Liberals in Biden Panic Mode Should Learn To Love Limits on Executive Power
The Supreme Court's recent rulings limiting the powers of the administrative state are a blessing for liberals who might not control the White House for much longer.
The Supreme Court's recent rulings limiting the powers of the administrative state are a blessing for liberals who might not control the White House for much longer.
It won't end the administrative state or even significantly reduce the amount of federal regulation. But it's still a valuable step towards protecting the rule of law and curbing executive power.
The Court says Chevron deference allows bureaucrats to usurp a judicial function, creating "an eternal fog of uncertainty" about what the law allows or requires.
The decision rejects a system in which the agency imposes civil penalties after investigating people and validating its own allegations.
The candidate who grasps the gravity of this situation and proposes concrete steps to address it will demonstrate the leadership our nation now desperately needs. The stakes couldn't be higher.
Both rulings were by Democratic-appointed judges - a result that bodes ill for the plan's future.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett's majority opinion includes significant errors, and violates some of her own precepts against excessive reliance on questionable history.
Chevron deference, a doctrine created by the Court in 1984, gives federal agencies wide latitude in interpreting the meaning of various laws. But the justices may overturn that.
The case hinged on the ATF’s statutory authority, not the Second Amendment.
It's a good policy, authorized by the law. But it will likely face lawsuits, nonetheless, potentially leading to a prolonged legal battle.
Issuing a posthumous pardon for Bennett would reaffirm our nation’s commitment to free expression and intellectual freedom.
The blanket pardon is one of the largest yet, and another sign of the collapse of public support for marijuana prohibition.
Six justices agreed that federal regulators had misconstrued the statutory definition of a machine gun.
The decision allows the lawsuit to proceed, albeit with fewer plaintiffs.
Fifth in a series of guest-blogging posts.
Fourth in a series of guest-blogging posts.
I cover both liberal immigration sanctuaries and conservative gun sanctuaries, and the more general principles behind them.
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Rescheduling does not resolve the conflict between federal pot prohibition and state rejection of that policy.
The vice president's exaggeration reflects a pattern of dishonesty in the administration's pitch to voters who oppose the war on weed.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott takes a tactic from the progressive prosecutors he says he opposes.
Contrary to the president's rhetoric, moving marijuana to Schedule III will leave federal pot prohibition essentially unchanged.
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Moving marijuana to Schedule III, as the DEA plans to do, leaves federal pot prohibition essentially untouched.
Most of the justices seem skeptical of granting Donald Trump complete immunity from criminal prosecution for "official acts."
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From Alice Roosevelt to Hunter Biden, we've never been sure how to reconcile American democracy with American dynasties.
The modern presidency is a divider, not a uniter. It has become far too powerful to be anything else.
An interesting amicus brief urges the justices not to rely upon penumbras and emanations in construing the scope of Presidential immunity.
Joe Biden is the latest of a string of presidents to deny Congress its rightful role in war making.
The modern presidency is a divider, not a uniter. It has become far too powerful to be anything else.
Yet another case that Justice Kavanaugh would like to hear that does not interest enough of his colleagues.
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The president has not expunged marijuana records or decriminalized possession, which in any case would fall far short of the legalization that voters want.
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In his State of the Union address, Biden promised indefinite U.S. involvement in Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, and beyond.
The president's laundry list of proposed tax credits would likely make the problem of high housing costs worse.
Raising the payroll tax cap could generate up to $1 trillion over 10 years, but Social Security faces a $2.8 trillion deficit.
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