When the Supreme Court ruled by the narrowest possible margin that Kentucky’s definition of marriage is unconstitutional, the Court’s decision was qualified by its assurance that religious freedom would not be jeopardized. “The … [Read more...] about Judicial Tyranny in Kentucky
Judges Who Want to be Supremacists
Redefining the First Amendment is a core aim of Barack Obama’s plan to “fundamentally transform the United States.” He is steadily changing the First Amendment’s words, “free exercise” of religion, to the much more … [Read more...] about Judges Who Want to be Supremacists
Winning Where It Counts: in the Courts — May 2012
Winning Where It Counts: in the Courts To paraphrase Charles Dickens, it has been both the best of times and the worst of times for our judiciary, depending on the issue and the court. Like it or not, most major decisions in our nation are now made … [Read more...] about Winning Where It Counts: in the Courts — May 2012
Lame Duck Judges Should Not Be Confirmed
One of the greatest risks of the current Lame Duck Congress is the possibility of Senate confirmation of Obama's radical appointments to federal courts, boards and agencies. Nominees hoping for confirmation include the radical redistributionist … [Read more...] about Lame Duck Judges Should Not Be Confirmed
Prepare for More Problems with Judges — April 2010
Supreme Court Needs At Least One Veteran For as long as we can remember, the U.S. Supreme Court has included at least one military veteran. Recent examples include Republican-appointed Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who died in 2005, and Justice … [Read more...] about Prepare for More Problems with Judges — April 2010
Cut the Power of the Family Courts
Do you think judges should have the power to decide what religion your children must belong to and which churches they may be prohibited from attending? We have long suspected that family courts are the most dictatorial and biased of all U.S. courts, … [Read more...] about Cut the Power of the Family Courts
Harold Koh Is Too Dangerous for America
Does Barack Obama really want to make Americans subject to foreign law and courts? That is the question Senators should ask when they vote on his nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, former dean of the Yale Law School, to be the top lawyer at the State … [Read more...] about Harold Koh Is Too Dangerous for America
David Souter’s Departure
On his 100th day in office, President Barack Obama started campaigning for reelection in 2012. He went to a small town in Missouri, a red state he didn't carry last year, and boasted that "we've begun the work of remaking … [Read more...] about David Souter’s Departure
Ginsburg’s Judicial Activism Goes International
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wasn't dozing off when she appeared recently at a symposium at Ohio State University's School of Law. Credited with writing several feminist precepts into U.S. constitutional law based on the spurious … [Read more...] about Ginsburg’s Judicial Activism Goes International
Yes, Marriage Can Be Saved From the Gay Lobby
Since the April defeats for traditional marriage in the Iowa Supreme Court, the Vermont legislature, and the Washington, D.C. city council, Americans in the other 48 states are quietly stress-testing their legal defenses against the spread of … [Read more...] about Yes, Marriage Can Be Saved From the Gay Lobby