Declining to Pay for Something Isn't the Same As 'Blocking Access' to It
The Hobby Lobby case should spur a debate about which actions are properly compelled or prohibited.
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Obama's Disappointing Year at the Supreme Court
From recess appointments to warrantless cellphone searches to Obamacare, the White House lost big this term at SCOTUS.
Obama Likes Secrets, Including Yours
The surprising thing about the Supreme Court's decision on police searches of cell phones was its unanimity.
Following Its Supreme Court Defeat, Online TV Service Aereo Halts Operations
What does this week's SCOTUS decision mean for the future of the TV industry?
Today's Supreme Court Rulings: Limits on Recess Appointments, Buffer Zones at Abortion Clinics
Two more cases left to decide this term
Sotomayor Praises Affirmative Action and Legacy Admissions, Doesn't Realize Those Things Are Awful
Sotomayor thinks legacy admissions are somehow helping the disadvantaged, when in reality they do the opposite.
Unanimous Decisions in First Amendment, IRS, and IP Cases: What They Mean
In 2014, the Court issued more unanimous decisions than it has in years.
Supreme Court Rules on Political Speech, Straw Gun Purchases, and Prepares for New Cases
Close decision approves of regulations over third-party gun buys
Anti-Gun Activists Adopt Anti-Abortion Tactics
Using arbitrary regulations to restrict liberty
John Roberts' Constitutional Avoidance
In Bond v. United States, the chief justice used a "saving construction" to avoid a constitutional showdown. Sound familiar?
Aereo, the Supreme Court, and the Future of TV
Analog regulations are straining to adapt to an increasingly digital world
No, the Supreme Court Doesn't Need Term Limits
Long-serving justices are far likelier to be impervious to fleeting populist bugaboos and the political pressures of the day.
