by Harry Litman The new Supreme Court conservative supermajority has already radically changed notions of law in some pockets of America. For proof, look no further than the brief that […]
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Clarence Thomas the voice of reason?
by Robin Abcarian I was not expecting Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be the voice of reason on the federal government’s continuing and inane classification of cannabis as a […]
Right, wrong and a flower shop
by Cal Thomas Is there anyone who can say what is always right and always wrong and present an unchanging standard by which all behavior can be judged? I raise […]
Should SCOTUS have term limits?
by Paul M. Collins Jr. and Artemus Ward Pressure on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down will likely grow now that the court’s session has ended. Breyer, 82, […]
Supreme Court says child slave labor OK …
… as long as it happens outside the United States In a rather disappointing June decision, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Nestle USA (a subsidiary of the Swiss-based Nestle, […]
Justices choose compassion over hard-right politics
Only two of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices said they would have been willing to hear arguments in a case involving a Virginia school district’s effort to reinstate a […]
An important and timely victory for free speech
Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy sounded like she was mad at the world when she failed to make the varsity cheerleading squad at Mahanoy High School in Eastern Pennsylvania. She posted a […]
NCAA put on notice for athlete salaries
by Noah Feldman In an important 9-0 opinion, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision saying that the NCAA is violating the antitrust laws by denying educational benefits to […]
Conservatives: Supreme Court mixed reviews
In two major decisions, the Supreme Court expanded protections for religious liberty and narrowed the law of standing so that fewer federal lawsuits can be entertained. Six of the nine […]
When will Dems see McConnell as he really is?
So much for quaint notions of bipartisanship. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week bluntly admitted what should long have been obvious: He views partisan politics as a zero-sum game […]
