Judge Bill Pryor Challenges Common-Good Constitutionalism
A recent lecture defends Originalist judging against its upstart conservative rival.
A recent lecture defends Originalist judging against its upstart conservative rival.
Wealth tax proponents claim only super rich people would be affected. But to raise the revenue Warren, Sanders, and Biden want, they'd have to tax the "working rich"—doctors, lawyers, and other hardworking high earners.
The Supreme Court nominee's critics say she clearly did, but several federal appeals courts disagree.
Breyer led the charge against the court packers, denouncing them as shortsighted ideologues who threatened both judicial independence and bedrock liberal values.
We discussed my book "Free to Move," the state of originalism, and other issues.
Just three Republicans voted for the MORE Act, two fewer than in 2020.
The vague wording of the bill has led to a culture war fight about what the text means, and that’s never good for the First Amendment.
Small, private groups are working to feed the hungry and evacuate the endangered.
Plus: Meta's campaign to smear TikTok, new research on immigrants and welfare, and more...
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer worries that approving the SAFE Banking Act would make broader changes less likely.
A ruling in a dispute over emails sought by the January 6 committee agrees that Trump's actions likely violated two federal laws.
DeRay Mckesson didn’t cause or encourage violence against police in Baton Rouge in 2016. The court says he can still be held responsible.
Life is returning to "normal" after two years, but that normal includes even fewer limits on executive powers.
The eviction moratorium and Title 42 "public health" expulsion cases have many parallels that may have been ignored because of their differing ideological valence. Both strengthen the case for nondeferential judicial review of the exercise of emergency powers.
“I believe that the Constitution is fixed in its meaning,” said the Supreme Court nominee.
But 37 states allow medical or recreational use, and arrests are falling.
Someone might want to remind them that Democrats have a majority in both congressional chambers.
Inmates with opioid addiction suffered severe withdrawal after the Jefferson County Correctional Facility stripped them of their medication.
The SCOTUS contender should discuss her views on congressional power, unenumerated rights, and qualified immunity.
Hispanics get slammed the hardest by licensing requirements that regulators can’t justify.
A year and a half after the New York Post broke the story, the Times says it has "authenticated" the messages it previously deemed suspect.
The key is that they are agreements, enforceable under American law as non-religious agreements are.
In a brief per curiam opinion, the Fifth Circuit concludes the plaintiff states lack standing to press their claims.
"FedSoc's decision to lend legitimacy to this hate group...profoundly undermined our community's values of equity and inclusivity."
Congress used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to throw money around in ways that would be comedic if the results weren't so tragic.
A California Supreme Court decision freezing enrollment at the state's flagship university is focusing the public's fury on the normally obscure, but incredibly consequential, California Environmental Quality Act.
Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement.
For years, immigration restrictionists have borrowed arguments from the environmentalist fringe to make their case against allowing immigration to developed nations.
Lawmakers packed $8 billion of pork into the omnibus bill that passed Congress last night.
Republican idiocy is setting back the cause of freedom.
Does her position on Harvard University's Board of Overseers require or counsel her recusal once she is confirmed?
A federal judge wrote that migrants could face "horrific consequences" if expelled to certain places, particularly Mexico and Central American countries.
Before she can make her case to the voters, Angela Pence has to collect signatures that she would not need if she were a Democrat or a Republican.
The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act would look at the impact of FOSTA and the seizure of sites like Backpage and Rentboy.
Democrats hail the new budget agreement as "the largest increase in non-defense discretionary spending in four years" while Republicans tout a big boost in military spending. Everyone wins!
Good intentions, bad results
A spending bill provision would redefine "tobacco products" to include products that have nothing to do with tobacco.
Then why even have a legislature?