Democrats’ Climate Lawfare Campaign Jeopardizes America’s Energy Future
Climate activists use the courts as a weapon to attack large energy companies — essentially leveraging the legal system as a proxy to win a war of public opinion. The …
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John Roberts Likens Biden’s Executive Action on Student Loans to Trump’s Executive Action on Immigration
Three years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote a majority opinion blocking the Trump administration from unilaterally rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. The manner in …
Today at the Supreme Court: Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan on Trial
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a pair of cases that ask fundamental questions about the scope of executive power while simultaneously testing the legality of …
All Georgia Democrats’ Angry Arguments Against A Clarence Thomas Statue Fall Apart
The state of Georgia should enthusiastically vote to erect a statue honoring Justice Clarence Thomas and his life of service. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online magazine and …
Section 230 and the Curse of Politics
There’s an old saying that goes, “How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving.” These days, one can ask, “How do you know when Section …
The 3rd Circuit Considers Whether Nonviolent Crimes Justify the Loss of Second Amendment Rights
Back in 1995, Bryan Range pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining $2,458 in food stamps by misrepresenting his income. He returned the money, paid a $100 fine and $288 in court …
Here’s A Better Reason To Cheer For The Supreme Court’s U.S. Border Reprieve
The SCOTUS victory here is not mandating immigration policy, but addressing the manipulative use of consent decrees and settlement agreements. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online magazine and …
Today in History: Preparations Begin for Impeachment Trial of Justice Samuel Chase
Today in 1804, the Jeffersonian Republican-controlled United States Senate appointed a committee to plan the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase. A signer of the Declaration of Independence, …
The Solicitor General Says It Is Not “Ever Too Late” to Get A Statute Right
Today’s oral argument in United States v. Texas featured an interesting exchange between Chief Justice John Roberts and Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar on whether the Adminsitrative Procedure Act allows courts to …
Supreme Court Turns Down Opportunity to Reconsider Three More Precedents
Yesterday’s Supreme Court order list produced five dissents from the denial of certiorari. In three of those cases, the justices diseenting from the denial wanted the Court to accept certiorari …