Constitution Tag

ALITO and THOMAS: Gov’t resorting “to racial or ethnic classifications to ration medical treatment … would be a very strong case for prompt review”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 04, 2023 26 Comments

SCOTUS didn't take the case involving racist anti-white NY State Covid therapeutic guidelines because the crisis has passed, but Justices Alito and Thomas issued a Statement warning that "New York’s general reference to 'longstanding systemic health and social inequities' would not have sufficed to allow...

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Court: NY Attorney General Attempt to Force Section 8 on Landlords Unconstitutional

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 27, 2023 53 Comments

The challenged law forced landlords to consent to warrantless government searches of their property and business records. Ithaca's Jason Fane prevails, calls ruling "a victory for the rights of small business owners and the civil liberties of every citizen."...

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Supreme Court Rejects “Independent State Legislature” Theory In Moore v. Harper

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 27, 2023 47 Comments

Majority Opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts: "The Elections Clause does not insulate state legislatures from the ordinary exercise of state judicial review." Thomas, Gorsuch, and Alito dissented....

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New Florida Law Expands Constitutional Curriculum and Civic Literacy at Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 06, 2023 3 Comments

"an emphasis on nurturing patriotism and western-democratic thought through active instruction"...

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Arizona Drops Charges Against ASU Student Who Was Arrested for Handing Out Copies of the Constitution

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 27, 2023 5 Comments

“We’re glad the state has dropped the charges, but this never should have happened”...

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94-year-old Grandmother Fights Home Equity Theft at the U.S. Supreme Court

Posted by James Nault on April 28, 2023 58 Comments

Justices appear likely to side with elderly homeowner in tax foreclosure dispute...

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Hundreds of UNC-Chapel Hill Profs Sign Letter Opposing Required Courses on U.S. Constitution

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 26, 2023 10 Comments

"violates core principles of academic freedom"...

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North Carolina House Passes NC REACH Act, Mandating Public Universities ‘Teach the Constitution’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 31, 2023 5 Comments

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Professor Glenn Reynolds Provides a Lesson on the Office of the Vice President

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 25, 2023 7 Comments

"The Constitution gives the Vice President no executive powers; the Vice President's only duties are to preside over the Senate and to become President if the serving President dies or leaves office."...

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Florida Poised to Become 26th Constitutional Carry State

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 10, 2023 58 Comments

"The bill (HB 543) would eliminate a concealed-weapons licensing process that includes people undergoing criminal background checks and completing firearms-training courses."...

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Still Makes No Prosecutorial Sense For Feds To Have Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested On Eve of Congressional Testimony

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2022 30 Comments

The reasons why general citizens should not talk to the police are the flip side of why the feds should have wanted to have Dem Crypto King to testify to congress. There was zero upside for Dem Crypto King, and only upside for the feds....

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The Freakout Over The Elections Clause Continues After SCOTUS Oral Argument

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 07, 2022 37 Comments

What don't you understand about "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof...

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Trump: Big Tech 2020 Election Interference “allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 04, 2022 283 Comments

"Do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION?”...

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University of Maine’s Bias Reporting System Challenged as Unconstitutional

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 24, 2022 3 Comments

"allows people to anonymously report incidents that could be perceived as biased"...

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Political Science Prof Finds Students Don’t Know Much About U.S. Government

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2022 12 Comments

"many will write how they never actually read the U.S. Constitution, which is horrifying given the number of years they have attended school prior to taking my course"...

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Harvard SCOTUS Case: American Bar Association Supports “Race-Conscious Admissions Policies”

Posted by Johanna Markind on August 02, 2022 28 Comments

ABA Amicus Brief: "The Court should not ban race-conscious admissions policies...

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Justice Elena Kagan: SCOTUS Losing ‘All Connection … With Public Sentiment’ Is ‘Dangerous’ for America

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 24, 2022 68 Comments

"I'm not talking about any particular decision or even any particular series of decisions, but if over time the court loses all connection with the public and with public sentiment, that's a dangerous thing for a democracy."...

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Republican Lawmaker Grills Pete Buttigieg on Invoking the 25th Amendment on Joe Biden

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 21, 2022 23 Comments

Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas grilled Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday, asking him if anyone in the Biden administration has discussed invoking the 25th Amendment on Biden. It's a completely fair question. Democrats and the media pushed it repeatedly under Trump, which was ridiculous. Now it seems warranted.

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