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Reich Puffs Up Hill
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich unloads on former law school classmate Clarance Thomas: At Yale Law School, which I attended with Thomas in the early 1970s, he was notable only for his silence,...
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Thomas vs. Hill: Contrasts
From knowing him for a few years I trust James Joyner to be honest in his observations and resulting conclusions. He was among a group of webloggers privileged to have dinner with Supreme Court Justice...
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McCain and the Judicial Branch
Professors Steven Calabresi and John McGinnis come out in support of Sen. John McCain for President because he’s most electable and that electability gives conservatives a better chance at fighting...
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Supreme Court Ruling Doesn’t Help Wisconsin Photo ID
The Supreme Court ruled it was okay to require voters to show photo ID before casting a ballot. Yet Wisconsin Democrats still refuse to budge in their opposition: In a 6-3 ruling, the high court said...
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Does All of Mankind Have U.S. Constitutional Protection?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Guantanamo Bay prisoners can get hearings in federal court: Justice Anthony Kennedy, in the majority opinion, wrote that planned military trial procedures “are not an...
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How the Democrats Could React to Boumediene
Ilya Somin has an interesting take on how a Democratic Congress will deal with the Boumediene ruling: Importantly, the Court does leave Congress a way out. If it wants to, Congress could still strip...
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Kelo Day
Three years ago today the Supreme Court came down with their awful Kelo decision making it okay for governments to use the power of eminent domain for private economic development. The Institute for...
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Obama Contradicts on DC Gun Ban and Still Looking for Good Help
I’m going to give Sen. Obama a tiny bit of cover. I have heard him say he thinks the Second Amendment notes an individual’s right to own a gun. That’s the heart of Justice Scalia’s majority opinion....
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Court Rules Home Buyers Can’t Sue for Fraud
One of the proper roles for government is to protect people from fraud. So I’m not thrilled in hearing about a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling allowing house sellers to get away with lying to buyers:...
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NLRB Recess Appointments Ruled Unconstitutional
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said President Obama couldn’t recess appoint members of the NLRB unless the Senate was in recess: President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the...
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