The Highlights of Joan Biskupic’s Four-Part Series
Last week, I wrote four blog posts (See 1, 2, 3, 4) on Joan Biskupic’s four-part CNN series (See 1, 2, 3, and 4). On Monday, I will publish an …
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Brickbats: August/September 2020
After a skate park in San Clemente, California, was closed (along with other city recreation facilities) to promote social distancing, skaters ignored “no trespassing” signs and continued to use it. …
Supreme Court Refuses to Allow District Court to Halt Border Wall Construction
Yesterday afternoon, the Supreme Court denied a request by the Sierra Club to lift a stay on a district court injunction against wall construction along parts of the U.S. border …
Congress Considers Dueling Meat Bills To Meet Demand and Foster Food Resiliency
America’s meat supply has been hammered by the COVID-19 outbreaks occurring at many of the nation’s largest meat-processing plants. Pressure on the meat supply means consumer prices have spiked. The …
Today in Supreme Court History: August 1, 1942
8/1/1942: Military commissions conclude for eight nazi saboteurs. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of these trials in Ex Parte Quirin. The Stone Court (1942) ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is …
In Michigan, the Wrong Way To Govern During a Pandemic
Few governors have handled the coronavirus crisis perfectly, but Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer might deserve the prize for the least perfect performance. Her lockdown has inspired around 16 lawsuits …
In Michigan, the Wrong Way To Govern During a Pandemic
Few governors have handled the coronavirus crisis perfectly, but Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer might deserve the prize for the least perfect performance. Her lockdown has inspired around 16 lawsuits …
Tennessee Attorney General: Mask Mandates Don’t Violate Due Process or the First Amendment
From Tenn. AG Op. 20-14, released a week ago but just posted to Westlaw in the last couple of days; seems quite right to me: Question Is a governmental mandate …
Is the Senate Filibuster a ‘Jim Crow Relic’ That Should Be Abolished in the Name of Democracy?
During his eulogy yesterday for Rep. John Lewis (D–Ga.), a leading figure in the civil rights movement, former President Barack Obama expressed support for eliminating the Senate filibuster, which he …
Tom Cotton’s Only Challenger Is a Black Libertarian Prison Chaplain
Sen. Tom Cotton’s Democratic challenger, Josh Mahony, dropped out of the U.S. Senate race just hours after the filing deadline closed. Between this and Cotton’s comments over the past few …