by Joel B. Pollak Via Breitbart Justice Antonin Scalia concurred with the majority on the Supreme Court in the unanimous decision to strike down President Barack Obama's "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board in NLRB v. Noel Canning. However, he wrote that the majority's interpretation, which still allows the president to make recess appointments when the Senate is not yet between sessions, departs from the original text of the Constitution. Last January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit voided Obama's appointments because they had been made when the … [Read more...]
Mar 25, 2014
The End of Religious Liberty? Newt Gingrich is right to warn us
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The End of Religious Liberty? Newt Gingrich is right to warn us of the threat to religious freedom in America. By Peter Roff - Via U.S. News & World Report. Never one to mince words, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said recently that Americans may soon find their ability to exercise the religious liberties they have long enjoyed severely curtailed. “I think we’re in grave danger of losing our liberty and losing our religious liberty,” the former speaker of the House told The Foundry, published by The Heritage Foundation. “I think it’s inconceivable that you could argue that … [Read more...]
Dec 5, 2013
Obamacare, An Unconstitutional Conspiracy
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How a Conspiracy Cracked a Monopoly By Rob Natelson - Via Constitution I2I.org - Anyone interested in the constitutional debate over the “Affordable Care Act” should pick up a copy of the new book, A Conspiracy Against Obamacare: The Volokh Conspiracy and the Health Care Case. This “conspiracy” was not a political plot or an illegal combination. Rather, it is one of the nation’s two top constitutional law websites—a blog called the Volokh Conspiracy, founded by UCLA law professor Gene Volokh. The book is about more than constitutional arguments over Obamacare. It is also about the … [Read more...]
Dec 4, 2013
An Interview with Justice Clarence Thomas
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Diane S. Sykes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit interviewed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the Federalist Society's 2013 National Lawyers Convention Annual Dinner. … [Read more...]
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