Arguments in United States v. Alvarez delve into whether fibbing is free speech.
Blog: The Docket
Posted inLaw and Justice
The End of Affirmative Action in College
Does Fisher v. UT Austin spell the end of the admissions guideline?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
A Probe Too Far
It’s not hard to see why Virginia’s new anti-abortion law is so unpopular.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Not in Montana
The state’s challenge to Citizens United might make the Supreme Court rethink—but not overturn—the ruling.
Posted inLaw and Justice
No Celebrity Gossip Here
Should speech have to add value to society to be protected by the First Amendment?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Damn Lies and Double Jeopardy
Supreme Court preview: When can the government try you twice for the same offense? When can it put you in jail for fibbing?
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Contraception Mandate Does Not Violate the First Amendment
There are a number of problems with Michael Gerson’s column in the Washington Post arguing that the Obama administration’s application of contraceptive coverage requirements to institutions providing secular services but affiliated with religious groups was an “epic political blunder.” For one thing, the entire premise of the column is wrong. The new regulations are in […]
Posted inLaw and Justice
Government Has to Give Reasons
The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Perry illustrates the idea of “government interests.”
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Birth Control Chess
The Obama administration’s compromise on contraceptives outmaneuvers the Catholic Bishops.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Sonia Sotomayor’s Radical Judicial Activism
The Supreme Court justice shows total disregard for the wisdom of the Founders.
