The Citizens United Controversy

By: Laura Adelmann
When Obama took the unprecedented opportunity during his State of the Union address to demonize the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission he called negative attention to a decision that restores First Amendment rights limited by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, better known as McCain-Feingold.
Citizens United, [...]

Justice Scalia and Consitutional Originalism

By Jenny Erikson
I’ve grown up with the law.  Literally.  My parents met in law school, and my mom was pregnant with me when she graduated.  I spent the first 6 months of my life nestled in her arms as she studied for the bar exam (although now that I have my own darling little hooligans, [...]

Court: U.S. High Schoolers Should Speak English

By Theosebes

Chad Groening – OneNewsNow – 8/4/2009 6:40:00 AM
An English language advocacy organization is praising the decision of a California appeals court, which upheld the right of the state to administer academic achievement tests and high school exit exams only in English.
Last week, the First District Court of Appeals in San Francisco rejected arguments that [...]

Sonia Sotomayor – A Conservative Pick

President Obama was quoted extensively during his campaign, and again more recently in the wake of Justice Souter’s surprise retirement, regarding the qualities that he feels are important for the next Supreme Court justice. Sonia Sotomayor appears to fully embody Obama’s thoughts on constitutional proficiency and personal empathy. She does not appear to be the [...]

The Illusion of State Sovereignty

In the last 100 days, 36 states have introduced sovereignty bills.  Almost entirely a conservative/libertarian movement, these bills aim to reclaim powers that are allegedly allocated to the states under the 10th Amendment, and free the states from onerous federal policy and regulation.  Incidentally, the last time this movement occurred was during the commencement of [...]

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Another day, another colossal Obama foreign policy disaster
By Russ Cote
I’m sure by now you’ve all heard of Honduran ex-President Manuel Zelaya’s bold attempt at a coup d’état in Honduras. In talking with a friend of mine recently, I was literally shocked to hear that he supported Zelaya’s version of events and not the people of Honduras. Now, my friend being an intelligent, rational Capitalist, I was particularly intrigued by how he could have come to such a demonstrably erroneous conclusion on this issue; the conclusion in fact reached by the White House, which, for my fellow craps players . .

Rep. Todd Akin (MO): Sotomayor Represents Judicial Activism

By Rep. Todd Akin (M0)
America’s legal tradition is the most principled, reliable, and open of any society in history. The corner stone of this tradition is the U.S. Constitution, which William Gladstone, four-time British Prime Minister, called “the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” By its nature, it is an enduring document. Yet, its reliability will soon be compromised by the placement of a new Supreme Court Justice.
Judge Sotomayor has downplayed her remarks that courts of appeal are “where policy is made.”. . .

Sotomayor Bores on Purpose: She’s Looking to Get Hired

By Anthony Bialy
A reality show about, sigh, soon-to-be-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings would be too dull for even Al Gore’s television station, if that’s possible. While her anti-nunchuk rant may have infuriated each and every ninja in the Senate, most of her statements have been Wonder Bread-bland. She’s ironically depicting [...]

Women In Black

By S. Williams
We all have heard of the Men in Black, so how about let’s look at the Women in Black. No, I don’t mean alien invaders who show up after a close encounter of the something kind, or spy types, I mean women lawyers who wear the black robes of a jurist.
Let’s look at [...]

Obama Takes a Stand

By Laura Adelmann

Now, if you think I’m referring to Obama’s condemnation of Iran’s suppression of election protestors, you’d be wrong. First, because there was no such condemnation, rather a light disapproval of the government’s murder of citizens rightfully protesting a fraudulent election. Second, because our President has instead chosen to turn his condemnation to the south and has taken that strong stand against the “coup” in Honduras.

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