, 2014
44 Comments
No contraception mandate for closely held corporations.
Supreme Court limits compelled public sector union dues
on June 30, 2014
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The Supreme Court just handed down its decision in Harris v. Quinn, where the issues were (via ScotusBlog): (1) Whether a state may, consistent with the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, compel personal care providers to accept and financially support a...
SCOTUS: Aereo Streaming Service Violates Copyright Law
on June 25, 2014
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In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Aereo video streaming service operates in violation of the Copyright Act of 1976, and the Act's Transmit Clause.
Supreme Court Affirms Conviction In Gun “Straw Purchase” Case
on June 16, 2014
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Lying to buy gun in place of a 3rd party is a felony even if the 3rd party would be lawful purchaser.
Supreme Court upholds prayer at town council meetings
on May 05, 2014
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Decision this morning from the U.S. Supreme Court: From Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of government entities across the United States to allow sectarian prayers prior to public meetings. The court said on a 5-4 vote that the town of...
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Michigan ban on affirmative action in Higher Ed
on April 22, 2014
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Sotomayor dissent: Removal of "race-sensitive" preferences equals "stacking the deck" and "forcing the minority alone to surmount unique obstacles"
Book Review: “Dumbing Down the Courts,” By Dr. John Lott, Jr.
on December 06, 2013
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“Dumbing Down the Courts: How Politics Keeps the Smartest Judges Off the Bench” (2013) is the most recent of Dr. John Lott Jr.’s excellent books applying economics to better understand the societal dynamics around controversial issues. Gun owners will be most familiar with his past...
Supreme Court Gay Marriage Decision – No Standing
on June 26, 2013
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Update -- The death of the ballot initiative movement as Court gives de facto veto power to government officials who want to lose a case.
Supreme Court DOMA decision – Unconstitutional
on June 26, 2013
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Full opinion embedded at bottom of post. Via ScotusBlog live blog: 10:02 Amy Howe: 5-4 per Kennedy. 10:02 Amy Howe: Roberts dissents. Scalia dissents. Equal protection. 10:02 Amy Howe: Alito dissents, joined by Thomas in part. 10:03 Amy Howe: DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation...
More “Wise Latina” Drivel
on January 15, 2013
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A couple of days ago I charitably described Andrew Cohen’s embarrassingly gushing celebration of Justice Sonia Sotomayor and her new book in The Atlantic as “treacly drool.” It is not alone, accompanied now by a full court liberal press (NPR, CBS News, the New York...
NY Times’ lawyer takes NY Times Editorial Board to task on Citizens United
on November 27, 2012
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Floyd Abrams, a senior partner at the law firm I worked at right out of law school, wrote a Letter to the Editor of The New York Times explaining why the Times got it wrong in attacking Justice Alito’s defense of Citizens United. Citizens United...
NY Times is the enemy of your free speech
on November 22, 2012
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James Taranto has a great column about how all the left-wing vitriol over the Citizens United case really is just an attempt to maintain the once monopoly power of left-wing corporations over political speech. News flash — The New York Times is a corporation which...
